GirlWithOneEye

My heart rejoices at the new Fleet Foxes album

Helplessness Blues, out 5 May

The Rationing

While painting a friend's apartment today, my dad decided to tell us exactly how badass, real-world his kids are.  

"My kids know how to be in this world...they will always find their way.  When my daughter Lisa was 4 years old we would give her money and two empty bottles of milk every day and tell her to go wait in the ration  line for her sister's milk.  IF she did not wait, there would be no milk for her little sister.  So, rain or shine or snow, she waited in line every day for our share of the ration.  We were allowed 2 liters per day.  I hope her sister is grateful for what she did, at the age of 4."  My sister Carmen was 2 at the time.  I appreciate my dad's story - because it allows me to appreciate myself.  Romania was a socialist republic in 1983, and the rationing would get much worse as they years went by.  

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The World According to Ion B. (John B.)

There are a lot of these stories surfacing now that there is someone to tell them.

I <3 Halva/Halwa/sheer nutty goodness

The sweet Eastern dessert commonly known as Halva must have divine origins.  How else could the combination of such simple ingredients (tahini, some form of sugary goodness and natural flavors), all ground up together, turn out soooo goood?

If you're as nerdy as I am, there are many essays on the subject, and some of my favorites are by Cooking with Kurma 'The World of Halva', and 'Sweet Memories of Halva' by West of Persia.

The India carrot halwa is simple goodness - and a sweetly simple recipe is available from La Fuji Mama.

Image from Morsels and Musings 

how to be alone.

I can't even begin to describe how happy this video makes me. Instead of inserting my own thoughts, I will just let you enjoy it, alone.

Would love to hear your feedback after. Thanks to my internet friend, Jhames.

via myloveforyou.typepad.com

on Follicles and their care

 

Louis Coulon and his beard of eleven feet, France, 1904, Photo by Bonnot, A.N. Ulrich Collection

Turns out, shampoo is bad for your hair.  I learned this on Sunday while watching Bones...and am now fully immersed in an experiment with my scalp and follicles.  Simple glycerine or castille soap will do, followed by a slightly acidic rinse (simple vinegar or lemon juice in water work wonders to balance the pH and get rid of that rough hair feeling).  And voila!  You're good to go - no detergents, no irritated eyes, no expensive shampoos, no sodium lauryl/laureth sulphate.  Easy peasy.

Mykonos from Grandchildren on Vimeo.

UN Greening its Act?

Greening the Blue from Greeningtheblue on Vimeo.

 Well...at least the animations are cute...

Take-away this music

The Blogotheque is awesome for new talent, established talent - all acoustically played in amazing, public locations and sometimes empty spaces.

Capturing Us

Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin's photography captures Romania so well.  No idea how she got the eye or the passion for the place - but she certainly knows it better than we do.  With albums called 'The Color of Hay', there is no doubt she's figured us out.