reflecting on the year

i've decided to join in this idea and reflect about the year that is finishing.
the general ideal is that everyday you receive a prompt that will make you reflect and you should respond to the prompt in any way you desire. then you can share it in twitter, delicious or flickr.
i'm excited to do this, hopefully will bring some muche needed insight and will give me some ground for the challenging next year! i have no idea how i will handle it everyday but will definitely try!

You are more than welcome to join the more than 1,000 people reflecting...

tonight we fly

yes, tonight we fly. the divine comedy live here in lisbon :)

i would love...

image copyright by ulrika kullenberg.

... to have a table that fits exactly under a big window, so i could seat on the side and look outside.

visit thelovely mackpär blog by ulrika kullenber.
see also her beautiful connection to tokyo in the hello hiki! blog.

descansar | to rest

correu bem!
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it went well!

ladra alternativa!

ok, this is it: a minha primeira participação numa feira! vamos ver como corre.
se puderem, apareçam!
http://ladralternativa.blogspot.com/
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ok, this is it: my first fair! let's see how it goes.
if you're somewhere near lisboa, come and visit me!
http://ladralternativa.blogspot.com/

wabi sabi

imagem surrupiada na retrosaria!

o apreço pelas pequenas coisas permite-nos suportar a desordem que nos rodeia.*

ouvido neste documentário que vi por acaso no canal 2.

thanksgiving

reparei que se calhar ando a ler demasiados blogs americanos. no meu google reader hoje havia imensas referências ao dia da acção de graças, que é uma festividade tão distante para mim (só dos filmes!). espero um dia poder juntar-me a alguém do outro lado do atlântico para entender melhor o seu significado.
segundo a wikipédia era tradicionalmente uma festividade para agradecer a deus as boas colheitas anuais mas é actualmente uma razão para juntar a família e amigos para uma refeição saborosa.
e, calculo, perder algum tempo para agradecer as coisas boas da vida.
tenho estado ausente do blog mas por boas razões: decidi participar na minha primeira feira e também abrir uma loja online para vender as minhas fotografias e calendário. mais tarde partilho mais informações.
este é um passo gigante para mim porque tenho muita dificuldade em acreditar na qualidade do meu trabalho ou na beleza das minhas fotografias. quando recebo um elogio, penso muitas vezes que a pessoa está apenas a ser simpática e que não é mesmo verdade. mas a crescente atenção que as minhas fotografias têm merecido fez-me decidir ultrapassar o medo da exposição e das críticas e pôr o meu trabalho out there!
e por isso hoje estou grata pela minha familía, pelos meus amigos e por todos vós que acreditam e me encorajam todos os dias. arigato!


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i noticed today that i might be reading too many american blogs. thanksgiving was everywhere on my google reader. this is a holiday that is totally foreign for me (well, not totally because of american movies...) and i still hope one day i might join someone across the atlantic and experience it.
according to wikipedia, thanksgiving "traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest" but now is a reason to gather family and friends on a sumptuous meal. 
and i guess take some time to be grateful for the good things in life.
i have been absent again here in the blog. good reason why: i decided to participate in a christmas fair for the first time and also open an online shop to sell my pictures and calendar. i'll share more info about both later. 
this is a big step for me as i have a hard time in believing on the quality of my work or the beauty of my photographs. if i get a compliment i usually think people are are just being nice and it's not really true. but growing attention of my photographs have made me decide to overcome the fear of exposure and critics and put my work out there!
and so today i am grateful for my family, my friends and all of you who believe and encourage me everyday. arigato!

what katie ate

what katie ate is a stunning blog by katie quinn davies, "a professional food photographer and food stylist".
not only the pictures are amazing, the food looks delicious and there's this incredibly simple and elegant recipe design. i haven't been this impressed for a long time.

see it for yourself: http://whatkatieate.blogspot.com/

and check her website too: http://www.katiequinndavies.com.au/

image copyright kate quinn davies

all is full of love #4

all is full of love #3
all is full of love #2
all is full of love #1

calendário 2011

não se esqueçam que hoje é o último dia para encomendarem o calendário de 2011 em condições especiais.
é só enviarem-me um e-mail!

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don't forget that today is the last day to order your 2011 calendar with a special offer.
just send me an e-mail!

summer

went through some pictures of a weekend in august. it's not winter yet and i already miss summer.

this makes me happy

aung san suu ky em liberdade.
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freedom for aung san suu ky.

macbook

bem apanhada esta ideia do macbook - chopsticks.
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quite cool this macbook - chopsticks


via kirai

on solitude

if you live with someone else (a friend, a housemate, a spouse or parents) you may have felt like you don't have a minute alone. i sure have. i work in an open space, my work involves talking to people all day and when i get home the time is too short to shut away and not talk (and of course i enjoy my boyfriends' company and conversations a lot!). very often the world is just too much and i feel i need to escape some place (i always imagine some house by the beach or in the countryside) and just be alone. let my mind float without interruptions, face myself and my fears and just be. and listen to beach house on and on and on.

so i'm home alone this week while my beloved is travelling and while i could keep daydreaming of the house-by-the-beach i'm enjoying these days alone in our place a lot (although still missing my love so much).
because solitude is not loneliness. and it's good to learn to spend time with yourself.

and speaking of solitude i must share a wonderful video where poet/singer/songwriter Tanya Davis performs a beautiful poem written by her.

calendar for 2011

queridos leitores,

é com muito gosto que vos apresento o vosso calendário para 2011 que preparei com imenso prazer. é inteiramente dedicado ao japão, 12 meses preenchidos com delicadas imagens a preto e branco tiradas por mim neste país fascinante!

janeiro/fevereiro/março - january/february/march

 abril/maio/junho - april/may/june


quando pendurado o calendário mede cerca de 30x43 cm (aproximadamente um A3).
o preço é 15€ mas eu tenho uma pequena oferta:
quem fizer a encomendar até dia 15 de Novembro, eu ofereço um desconto de 10% e portes de correio gratuitos. é para aproveitar! um calendário é uma excelente prenda de natal. é só enviarem-me um e-mail para letterstosushilover [at] gmail.com.

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dear readers,


i have prepared a lovely calendar for 2011. it's interely dedicated to japan, 12 months full of delicated black & white glimpses of that amazing country. all images were captured by me.

julho/agosto/setembro - july/august/september



outubro/novembro/dezembro - october/november/december


when hanged the calendar is about 30x43cm (the size of an A3)
the price is 15€ but i have a little sweet surprise for you:
if you place your order until 15th November, i'm offering 10% discount and free shipping.
don't miss it, a calendar is a wonderful christmas gift. just send me an e-mail to letterstosushilover [at] gmail.com.

photoautomat

is automatic fun!

berlin - walk and see

the museum for rescued letters. www.buchstabenmuseum.de




pergamon museum. a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

berlin underground

berlin - shop shop

i want this tea set but i left there at the flea market of boxhagener platz.


muji muji muji. do you believe if i tell you i get emotional in this shop? so much simplicity, so much design, so much thought, so much japan. (it's finally opening in lisbon but i would prefer to fly to japan just to get one of this pens)


modulor shop. this shop has EVERYTHING for me and for your creative mind. material total, so they say and it's true. best of it: they sell online and ship worldwide.

berlin - eat and drink

taiwanese capuccino (someplace near boxhagener platz)


at kaffee mitte. (the black circles are actually devices that light and beep when your food is ready so you can go inside and get it!)


i don't know if you're crazy about ritter sport like me but even if you aren't you would go crazy at this shop in berlin where you can make any kind of ritter sport you can imagine!


even if it's cold, you just wanna sit outside in the sun.


oh sausages, sausages! this is the berlin typical, currywurst. yammi