Sitting in my TV chair by the window, I happened to glance the other way, and my eye caught this shadow, which seemed very appropriate as a celebration of the Autumn Sun...
It was caused by the sun hitting the vase with leftover leaves from my birthday bouquet, and casting a sharp black shadow of them on the back of my hoodie sweater, draped over the back of a chair. (The thin horizontal lines are also shadows, from the venetian blinds in the window.)
To go with the pink theme, I'll also throw in this photo of Barbie and Skipper (mainly for Meike, who asked after them in a comment on my previous post). Barbie is enjoying the luxury of wearing a new pink top that I managed to make for her out of the cuff of a sock. (Skipper says magenta doesn't go with her hair colour, so she'll wait for me to wear out something that would suit her better... Her striped top was sewn by my mum in the 1960s.)
Sometimes, and especially when one is blogging in a foreign language, a blog post may take an unexpected turn before it reaches its end. Like, when one can't think of the name for the upper part of a sock, and has to go searching for it...
Now I want to know if all of you with English as your first language would have been able to name all seven parts of a sock correctly??
I would not have known instep or ankle. You really inherited your sewing talent from your Mom. The little sweater is just adorable. The shadow art really IS art with the beautiful pink background!
ReplyDeleteGinny - "instep" is a word I don't think I ever heard before at all. And "cuff" I have hitherto only associated with the end part of a (shirt-)sleeve...
DeleteThanky for the update on Barbie and Skipper, Monica! The new magenta sweater looks really cosy and elegant at the same time. Maybe by Christmas Skipper will also have a new woolly sweater?
ReplyDeleteMeike, that may depend on whether I happen to wear out another pair of socks in time... ;-) More seriously, I'm not much of a seamstress, it just happened to strike me that I would not have to do much at all to turn part of that magenta sock into a top for Barbie. (The cuff being the right width from start.)
DeleteBarbie and Skipper are living their best life in your home. Barbie's sweater is gorgeous. I know all the sock parts. That shadow is stunning, so crisp and clear.
ReplyDeleteTerra, I'm impressed with your knowledge of sock anatomy! ;-) And I do quite enjoy having kept these two dolls, while at the same time I still feel it was the right decision to give the other six away (as a I did, a couple of years ago).
DeleteI have never considered the anatomy of a sock and do applaud you and others like you who write so articulately in a language that is not your mother tongue. You put to shame many native speakers. We are the poor results of an insular island, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteBarbie and Skipper look smart and relaxed, but the winning photographs are surely those of the leaves and shadows. What a clever capture.
Janice, blogging has been a blessing to me in more ways than one - but one is that it keeps me "actively" using English daily - not just listening and reading, but also writing, including looking things up and pondering about the right use of words and expressions etc. ☺️
ReplyDeleteVery nice art...and it's interesting to know the make-up of your shadow photo. But it does stand alone just fine also. I'm laughing out loud at how I didn't know parts of a sock and now I do. Thanks for a chuckle.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Barbara... :)
DeleteI came here because I am first on you new post and can't find a place to type the comment. glad I came here because I LOVE those sunny shadows. so beautiful. I like the interesting mix of all different architecture. I lived most of my life in a military town so no about the sounds of guns, and helicopters and planes and convoys in the streets. yikes on waiting for that train, I love trains
ReplyDeleteSandra, I actually thought of you when snapping those indoor shadow photos, because you're the master of catching such things (light and shadow etc) in your own home!
DeleteBarbie and Skipper, they are a blast from the past for me! I had friends who had lots of them, with lots of outfits for them. I truly think that most Americans would not not know the correct words for parts of the sock but then, most of us don't sew or knit and hardly speak English anyway. LOL!
ReplyDeleteOh dear! caught on the hop again! I've never really given any thought to the anatomy of a sock - it's just something I pull on to keep my feet warm!
ReplyDeleteLove your shadow photos, and as usual Barbie and Skipper look immaculate.