Good morning and good Friday you all!
Last week, my book title haiku was in honor of our new King. This week I have again a Dutch
‘event-related’ haiku. May 4 & 5 are “memorial days” in The Netherlands. On May 4th, our country memorizes the victims of war (WW II as well as all other wars) and “V-day” (‘victory in Europe’ or ‘freedom day’) is celebrated on May 5th.
First, here’s my booktitle haiku.
| Kort Amerikaans
Het boek der rusteloosheid De prijs der vrijheid |
Short American*
The Book of Restlessness The Price of Freedom |
* "Short American" is a phrase that was used for a certain haircut that became popular in the fifties - it refers to the type of haircut that American soldiers/allies had.
This haiku is submitted to Haiku my Heart Friday. Go to Recuerda Mi Corazon to find a link-list of all the other haiku lovers.
In my former post I left you with a cliffhanger, remember?
I promised to show you my latest Chronicles art journal spread and the scary photos I used on those pages.
I did work in my Chronicles journal a bit, but I spend most time yesterday on playing with the gelatin plate that sat in the fridge unused for over a week… so there are all kinds of half-finished pages laying on my desk today. It looks like this.
… and yes, I glued the ‘scary photos’ on the art journal page… and I don’t mean the photo of the new king and queen 😉
I mean these:
See… that’s my son up there on the roof!
EEEEECKKKK! What did I tell ya?
Is that scary or what?!
We discovered a big water-stain on the bedroom ceiling some time ago, and when we stood in the garden and looked at the roof, it seemed as if some tiles on the roof had shoved. We were not sure if that was causing the problem though. My beloved is afraid of heights (acrophobia) and I am not much of a hero either… but my dear son was anxious to get on the roof when he heard of the leak! I know he is not a reckless guy so I let him, but still I felt it in my stomach when he went up there! The neighbours were kind enough to open their roof window so he could climb through there.
“… and is it fixed?” you might ask now. My son did not manage to get the tiles straight but he made pictures with his phone, so we could at least have a look at the problem ourselves and still keep our feet on the ground 😉 We then called a professional contractor who put the tiles straight and that should do it. It has not rained much since then, so we are not sure if it is fixed, but the weather report predict some showers in the next days so keep your fingers crossed please!
More water… in my Zeeuwse Ziel art journal
I dreamed of water and floating through a river the other day and I made the next art journal page inspired by that dream.
There is some collage-ing on this page (the ‘blobs’ are cut out of aerial photos from a swampland.) I also used dylusion spray ink, water-soluble crayons and black and white posca pens.
And that’s it for today. [Sorry, no link love… I’ll make that up to you next week.] This afternoon I intend to ‘dive into Facebook’ to find out why it is that I have a facebook page but don’t see a timeline. Neither can I become ‘friends’ with other people. I guess that all has to do with the fact that I do not have a ‘personal account’ (only a ‘page’ account, which probably is seen as ‘business’…) I hope to figure some things out so I can finally and officially ‘like you’ and become your ‘friend’! Ha!
Well, FRIENDS, may you all have a nice weekend.
Don’t forget mom!
You have been better than I have been at keeping up with projects. I need to just start sorting through the stacks on the work table. You at least have some semblance of order. Wishing you a grand week!!!
Hope the roof is fixed now! I hear ya on the scary photos… I am deathly afraid of heights …it even scares me when I see someone else up high!! YIKES!!
Oh so glad your son is safe and roof is fixed ~ lovely art work and your haiku is so true ~ well penned. Great post .
{{ ha!
i so love these
& your clever way
of capturing the best titles !!
today i am
jet-lagging hung*over
so
yes
yes
yes
i do know The Price of Freedom !! }}
♥
Swampland goes so well with watery week! Yes, it is a scary thing when my husband goes up on the roof, too – but then he tells me about his grandpa who went up in his 90’s!
Scary indeed ! Thank God he is safe.
I hope the tile problem is quickly and cheaply taken care of.
Love your watery page !
Have a wonderful Mother’s Day, amazing One !
Another excellent haiku. Really like this one.
dear marit,
what would we do without our agile sons? love your dream of floating on water…something i long to do if summer is so kind to me.
thanks for your “american” short, love the term. i can just hear some young man in the barber shop requesting one!
enjoy your weekend my creative friend!
Meis… dat zijn echt nog es enge foto’s!! Moet er niet aan denken het dak op te moeten!! Ik heb het niet zo op hoogtes hoor. Is ‘t euvel verholpen of heeft het nog niet geregend? (prachtig weer hier, alleen veel wind)
Knappe haiku weer en je journal page ziet er super uit!!
A clever haiku! I like your water journal page.
Well, first and foremost, you are always my friend! I too hope the roof is now repaired and no more sky-high stunts are needed! Your haiku touched a soft spot in me… I wish freedom did not come at such a high price… I wish we all had freedom like breathing air… I wish for a lot of things… much love to you!
Oh roofs make me nervous too! Lovely watercolors and haiku!
That watery page is gorgeous Marit!
And sons…I think the more they scare their
moms, the happier they are.
Gotta love them though, they keep the heart
pumping. ♥♥
Ha, ha! At first I thought the short American was the actor Dustin Hoffman!
Wilderness Now
Hoi Marriet,
Ik vind het ook zo eng als er hier iets op het dak moet gebeuren.
Manlief heeft hier helemaal geen last van (helaas) en gaat te pas
en te onpas even op het dak kijken.
Of de kachelpijp nog stevig zit, of dat de zonnepanelen er nog mooi bij liggen.
(Die hij er natuurlijk ook zelf heeft opgelegd)
Ik zorg altijd dat ik dan niet thuis ben, dood eng vind ik het.
Je waterpagina is mooi!
De kleuren en beweging net echt!
Fijn weekend
De water-journal is echt prachtig gemaakt marit! Mooi ook hoe je journaling op de golven/stroming mee laat drijven.
Happy you found me on FB and IG….I just LOVE your journal pages….really cool one of the silhouette image!! It is good to visit my favorite places in bloggyhood again!
I was seeing myself climbing and then standing up there and feeling scary…ah..he has guts and you too….hope it all fits…Marit..
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I love this idea and your haiku. My roomate is an antique book collector so we have lots of books around us to inspire some haiku!