Your posts always feel like a cadeau when they hit my inbox!
Did you know that although ‘cadeau’ is the only officially correct spelling of the Dutch word for gift, informally the alternative spelling ‘kado’ can also be used? And since we love diminutives, we’ll often use ‘cadeautje’ or ‘kadootje’ when we talk about a (small) gift.
Such a lovely post, Candace! I loved the pictures and the idea of how certain words stay with us. I’m always drawn to sadhana (from Sanskrit) and cha (Mandarin) or chai
The Danish word for gift is “gave” and the Danish word “gift” means “married.” So.... yay, mnemonics 😀 I’m fascinated by Dutch, though ... it has a melodic quality to it, very few stops and flows like a river ...
Candace, once again you put my mind in a happy memory place.
We have bits and pieces in our family vocabulary from the places we lived over the years. You eat tangerines; we enjoy naartjies. You are annoyed by mosquitoes; we slap at udzuzus. Elena loves her grandmothers; my kids love their oomas. You have luggage; we have katundu. You have medicine; we have muti. And when the back window of your car gets dusty, it says “wash me;” when mine gets dusty, it says “омой меня.”
And when my kids gossip or argue, they do it in Russian or Turkish or Russish.
I'm happy that you are inspired to share your process with us. Yes, I've been surprised and pleased with the attention to detail that the "font folks" who program these scripts into the word files have applied to their letters. It's amazing and fun. But to merge those fonts onto a painted image is something I've always struggled to do, so I'm more impressed now with how you do t hat.
I loved this. Beautiful storytelling. And I was thrilled to hear about your adventures in Anatolia on the Evliya Çelebi way. He was a remarkable person. All this brought back memories of happy years in Anatolia. Thank you!
I lived in Holland for 6 years. Cadeau is a loan word from French, but the Dutch put their own spin on it, making a diminutive from it and using it as an adverb. Looking forward to hearing more from Antwerp.
Your posts always feel like a cadeau when they hit my inbox!
Did you know that although ‘cadeau’ is the only officially correct spelling of the Dutch word for gift, informally the alternative spelling ‘kado’ can also be used? And since we love diminutives, we’ll often use ‘cadeautje’ or ‘kadootje’ when we talk about a (small) gift.
Such a sweet story. The cherry and plum paintings make my heart sing!
Such a lovely post, Candace! I loved the pictures and the idea of how certain words stay with us. I’m always drawn to sadhana (from Sanskrit) and cha (Mandarin) or chai
Ah, Candace... such a beautiful story and a true cadeau for us. Love the watercolors and always, the Elena bits. 💚
The Danish word for gift is “gave” and the Danish word “gift” means “married.” So.... yay, mnemonics 😀 I’m fascinated by Dutch, though ... it has a melodic quality to it, very few stops and flows like a river ...
This is so beautiful Candace 🥹🥹
This was a joyful read, thank you! 💗
@Candance Rose is so talented. The painting, the words and the thinking behind them. Love them all.
You inspire me!
Candace, once again you put my mind in a happy memory place.
We have bits and pieces in our family vocabulary from the places we lived over the years. You eat tangerines; we enjoy naartjies. You are annoyed by mosquitoes; we slap at udzuzus. Elena loves her grandmothers; my kids love their oomas. You have luggage; we have katundu. You have medicine; we have muti. And when the back window of your car gets dusty, it says “wash me;” when mine gets dusty, it says “омой меня.”
And when my kids gossip or argue, they do it in Russian or Turkish or Russish.
I love it.
I'm happy that you are inspired to share your process with us. Yes, I've been surprised and pleased with the attention to detail that the "font folks" who program these scripts into the word files have applied to their letters. It's amazing and fun. But to merge those fonts onto a painted image is something I've always struggled to do, so I'm more impressed now with how you do t hat.
I loved this. Beautiful storytelling. And I was thrilled to hear about your adventures in Anatolia on the Evliya Çelebi way. He was a remarkable person. All this brought back memories of happy years in Anatolia. Thank you!
I lived in Holland for 6 years. Cadeau is a loan word from French, but the Dutch put their own spin on it, making a diminutive from it and using it as an adverb. Looking forward to hearing more from Antwerp.
Just delightful 😊
This was so lovely! Thank you for continually making my day :)
I felt transported by theses words.