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Turnupstuffer

    ‘I don’t know what you’re thinking of doing,’ said Pippi, ‘but as for me, I’m not one who can take things easy. I happen to be a turnupstuffer, so of course I never have a free moment.’
    ‘What did you say you were?’ asked Annika.
    ‘A turnupstuffer.’
    ‘What’s that?’ asked Tommy.
    ‘Somebody who finds the stuff that turns up if only you look, of course. What else would it be?’ said Pippi…’The whole world is filled with things that are just waiting for someone to come along and find them, and that’s just what a turnupstuffer does.’
    Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, translation by Edna Hurup

Isn’t that just the perfect description of what an artist does – I knew there was a reason that Pippi was one of my childhood heroines.

    ‘What sort of things?’ asked Annika.
    ‘Oh all sorts,’ said Pippi. ‘Gold nuggets and ostrich feathers and dead mice and rubber bands and tiny little grouse and that kind of thing.’

Yesterday, I turned up these images of my dill plant.

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Kirsty Hall: Dill, July 2009

Dill 03
Kirsty Hall: Dill, July 2009

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Kirsty Hall: Dill, July 2009

Today I turned up: several hours of art time, some thoughts that turned into art journal pages, my original Puffin copy of Pippi Longstocking, the first hint of ripening on one of my tomatoes and a quite unseemly amount of chocolate. No tiny little grouse though.

What small wonders have you turned up today?

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Posted on July 17, 2009 at 12:33 am  |  Tags: , ,

  • http://dryadart.wordpress.com/ deb

    That image on our hand is breathtaking, oh I love it!

  • http://dryadart.wordpress.com deb

    That image on our hand is breathtaking, oh I love it!

  • http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/ Kirsty Hall

    Thanks Deb. It was a tricky photo to get actually because I was trying to keep the dill out of the shot. Plus I had to keep my hand still so it wasn’t blurry! It took a couple of shots to get one I was happy with.

  • http://kirstyhall.co.uk/ Kirsty

    Thanks Deb. It was a tricky photo to get actually because I was trying to keep the dill out of the shot. Plus I had to keep my hand still so it wasn’t blurry! It took a couple of shots to get one I was happy with.

  • Caroline

    Love the simplicity and beauty of the photo of your hand! Many paople must have seen shadows like these, but few would have thought them significant enough to take a picture…………Beautiful!

  • Caroline

    Love the simplicity and beauty of the photo of your hand! Many paople must have seen shadows like these, but few would have thought them significant enough to take a picture…………Beautiful!

  • http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/ Kirsty Hall

    Thanks for your kind words, Caroline. I’ve been fascinated by shadows since I was a child, so I think I’m just primed to notice them.

  • http://kirstyhall.co.uk/ Kirsty

    Thanks for your kind words, Caroline. I’ve been fascinated by shadows since I was a child, so I think I’m just primed to notice them.

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/LCOT7Q6SDZ7MN45XXPYKX3JD6Y Gina

    I came across your blog while discussing old Pippi Longstocking stories with a friend online. Just wanted to comment that I liked the blog entry and also your photos of the dill. I esp. like the one with the hand/shadow. Very nice composition.

    Have a great day!

  • http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/ Kirsty Hall

    Thanks for commenting, Gina. Pippi is the business, isn't she. :)

    The dill photo is one of my favourites too.

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