Cross in copper

More art from my mother, this another cross. A little torn and worn here and there, but still very nice to look at.

She loved to experiment with different materials, this ones is made in copper.

And this cross is from the other side.

Greetings from a palace

Just returned home from Italy. Had a lovely vacay there, and one night I stayed in this lovely hotel, Palazzo Guiderocchi in Ascoli Piceno in Le Marche.

This is one of the halls in the old palace that now is transformed in to a posh hotel.

The ceiling was high everywhere in the hotel. And I must say it was a really, really pleasant stay!

Will come back later here and show more photos from my recent trip to Italy.

Nature in art

Here is two more pieces of art by my mother, one is a composition of real things from nature, put together as a "painting".

She found dry pieces from flowers, dried plants and other things.

But this is made of ceramics, amd it just has a form of a flowerbud of some kind.

Mosaic - in Bangkok

I love mosaic - wherever I can find it. This is two ones from a temple in Thailand, and it's capital Bangkok.

The first one is in blue and gold.

This one is more of turquoise and gold, but a bit worn.

Nativity scene

And now for something that feels a little bit like Christmas, my mother has made this nativity scene in ceramic and it is just to good to look at only around Christmas.

She made it to some church here where she lived. But never got to give it away.

Cross x 4

Just four cross made in ceramic, by my mother Gunvor. White and small. But beautiful.

Sometimes the smallest and simple thins are the beat.

Mother and grandmother

This is my mother and my grandmother, a person I newer met. She died before I was born. Actually when my mother Gunvor still was a child and living in Helsinki, Finland, with her dad and sister. So this was about the only memory of them two together.

And of course it is my mother herself that did this piece of art. In ceramic as usual.

Chinese temple in Kota Kinabalu

This photos is from Malaysia, from the island of Borneo and the city of Kota Kinabalu and the biggest chinese temple there.

It was really beautiful and serene to be there, I still remember the smell on incense and the sound of the bells ringing.

Wonderful flowers too. As you can see here.

Cross in stone

Here you have two crosses made of stone, cut bu mother Gunvor.

First one here is with Jesus on the cross, carved out in the stone.

And here is another one, polished and smooth, although it is hard as stone...

Two women

These two statues is very different - one carved in wood the other one made of metal. But my mother Gunvor had very different styles and techniques.

Here in one woman, made of wood - in one piece - that my mother found on her walks around her house.

Ande here is another one, crazy statue made of metal that my mother found after a fire. I like it!

Afrodite's favorite place

Last year I was in Afrodite's favorite place, Cyprus. It is a popular tourist destination, it is an island in the Mediterranean. I Stayed in a nice place, a hotel called Hotel Sandy Beach, just outside Larnaca.

They loved the white theme, and the lobby was in white with some exepticons, blue cushions.

This is the decoration just at the entrance, it changed colors in the evening, just now it was pink.

Then the hotel hade Orchidaceae's - white orchid's - everywhere. But then you touched the flower it was made of paper. But the rest was the real deal, leaf and all the dirt! Smart way too fool you. And too keep the fresh look, without problems.

The streets of Pizzo

Here is some photos from Italy, from the small southern town of Pizzo. It is in Calabria, almost on the toe of the Italian Boot.

During the summer the city blooms, and a lot of turist come to the town, a lot of them try out the famous ice cram, the Tartufo of Pizzo, as you can see an this picture below.

And when it is hot you can go down to the beach below and cool off a bit. Really nice.

Flowers from Borneo

And here you have some more lovely flowers, these one I found in Malaysia, on the green island of Borneo.

Here above you have an exotic flower called Heleconia Pendula. It looks just as it was made of wood or something, almost too beautiful to be true.

This one is more common, I had one in my home once, it is a Bougainvillea. So lovely.

Flowers of Thailand

It is still just the beginning of spring here in Sweden and long until I can see flowers in my garden. So here is some flowers of Asia. These two comes from Thailand. One is in the water and one in from a bush. Both just as lovely.

This two above is some Lotus Flowers, one of the most famous flowers in Thailand.

Here you can see a Frangipani.

More St Petersburg

Here is some more pictures of Russia. And like the other times is photos from St Petersburg, a chilly summer day.

A church - St Isaac's Cathedral - it was ordered by Tsar Alexander. It was completed in 1858.

And then you have a look at the water that really is everywhere.

Thai market

This time it is a Thai market I want to show you. The first photo is showing a stall with some food, I don't know what it all is, but some of it lokks good. I saind some of it!

Then we have a more typical market place, with veggies for sale, somewhere in Thailand.

More art of fabric

Here is some more of my mother's art in fabric and of fabric. The first one, with the trees are made of diffrent type of yarn. The yarn itself is from some old clothes.

The second one, the aquarium is olso made with pieces of hand made ceramic, like the fishes.

This one is hanging in my kitchen.

Russian shopping

No not really, I did not even think of buying anything from this stand in St Petersburg, Russia. It is not really my cup of tea.

But it is a beautiful view anyhow of the magnificent city of St Petersburg. 

Another view of the city.

And here you have it again, the priceless couple that just got married - found them outside a church in the city.

And here is chapter 3 of Snow Angels

If you want, here is another chapter of Snow Angels. And here is chapter 1 and 2 if you missed them:

http://agnetanisbeth.blogspot.com/2012/02/read-first-chapter-of-snow-angels.html

http://agnetanisbeth.blogspot.com/2012/02/and-here-is-chapter-2-of-snow-angels.html

Snow Angels - Chapter 3

13 years had passed, obviously. But how come I do not remember a single thing about anything in between? What had happen to me, where am I?

This is just a long, really long nightmare.

A big wave of sadness, grief and sorrow hit me like a tsunami. I had to sit down. The bed looked like a good choice. It was soft and nice, just what I needed now. What if I went to sleep again maybe I could wake up in my apartment.

I laid down in the bed and it felt good to close my eyes again. I tried to remember the party that obviously happened 13 years ago. The only thing I could remember was the walk with Janice that Liza and her boyfriend greeted us welcome.

I think I remember that I ate some homemade tacos and enchiladas and that I drank some drinks with umbrellas and a lot of Mexican beer. What if someone drugged me? And then kidnapped me away to this place, wherever I am?

Maybe this half naked man besides me did all that? Should I be afraid?

Perhaps I had repressed it all, because it was too painful to remember? Or maybe I had some kind of accident? I heard of people losing their memory.

My mom and dad were dead and I did not have any siblings, but I can just imagine what Janice would think if she saw me now, in bed with a complete stranger?

And where was Janice now, still in Manhattan? Maybe she also lost her memory, or does she think I am dead?

I went up again and went for the bathroom. I did not feel relaxed in the bed anyway. Better go and check on myself again. Look for signs on my body, maybe I even had stretch marks after giving birth to a baby? That would REALLY make my day.

At least it was a nice bathroom, it looked comfy in a strange way. Like a place I would have chosen to build. At least in my dreams, I could never ever afford a place like this. My tiny apartment in New York was rented.

I approached the mirror again, but not without hesitation. Now I did know that I had to have changed in these years, but why had I dyed my hair black?

I recognized my eyes, my nose and neck, but it was still not really MY old face. At least what I remember. Maybe I had a facelift?

Then I looked down on my body and decided to take of my luxury silk dress that I had saved for month to buy and that now just was a mess.

My body looked familiar, maybe the breast was a tiny bit bigger and I could not find any stretch marks, thank God! So hopefully I don’t have any kids. But when I saw my wrists I screamed! I had too tattoos, one of barbed wire wound around my ankles. I did not do that to myself - or did I?

“So you are up now babe. It was a really though nite, don’t Ya think?”

The man from the bed was now standing in the doorway. But he was not really half naked. He was completely nude.

Swim up bar

I always wanted to try a swim up bar, the feeling that you could sit in the water and drinking something really cool in the hot sun.

Like this beautiful hotel i Phuket Thailand with a lovely pool. And yes, it is really cool to swim up ti a bar, maybe not so fun to swim back, if you had to many drinks...

Today the hotel is called Sawasdee Village, at Kata Beach.