Text and images Britt Arnhild Wigum Lindland
Coffee and words. Words and coffee.
Where I find my creativity.
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I have always done arts and crafts. Knitting, sewing, crocheting, quilting, drawing, painting, scrapbooking......you name it. At busy times, at times with stress, during quiet days, periods of life when I have been set aside......
....some kind of crafts have always been there.
Ever since I learned to write at the age of five and started my first diary I have been writing. Over the years words have become more and more important. Arthritises are bothering me these days. Knitting, quilting, crocheting are all history, almost. I did some knitting last night but it didn't take long till I had to stop because of the pains. I still have a basket with a few skeins, needles, a knitting in process ready when I sit down. And when I can't knit I love to look at the colours of the wool.
Writing, words - my way of expressing myself these days. Cafe are the places words are best found.
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Coffee and words. Words and coffee.
Silence of mind.
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My best coffeehouse visits are when I am alone....with my diary....with my words.
Had coffee after work yesterday and realised that I have a bit too much on my mind right now. I had forgotten my diary. Someting I never do! I search through my purce several times but the only paper I found was a Donna Leon mystery.
Well, I opened my book, found a page which was almost blank.....and wrote.........(luckily I had a pen available. If not I could have dipped my finger in coffee)......and late last night, when I was home and had my diary at hand I tore out the page and glued it into it
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I am packing for our summer vacation. I must make sure to bring enough notebooks!
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Photos: coffee around the word, Venice, Vienna, Trondheim, Prague, Reykjavik
