LIKE A HUNGRY TIGRESS

....LENORENEVERMORE had BBQ... and feeling bloated right now... too much red meat, white meat, all kind of meat; a romantic carnivorous kind of affair... Meat galore, there I went all the way to you... prowling, stalking, attacking and devouring like a hungry tigress! It was a beautiful and sunny Labor Day weekend nevertheless...yay! The food was grrrrrr...reat (hee! my pitiful imitation of a tiger, more like a kitty pussycat!!). I Realized that sometimes too much of a good thing is never a good thing... (Hee...this also applies to a very heavy scented perfume! An important reminder to all ladies & gentlemen out there...less is definitely more!) Any home-remedies I should know about?

On that last 'scent' note, I have to share this artist, MIKE GENO (ex-butcher) who does the meat paintings... On other days I would certainly say that they are quite 'morbidly' beautiful...but just NOT today...I hope Mr Geno would understand my stomach condition at the moment... ( "Burrrp..." excuse me, wooh! ...just let some air out ...that was rude of moi! couldn't help my self...heehee!) I think I shall not even touch any meat for the next few days (hah! I'm pretty sure all the vegans out there are jumping for joy right now!) Hope I would feel better soon & rid of this bloating. Click here for some fresh meat...errr, paintings. What causes bloating anyway...? click here to find out the cause of the unladylike behavior..burrrrp...hee!

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sLEEPING SWADELLED BABIES - HANDMADE BY TALENTED MIMI KIRCHNER - MADE OF RECYCLED FABRIC FOR HER ETSY SHOP CLICK HERE

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...SOMEHOW RESTFUL & LABOR DAY BBQ DOESN'T BELONG IN THE SAME SENTENCE... ANYTHING TO DO WITH FIRE IS NEVER 'RESTFUL' IN MY BOOK...HEE! WE ALL NEED SOME REST, SHALL WE...

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CLOTHES PINS

" ...When it's sunny outside, it's always nice to line dry the laundry...clothes-pins are almost required... don't want them landed in the neighbor's yard...I haven't had the time to bake a pie for him...not yet at least... "

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PHOTO by OLA BERGENGREN

MELTING ICE

Hoping that we don't continue to push the problem (mess) under the rug...

Just another reminder that global warming is not going anywhere... we should continue to do our small part, shall we... Better be wise and not 'rebel' against this issue ... LENORENEVERMORE thinks that we all can do a little something-something...a small something is better than nothing at all... 'Human cause - human solution' amen!

Al Gore's documentary (An Inconvenient Truth) was excellent... making us aware of the climate changes issue...remember the polar bear scene...stranded on an ice floe...its home melted away, so sad ... Let's hope this simple rug will do the same...another reminder/awareness for us to reflect on our home, the earth...

POLAR RUG DESIGNED BY NEL CLICK HERE

GLOBAL WARMING 101 CLICK HERE

--- THANKS GERMAINE, FOR ALWAYS ENCOURAGING ME TO RECYCLE & CONSERVE ENERGY!

FORBIDDEN FRUIT

In the beginning...

" ...first we rebel against God...then our parents...and then there are certain people who go against the authority and the common mainstream...climb their way up, ontop of a tree and stay there for daysss...just in order to save the tree from being our fence posts... Why do we rebel, is it in our DNA ...It is the serpent's fault, isn't? (bad snake! bad snake!! I'm gonna make you into a pair of boots...) " LENORENEVERMORE gotta know...

Adam & Eve(not Steve! hee!) seen here were handmade by Sr Gabriel Dawdy for use in the Diocese of Windsor over the past years... were displayed at several churches in the Diocese during the Advent season.They have now found a new home in Ontario with Rev. Robert and Mrs.Probert, Director of Children's Crusade.

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CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE OF THE DOLLS. CLICK HERE FOR ADAM & EVE SAGA...WHERE THE DRAMA ALL BEGINS !!! & FOR ALL SNAKE SKIN PRODUCTS CLICK...HEEHEE ! (JUST KIDDIN'...)

CURIOUS ABOUT REBELLIOUS

REBELLIOUS =

1.
defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
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pertaining to or characteristic of rebels or rebellion.
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(of things) resisting treatment; refractory.

" Is there such a thing as a 'good rebel'....is ROBIN HOOD one... isn't he a hero to most... would he be considered an 'activist' by today's standard...???... rebellious; a word seldom used...that is if you don't have teenagers as your children...or living in war-torn countries or... in an oppressed society...... LENORENEVERMORE is curious about rebellious... "

Mr Robin Hood costume available at 'Party Pants' - in adult size (yes, adults are still allowed to have fun and act silly too...) anyway, " YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE YOURSELF, DRESS LIKE A HERO INSTEAD OF A ZERO! " heehee!!...click HERE.

BEWARE OF 'FAKES?'

Still in the topic of 'REBELLION'... Do you know that in Paris, anyone can get arrested or worst fine$ for wearing/carrying/having fake designer goods...

Gucci, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Chanel as in Coco double Cs Chanel... You name it, they will certainly have it; FAKES!!! . So when in Paris you... yes, you who frequent those "illegal substance", you better watch out... or else the fashion police will catch you, or worst, Karl Lagerfeld will hunt you down and spray your face with Chanel No.5(don't know which is worst...hwahaha!). There are people out there though (as in right now... as I'm busy typing & blogging away...) who are also busy enjoying themselves making more fakes...(ssst!...don't tell the authority...) Yes, there isn't a typo, they are really enjoying themselves...(Look at those guilty faces! those criminals...hee!) Enjoying? Yes, they belong to this gang, err...I mean group who called themselves the 'Counterfeit Crochet Project'. Their motto is; "Debasing & defiling designer item one step at a time"(mmm...sounds like a political statement or is it the wonderful world of ART???). I think they are a bunch of dangerous people...Crochet-ing like my dear grandmama (better remind myself to set the alarm system at my home tonight...wooo...I'm really scared...) Anyway, if you feel the need to find out more about them or join them in this so called 'illegal' activity just go right ahead and click below(promise not to tell your parents!) & 'make my day....' (ala Clint Eastwood !) Told you, LENORENEVERMORE is dangerous that way... click! (not a gun, just computer click!)

" It's not too late...don't click it !!!"

" No...don't go to the dark side, come to the light..."

= YOU ARE ENTERING A DANGER ZONE...CLICK HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK . HEEHEE!

REBELLIOUS

Fashion designer-cum-photographer or the other way around...?

Whatever it is we want Hedi! We want Hedi...!! We want Hedi...!!! (heehee! sorry...just my poor & pitiful imitation of a fan in a rock concert!). Hedi Slimane (ex-YSL & Dior Homme designer is coming out with his latest book, 'ROCK diarY'!

...Let us have question of the day(shall we?) : " How did the world/society show their rebellion before the rock & roll era? If my memory is still good, it would be around the 50s...wayyy back then. As usual, curious LENORENEVERMORE wants to know...what did people do before that??? According to the bible; Adam and Eve(& not Steve, hee!) showed their rebellion against God by munching on the forbidden fruit...(bad serpent, bad serpent!!) Whatever it is, what kind of rebellion do we play-perform/commit/participate each day in our daily lives? ...as an individual, do I plot and practice what the society consider 'rebellious' or morally wrong...hmmm...??? Do we still rebel against God's will on a daily basis? (repent! repent we sinners!!) hmm...Let us all ponder...shall we... And why do we typecast rock stars & their 'entourage' as rebellious individuals? What's up with that people?!

Anyhow, this new book promises images of rock stars and fans alike (sweats too!), all captured in their rebellious state of poses? rebelling against something!? (something that we all do in one form or another?) All these and more... captured in this beautiful three volume books(count 3!)- boxed as a set. Not to worry, LENORENEVERMORE is not about to become a book critic/promoter, I'll just leave that job to Oprah! hee!! ...simply admire & support those who continue to think outside the box...challenging their talents...minds & creativity...'coloring outside the line' so to speak... a form of 'rebellion'... LENORENEVERMORE is dangerous that way...heehee! Anyhow, this book is due out 9/1 as in a couple of days... All fans get ready Hedi Slimane is our 'Rock STAR' for now at least! OK...I Feel like wearing a pair of verrry... tight black leather pants out of a sudden...and smash some musical instruments!!! .

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HIS NEW BOOK CLICK HERE OR + HERE FOR HIS OTHERSSS

WITTY and an ARTIST

Confession time...
In the previous post, I was wrong... paper cut shouldn't be in the ORIGAMI vocabulary! That is according to Joel. (as a foreigner who is still in this beautiful & exotic ORIGAMI island, it's always best for me to speak to the locals, and Joel is one... a great one!)

Not only that Joel is very talented, he is also a funny guy...LENORENEVERMORE really enjoys a guy with some wits! ...Laughters really makes our hearts grow fonder, amen! Shall we... heehee...hwahaha...!!! (who cares... having laughing lines on our faces...there's always Botox injection nearby right, hee!)

But seriously though, just look at his works... truly amazzzing! Joel claimed that he had never had any paper cut nor the dreadful carpal tunnel syndrome from doing origami(hee!). That claim is truly an art by itself Joel! Thanks for sharing your story & your extreme talent!

This is what he wrote :

More than one person has asked if I had ever gotten a papercut from folding. The people who ask this, I can only assume, have never folded paper before. No, I have never received a papercut from origami, and I don’t know anyone who has. I am reminded of this question which arose at the exhibition in Long Island, by an injury sustained today at work. I get papercuts all the time where I work at the library, I have three such cuts on my fingers right now: one above each thumbnail and one on the side of my left pinky finger. And no, although I work at the library, they weren’t from handling books. I work in acquisitions and the cuts came from opening boxes the books came in. Cardboard boxes have little pity for sensitive fingers.
I’ve been asked also if repetitive folding causes carpal tunnel syndrome. I suppose it could aggravate this condition if done improperly, but I find the stresses occur mostly in the fingers, not in the wrist. I get sore wrists the same way most office workers do, at the keyboard. I guess people like to imagine that the pursuit of art may be fraught with risk of physical harm - like papercuts and carpal tunnel syndrome. Origami is admittedly a rather tame art, one of the few that can be practiced on a bus ride or in the waiting room at a doctor’s office (ventriloquism and interpretive dance are others. Bronzecasting, stonecarving and pottery are not recommended). It requires little equipment beyond the medium itself (generally speaking, paper) and the digital appendages most were born with. And the origami muse seldom requires a blood offering from her supplicant.

LENORENEVERMORE thinks that you are so witty!

PAPERARTIST JOEL ORIGAMI CLICK HERE
HIS GALLERY ARCHIVE CLICK HERE

YUMMY COLORS

" Avoid getting paper-cuts

on your fingers..." ~LENORENEVERMORE

Washi, Chiyogami, Yuzen...some exotic names given to Origami papers...yummy colors!

-all available HERE

PUGs?

"...Look a little like my own K9-babies... " ~LENORENEVERMORE

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PHOTO : LINDA MIHARA

NEW WORLD, NEW WORD

NEW WORD : TESSELLATION

Do I have to learn a whole new language now that I have stepped on the land of ORIGAMI? It is a fascinating new world, with new folds, creases and pleats to discover...(hope I won't get lost here) Will I be able to do what the locals are doing here? Looks very difficult though, but I think LENORENEVERMORE might stay here for a while... the visa has not expired yet... (Yay...! )

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What...is it anyway?

TESSELLATION ? = CLICK HERE

PHOTO: CKN NIWATORI

EAST MEETS WEST

ORIGAMI : ORI "fold" + GAMI "paper"

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...I am sure everyone has folded paper-planes (at least once in their life time) and may call it ORIGAMI... But this Japanese art form can go far beyond the simple paper-plane which usually ends up in a trash bin anyway...or better still, recycling bin! LENORENEVERMORE is currently fascinated by this art and will promise to dedicate a few posts on the subject...so fascinating! In the meantime enjoy the front and back view of this model wearing an ORIGAMI fashion number (woowoo...show off those long legs girl! hee!!). More on ORIGAMI coming...soon, like; ' Why some people are still folding thousands upon thousands of origamisss...' (as usual my weird obsession with numbersss these days!! Is this another cry for help?!) ...stay tune!

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PHOTO BY OSCAR FALK 'BLANK PAGE'

LANDED HERE

After a few previous postings/comments on Beijing (the usual this & that of China...) LENORENEVERMORE has decided to skip a few islands and landed here in Japan's cultural centre, Kyoto. I just discovered recently (yes!...as in a few minutes ago!) that Kyoto was Japan's capital until it moved to Tokyo in 1868. (anyone knows this? I Did not know that...thought SANRIO as in Hello Kitty was the capital...heehee !) That's how little I know about history! not much I'm afraid...(still learning more each day,amen!). The good thing is that I happened to find this elegant, tranquil...and charming OKU restaurant in Kyoto...

Whattt...!? Don't worry, LENORENEVERMORE is not about to start becoming a food critic... would just leave that to all the hard-core foodies blogs out there... This simple old me is practically contented with just a 'store bought instant noodle' and call it a day...(hee!). This isn't so much about OKU's food and its fine cuisine or even the art of cooking, but rather an observation on aesthetics and its galore-glory. Get ready...it's about to get super serious & deeper here...Nah...(never! but,never say never?). If you may, scroll up, wayyy... up on the top page, you'll find some wordings just below the LENORENEVERMORE's 'office sign' (sorry, it might not be so clear to read...) Anyhow, it says; "Respect the past, Admire the new, Love the present"(see it?). Well, OKU's design aesthetic embodies the same kind of spirit...personally, this is how I would like to live my daily life... well at least I am trying...very hard hee!

As far as I know, like any developing countries in Asia especially, I think many have or still struggle with an interesting kind of 'tension' between westernization and tradition. OKU's decor/design simply has the right balance of both. Tension isn't such a bad word afterall...just the right amount I guess....the result is very contemporary indeed...indeed (see my post subject: 'Indeed-indeed' to get this subtle sarcasm!). Wait...I found another BIG word; juxtaposition, that's right! Indeed...indeed...heehee! Anyway, observe the entrance of the restaurant, love it! the lacquer tray shape and size, love it! The window and the Japanese garden view...luv, luv, love...it!!! OK...I think that's enough 'LOVE' for today... Later guys and don't forget to spread the looove today!

OKU 's WEB IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE & NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES CLICK HERE

TO ADD SOME 'JAPANESE FLAVOR' TO YOUR LIFE CLICK HERE

CYNICAL/SARCASM ' INDEED...INDEED...' CLICK HERE

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~LENORENEVERMORE

THE BRIDE

" Here Comes the Bride... All Dressed

in White ...err, GLOVES!!! "

This is not one of Alexander McQueen nor a Vera Wang creation... The artist is Susie MacMurray. The bridal dress is made from 1 400 rubber gloves (try counting that!). Here, I go again...obsessing with numbersss yet again! Anyhow, the rubber gloves are the common variety; the kind for doing dishes...(not yellow kind? I'm glad you noticed, cos' she had them inverted - inside out, clever!). Wait a minute, hand gloves for washing dishes! This is 2008, and the last time I checked, women can already vote! All Brides to be, please take note; Dishwashing machines!!! Do not, I repeat DONOT ruin your nice French Manicure! heehee...! MacMurray's 'glovesss' will be on display in New York's Museum of Art and Design this September, highlighting 'Second Lives'...disposables, mass-produced and recycled items, they can actually be objects of art. LENORENEVERMORE is reminded once again, "recycle, recycle, recycle..." But how about the deeper meaning of this piece...? Let us continue to ponder, shall we...

" ...mmm, I wonder if the groom should be wearing the black garbage bags...what would it say??? "

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ARTIST WEB CLICK HERE

SILLY WEDDING SONG PARODY CLICK HERE

PRENUPTIAL AGRREMENT FORM ( hee-hee! ) CLICK HERE

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-Thanks Pastor H (u r such a cool pastor!) I bet you won't see this wedding gown in your church wedding anytime soon...Hee!

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HANDSOME BABY

" Hari, you are almost 12 years... how old is that in human years? Whatever it is, you are looking more handsome each day... and still my baby! " He is one of the 5 adorable Pugs that keep LENORENEVERMORE busy and also busy being entertained...best part is being LOVED, loved, loved !!!

- MY NIECE TOOK THIS PIC, THANKS CHRYS !

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CHOP-CHOP-CHOP...

CUTTING, DICING, CHOPPING...

and LASER ENGRAVING ???

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Whatever we do, have a steady hand and don't loose a finger...(even the middle one! hee!!) "...excuse me, I did not order a finger in my salad..."

These boards are almost too beautiful to be used for cutting or dicing and definetely not for "hai-yack!"- karate chopping... LENORENEVERMORE suggests to just hang them up on the wall...frames would not be necessary. Yay!

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RARELY SPEECHLESS

"........................................." ~LENORENEVERMORE

...alright, alright... just one word ; " HAIRY ! "

-PHOTO:CALLE STOLTZ -HAIR & HAIR: ANDERSON & BACKLUND -FM: ' BODY SKIN & HAIR '

STICKER COLLECTOR

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Unworthy Causes Stickers : Show your caring, sensitive side with this collection of Unworthy Causes. Everyone feels empathy towards cancer victims and the pink ribbon stickers, but it takes a super special kind of person to help the Blind Parachutists and the Gay Animal Sanctuary...(hwahaha...!) They are asking us to go beyond charity and give our support and money to those who don’t really need it...funny! LENORENEVERMORE loves Chinnychinchin Shop... just look at the name! (I think we were separated at birth...)

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Wayyy... back when I was still an innocent child, I used to collect stickers too, used to trade stickers among the classmates... Wonder what do kids trade these days, Wii games? (kids these days!). My dear mom still likes her frequent sticker obsession even though she is already part of the 'senior citizen'. I guess she is not alone there, have you seen some bumper stickers on the road lately? I still do buy stickers for my dear mom though, infact she rather receives those cute stickers than Mikimoto pearls! Confession time; LENORENEVERMORE comes via an 'eccentric' family(that is to put it mildly & politely). Some 'rude & vulgar' people would simply describe us as CRAZY! ~whahhh*

Anyhow, the next time I visit my dear mom, I should snap some photos and post her sticker collection in this site. My dear mom... she lovingly sticks/pastes them around her home...even her furniture too! she refers to them as her 'collage!' work in progress. What can I say... so many 'wannabes' in this world...my dear mom a wan-na-be artist in this crazy...err I mean eccentric family. ~Love you mom!

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CHINNYCHINCHIN Click HERE

STICKER.COM Click HERE

MOM'S FAVORITE SONG Click HERE

FOU WHAT?

Apparently there are some kind of 'scholarly' disputes on the authenticity of the Fou drums used during the Olympic opening ceremony....they were merely/simply containers! (oooh....scandalous!).

C'mon scholars, take it easy...(relax!) Are you also going to dispute the 'glow in the dark' costumes next? it was simply...or merely the greatest show on earth with billions(count that!) of viewers...so what's your problem ah? Anyhow, doesn't the photo remind you of Tara Donavan installation (see previous post). LENORENEVERMORE says, " told you so..." heehee! What is Fou anyway... did some investigation and found out that the Chinese character for Fou is used to refer to containers...so there scholars! LENORENEVERMORE can now become an FBI agent....heehee. "Nahhh...!" (check link below & find out why)

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TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FOU CLICK HERE

TO BECOME AN FBI 'HEE-HEE' AGENT CLICK HERE