Iron Woman

A chemist's type joke recently found on Facebook:

Iron man = Fe-male

If you are not familiar with chemical symbols,  Fe=iron in Chemistry. Well, I find the wordplay funny, but I guess not everybody does. Anyhow, I join the Iron Woman club quite frequently - almost every week, when I do the ironing. What fun!

Any other Iron Woman club members here?

 

Well, some people do battle reenactments, I do the ancient art of ironing.

A Few Words About Clogging

So we have taken up clogging. Totally new to us. When I first heard the name of the dance, it made me think of the two pairs of Swedish-type clogs I had left behind in Poland. 

Clogging is fun and quite good exercising too. An hour of dancing makes you feel some heat on your back.

Anyhow, soon, we'll dance like little Georgie in the video below. We just need those Welsh clogs...

American-type clogging is a bit different but requires a lot of leg work/movement as well.

Well, we are not aiming at National Clogging Championships, though. The fun factor and staying active are what matters more.

T for Tai Chi

 

Some years ago, we joined the Taoist Tai Chi group in Dallas. It is an international society with classes run by certified instructors. There are Taoist Tai Chi branches in many countries all over the world. A member, while visiting any other country, can participate in the Tai Chi classes at the organization branch club for free. A type of "when a member, everywhere a member."

From time to time, besides a weekly class, we had an extensive weekend practice with 4 hours of doing Tai Chi, instructed by a teacher from another state.

 Taoist Tai Chi routine

 

In the Hill Country, we found a small group of Tai Chi enthusiasts as well. Although the routine we do now is a bit different from the one we practiced before, the beginner's period and advanced training we did in Dallas appeared to be quite useful here. 

The harsh Texas weather, hardly ever have allows us to exercise outside.

If you have never tried doing Tai Chi, you should give it a try. It is a gentle form of exercising, beneficial for the health, and a good way to stay fit.

PS

There is a Taoist Tai Chi branch in Kraków, Poland as well.

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My Texas Alphabet is quite a personal summary of our life in Texas including (among others) the places we visited, and the things we saw and did. The first edition of the Alphabet came into being in 2015/2016. This post is part of the Alphabet second edition - more entries related to us in Texas.

My Haind-Painted Tops and T-Shirts

I have not shown you these shirts and tops, yet. They are the results of the hand-painting on the fabrics which is my hobby.

I have painted all the plain T-shirts which I have got so I gladly welcomed the four summer tops which I received from my mom. More space to paint on!

I really like the traditional Pomeranian/ Kashubian folk patterns, they are the ones which I use in my painting most often. However, the pink top has a different kind of folk shapes.

The t-shirts which I painted as a gift for my mom. Various colors of the background make the pattern look different. The white and yellow material emphasizes the tones of all the shapes and flowers the most.

Some people - when they see my T-shirts - tend to think it is just a print. Some assume they were embroidered and are rather surprised to hear it is all hand-painted, and need to touch the pattern to believe it.

Which combination - background color/pattern do you like the most?

More hand-painted T-shirts which I have decorated myself here.

In The Kitchen With Tobo: New Baby in Family

In The Kitchen With Tobo: New Baby in Family: Isn't it marvelous? We love it! Well, it is not our baby though.....