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According to Twitter, this is an authentic poster, urging japanese kids to swiftly and safely return home.  -  For the little story, every time the sun sets over Wakoshi (and I reckon over most small cities and villages of Japan), you will hear an announcement loudly broadcasted through the loudspeakers at every corner of every street, telling kids that it is now time to stop playing and to go back home. With accompanying little music, of course (it is actually broadcasting as I am writing this. Funny thing  -
I say kids, you stay and play in the streets. Going home is not safe IMHO. I mean, daddy has just been beamed up along with his vacuum cleaner (most evidently NOT a Dyson), the cat and the dog and their tennis ball are following them closely and oh - my - god - what are they doing to Piggy chan!!
No, this is no time to go home.

Do you speak Europe?

Before Europe goes down the drain, here is a useful multi-dictionary. This way you can travel any European country and you'll know how to say jentacular or farctate or dompteuse or capernoited or bromidrosis and many more when you ask for breakfast.

Lil Shaggeeann Junglezoo

(toilet aaaart)

Practicing Procrastination

For Carina, the master of all procrastination :-))

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Au feu les mariés!

Alexia and Didier did extremely well dealing with an emergency right after stepping out of church where they had just signed the register. Now we wish them the best of luck for their road together. Keep the fire on!

Nature Morte en Orange

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Two postcards (the Tomi Ungerer Museum, Strasbourg)

Tomi Ungerer, Untitled, published in Horrible, 1960 - Indian ink and collage

Two beautiful postcards in the Suitcase today. If you ever happen to be in Strasbourg make sure to drop in for a visit at the Tomi Ungerer Museum (Musée Tomi Ungerer - Centre International de l'Illustration) and try not to miss the Femmes Fatales exhibition if it is not too late.

Tomi Ungerer is a very prolific Alsacian artist, illustrator and writer whose creativity knows literally no borders. I don't know how many artists can claim to have a entire museum built for them while they are still alive (alright, maybe we are a little bit proud of him :-)). He is a legend, not only for Alsacian culture, but also internationally in countries like the USA, Ireland, Germany where he is still active. During his stay in the USA in the 1960's he admired and was inspired by Saul Steinberg and, like him, published drawings and illustrations in magazines such as The New Yorker and designed ads for countless products of all kinds, never keeping away from satire, in the most poetic way. 

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Saul Steinberg, Parade, 1952 - mixed media on paper

Wakie wakie,

hands off snakie eggs and bakie! Yet another unbeatable breakfast…

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I'm laughing uncontrollably with that one. Sugar cured ham. And cheese. And sausages (great necklace btw). And a fish. OOOKAAYY... Wonder Woman you are fierce.

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