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“I have this strange feeling that I'm not myself anymore. It's hard to put into words, but I guess it's like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.”
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Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart
shapeupforgrad: q’d
prum: Obsession #110-O
peegaw: “How can such a vivid crimson colour be born from this flower? My sister Kiyoko once told me a sad story that goes with it. Long ago, there were no such things as rubber gloves, so when the young girls picked the flowes with their bare hands, they were pricked by the thorns and bled. Blood turned the colour deep crimson. In order to get a handful of rouge, 60 heads of flowers are necessary. That shining, iridescent colour - it had the same value as gold back then, I’ve heard. “ Taeko on safflowers, “Only Yesterday”
Notions & Notations of a Novice Cook: Making Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

peegaw:

The cookies my mother used to make, bless her, were so crunchy that they’re borderline annoying. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good crunch here and there but I don’t know what it is, but old-school Indonesian mothers think that chewy cookies = under-baked cookies. So when they make a…

Posted 2 Jul
shivalichopraphotography: 121/365 on Flickr.
cavetocanvas: Julie Heffernan
prum: Obsession #109-L
prum: Obsession #109-E