Things of Interest

A few things I ran across in catching up with my blog reading. I was depressed about my blogs - the reader finally gave up counting and said I had 1000+ posts to read. Erf. Reading blogs is one of the best parts of my day, I miss it when I can’t sit down and look around the internet, check in on what people are doing … I like reading more than I like writing a blog, really. Although I like that too.

First up, you should check out the BedUP, by Décadrages (via Curbly). I love small-space designs. This thing stores in the ceiling and pulls down for night, and sits right on top of your normal furniture. While a cool and probably practical idea,  I’m just not ready to sign myself up (again) for the extremely cramped living space such a requirement implies.

See the latest quarterly reports on home values in the United States on this interactive map. Even with the economic downturn Austin’s median home price still went up 2.8%. *sigh* I will own a home someday, I swear …

In York, a new (well, relocated from Halifax) museum opens dedicated entirely to quilting and textile arts. Which got me wondering about quilt museums in the U.S. and turns out there are a number. Excellent! More ways to bore my husband on trips!

FLOWERS! Kaija of Paperiaarre guest-posted on Poppytalk about Gerbera Dream, an “environmental work of art” in Turku, Finland (shown in the picture). 14,000 gerbera daisy plants were placed in front of Turku Cathedral, going right up the steps. There’s also a YouTube video about placing the plants.

Finally, some crochet. Oh Joy posted the following photograph of a 2004 work of art by Janet Morton in thread crochet. This photo is for you, Vicki, who once wondered what on earth could be done with thread crochet. Give a tree new lace bark - of course! Why didn’t I think of that before?

Reminds me of Houston’s knitted graffiti artists, Knitta, but more elegant and less street