Dizzy Dee

If I think of twisting balloons, I think of it as entertainment for little kids, but these photos taken at a “Balloon Fashion Show” in China illustrate how far it has come as an art form.
Some are amazingly imaginative and detailed!

I’m always intrigued by art, and would love to buy some nice paintings for the new house. I’ve often looked at the paintings in local galleries, and I’ve imagined a hundred different themes for our house.

If you have that same passion for good quality art, have a look at Park West Art Gallery. They have truely unique paintings that will brighten up any room, or house for that matter.

I had some art classes when I was in high school, and I would actually love to paint things myself - for our home. I just lack the guts to start. One day when I’m a ’stay at home mom’ I might do just that!

Yes my off time was fabulous - I think April is the one month in South Africa which has the most public holidays, and I made proper use of them by booking leave to fill up the gaps between the holidays and the weekend. But I’m sure you don’t want to hear about how I scraped paint off the walls, or spent a day in the mall which was so packed with bodies that at any given time, whilst walking through the shops, I could smell at least one person’s breath :/ — YUCK.
Today I will start to get ready for the upcoming weekend again… Nice hey?
Its just a pity that things at work are a bit busy - hence the upside-downess. I have stacks of files which I want to complete a.s.a.p., and then there are a couple of boxes full which need to be archived… I like working, sometimes I just feel that I don’t know what to do first - everything seems to have high priority? Suppose it ain’t that bad, cause somehow I work my way through it By the way, I’m still living in April, can’t believe May has come so quick.

May 2007 has been something in the very far future, I have to agree with BattleRocker. Something that Busted could sing about even? Now here we are.

Coming Saturday (May 5) is the birthday of many people I know. Not just know about, but know, personally. My boyfriend, my sister, two friends… And there are more that I can’t remember. I know it to be an anniversary of some other family members of mine too. Strange isn’t it?

For my own birthday I know only one person who shares it. June 8th doesn’t seem to be a very popular birthday, but its fine, I’ll celebrate it all by myself…

Please tell me that there is someone else out there who shares it? Someone other than politicians or architects who I’ve never heard of! Bloggers are WAY more interesting than politicians, except when they blog about politics. Then they’re worse. Second hand politics sucks so badly!

I do apologize if I come across as rude (toward politic lovers), I don’t hate you as a person, if you talk about something else I’d love to listen

This is such a cute advert - I absolutely LOVE it.
I’m not sure if its just in South Africa? Has anyone seen it outside of SA?
Yes, I know I don’t usually post video’s but this one is an exception - its only 32 seconds long, so won’t take too long to load. Hope you enjoy it!

I’m every day still amazed by the creativity of humans. The incredible endlessness of imagination. How extreme our ideas are, which haven’t been explored to the full, and won’t ever be. Again, I’ve stumbled onto something at which I stand astonished. Have a look for yourself. Personally I LOVE this place. Though its freaky, its somewhere I’d love to go, but would like to stay in a different room each night.

The PROPELLER ISLAND CITY LODGE (Belgium) is - truly - a VERY extraordinary location. All rooms and objects were created by the German artist Lars Stroschen. Much more appropriate than “hotel” is the designation “living in a work of art”.
30 rooms with an absolutely unique and personal ambiance. “Unique” is meant literally, for the entirety of all furnishings and other objects you will discover here are custom-made, individual handiwork. None can be found anywhere else on this planet - one could consider the CITY LODGE to be a MUSEUM with guest accommodations or a stay-in work of SCULPTURE.
The rooms are designed and constructed without compromise (!), varying from the tame to the extreme, and are well able to more or less alter your perspective of reality - according to your taste and sense of adventure.

So if you’re planning a holiday I would seriously suggest that you stay over at the Propeller Lodge, that’s if you have the guts Personally I would like to try out “Grandma’s Room” [first image below] - the shower is inside the cupboard!!! How cool is that?

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