Boina - Beret

Llevo una a diario y claro no puedo evitar fijarme en ellas. Esta a ganchillo ha quedado en mi memoria despues de ver "We will take Manhattan". Una produccion de la BBC donde narran la sesion de fotos que David Bailey y Jean Shrimpton llevaron a cabo en Nueva York que marco el principio de los 60s . Mas sobre el tema en el blog French Sampler.

I wear one daily and I cannot help it but notice when I see one around. This crochet one is the lingering image I have got in my mind after seen the BBC production "We will take Manhattan". Is shows the making of the iconic photo shoot session in New York by David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton, which was the making of both their careers. More about Bailey and Shrimpton in the blog French Sampler. More photos of David Bailey here.

Anoche - Last night

Sali a bailar,y baile mucho. Pero... a ratos casi me duermo, y es que la musica escogida por el DJ era monotona,repetitiva y a ratos hasta somnolienta (una opinion compartida por varias personas). Como me hubiera gustado oir algo mas alegre, travieso y jugueton. Un ejemplo ,las milongas de Enrique Rodriguez, La Colegiala o El boulevard de la desilusion, ninguna hace bostezar a nadie (como comentaba J mientras bailabamos). O alguna sorpresa que nos despertara, como esta rumba que recien descubri hace unos minutos. En fin, otra vez sera.


Last night I went tango dancing, and danced a lot. There was something missin in the milonga, we had a new DJ playing what was very danceable music, but... drowwwsy, monooootonous and without any accent whatsoever. You could go to sleep with it, as J said while dancing and mocking a yawn.
How I mised something upbeat, playful like an Enrique Rodriguez milonga or a surprise to keep me on my toes like this rumba I just discovered a few minutes ago. Well there will be more milongas.

Punto Olimpico - Olympic Knitting

Y otras cosas a la vista en la exhibicion "Material Matters" con las obras de los estudiantes del Courtauld Institute of Art . Desde el 20 de Enero hasta Julio del 2013 . Nunca la vi, pero de este año no pasa.

Viene siendo habitual estos dias que los organizadores nos muestren el proceso de creacion de la exhibicion y esta no es menos, en la pagina EastWingX.

Among the Courtauld Institute of Art exhibits at the Material Matters student show at Somerset House in London. From 20th January 2012 – July 2013. See the whole process of setting up the biannual exhibition and related news on their blog EastWing. I never saw it before so this time I am not missing it.

Decia - As I was saying

Que fui de vacaciones a España y volvi, pero antes participe en el Intercambio Navideño organizado por Sacramento de Mis papelicos y Aminta de Aminta's fashion. Quede emparejada con Tomye de Making Lemonade, quien me envio este paquete/tesoro, con un libro de ganchillo de los 1940s, otro de recetas holandesas de la misma epoca, una bufanda echa por ella misma y varias decoraciones de navidad. Aqui podeis ver mis regalos para Tomye. Un encanto participar y conocer a gente como ellas, gracias a internet.I went to Spain to visit my family over Epiphany. Before that I took part in the Christmas Blogguers Swap organized by Sacramento of Mis Papelicos and Aminta from Aminta's Fashion. I got to partner Tomye from Making Lemonade, who send me this lovely parcel /treasure chest. It contained a couple of lovely vintage books, a crochet one ( a lovely thing full of great projects ) and a dutch cooking which I am sure will find its way to my table. She also knitted me a lovely scarf on my favorite colours blue and green, and send me some Christmas decorations in the form of a bag and a Hersey Chocolate decor whose factory is local to her. A lovely thing to use the blogosphere to get to know people this way.