Mystery woman of numerous names Leya and member of the esteemed Lens-Artists quartet inspires us to share:
your interpretation of patterns— open your eyes and find new ones! In your own home, outdoors, man made or natural… Use your curiosity and creativity!
Leya please add: your daughter’s curiosity and creativity, as that is what I am doing. I must stress that at the time of her producing this, she was 11 years old and very close to the end of the father hero cycle. Not a product of my parenting skills. Yet I treasure this wrapping paper which she made and wrapped the Father’s day gift in. I do not have the faintest idea what the gift itself was, just cannot remember. The wrapping paper simply overshadowed it. It must have taken her hours.
“Professional” patterns (construction, computer programming, mathematics) tend to be precise, predictable even predestined i.e. a bridge being built from the design on the blueprint. Parenting is not such an exact science. I once did a course on financial instruments where the lecturer made this statement: An astronomer can predict exactly where a specific star will be in the night sky at 10pm. He cannot say the same about his daughter…
I trust you have empathy with me, I have 2 teenage daughters!!

Translation: Jesus is dad’s wings, all that dad has to do is fly!

Count the hearts

Count the squares and triangles

Precise , predictable and predestined patterns

I love you from the moon and back patterns
Elrike uses the P of pa to describe me (in Afrikaans). These are not parenting characteristics, these are human characteristics and unfortunately not always present
PaPappa – Dad daddy
Prettig – Fun
Plesierig – Jolly
Praat saam – Talks with
I conclude with another pearl of the lecturer during the course I mentioned earlier. Economist’s tend to analyze and theorize and when asked an opinion the answer is often: on the one hand… but on the other hand. For the average Joe wanting a specific answer, this multiplicity of answers, does not help. Give me a one handed economist!
Maybe that is sometimes how our children feel, when our tiredness, moods or own agenda may lead to inconsistent parenting: give me a one handed parent!
Elrike lists 6 Bible verses, I quote 2
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22And over all these virtues put on love,
which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:14
Wonderlik!
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Dit is inderdaad uy belewnis gewees Anne
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Kosbaar – kosbaar verby!
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Dankie Tannie Frannie. Dit is soos jy dit beskryf
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Ek hoop jy raam dit en bewaar dit – kosbaar verby!
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Nog nie geraam nie maar is wel in bewaring – ook hier op die blog
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🎁🏆
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Sjoe, Elrike het haar pappa se kunssin geërf
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My susters beoefen albei die visuele kunste. Ek skilder hoogstens met woorde. Elrike het iets van albei gekry
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Nee jy skilder met daai kamera van jou ook
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Het glad nie gedink aan kamera toe ek opmerking gemaak het… dankie
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Pragtig…jy het voorwaar ‘n talentvolle dogter!
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Sy aard sekerlik na jou
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Abrie ek hou hiervan…. sommer baie. Voorwaar kosbaar…. en daardie woorde van die lektor is so “spot on.”
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Dankie dit was werklik spesiaal om dit te ontvang en daar is ‘n klomp half versteekte boodskappe op
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Abrie, whatever you lack in parenting skills you make up for with love. This is one of the sweetest things ever!! First, her pouring such love into it and second it’s meaning so much to you. If I were you I’d frame and hang it.
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Thanks Tina in a way I have framed it by blogging about it (it was a draft blog way back already). Unfortunately the black 🖤 has faded as it was drawn 3 years ago but I will keep your suggestion in mind
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If you frame with a glass front it will prevent further fading 😊. I would!
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Pa, jy mag maar jouself op die skouer klop, julle doen goed met hierdie kinderopvoeding-ding. Baie, baie goed.
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Dankie Una ek dink ons skep minstens memories
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Dankie Una dink nie jy is met helm gebore nie maar ek is bepaald lief vir my kinders en andersom
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Wonderful! I love the wrapping paper and can see why you’ve kept it. You could frame it and hang it as art on your wall, for it is truly art. Is she an artist today?
And what is that thing that is being built? A building or a bridge? Or something else?
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She is still at school but has art as a subject. But the wrapping paper wasn’t an art project which makes it even more special
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It is a bridge being built.
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Absoluut kosbaar Abrie.
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Inderdaad soos die advertensie destyds gesê het, priceless
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Did you daughter draw all the heart on the wrapping paper? Did you draw every section with different patterns? I would keep that paper forever also. That’s very impressive. 🙂
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Yes she drew all of it. Indeed amazing
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Was she hiding it when she was drawing?
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Yes I was not aware of it.
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Probably did it in the afternoons when I was at work.
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It was a very dedicated and thoughtful drawing.
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This is so beautiful Abrie and I agree that framing it will preserve it, even if you do not want to hang it on the wall. Your daughter has created this with so much love and so much thought, it is a true gem and so is she 🙂
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Thank you very much
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What wonderful paper. Your daughter has eal artistic talent
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I will convey the message 🙂
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I completely agree with Tina – frame it and hang it on your wall! Even if it stays in your heart forever, it will be a gem on your wall for others to love as well! It warms my heart and soul, Abrie – you are a very loving father –
And thank you also for teaching us some Afrikaans!
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Hi mystery lady thanks for the comment. I am certainly under blogging peer pressure as some of the Afrikaans bloggers echoed the framing sentiment. Regarding the Afrikaans, next time I will post a bilingual dictionary 🙂
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You are welcome – languages are always interesting. Especially when you can trace words back to their roots or to a common understanding.
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Great finds and very creative!
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Thank you Tatiana
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Outstanding selections for the challenge. You photographs are interesting to look at. The patterns are unique.
Isadora 😎
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Yes these patterns or combination of patters is certainly unique. Thank you for the visit
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So special 💖 I agree with Tina, frame it.
I wonder if my earlier comment didn’t go through.
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Thanks Amy I checked in the spam box but there wasn’t any of your comments (but three of other bloggers so thanks for asking)
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Thanks for checking. 🙂
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Amy’s right. This is beautiful. What a proud parent you must be. 🙂 🙂 Sorry I didn’t get here last week. It’s impossible to visit everyone.
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Thanks Jo, no problem and no need to feel restless about that 🙂
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Wonderful post, Abrie. Your daughters’ love is so touching. And I love this quote: An astronomer can predict exactly where a specific star will be in the night sky at 10pm. He cannot say the same about his daughter…
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Die geskenk papier is die mooiste mooi. Ek kan dink dat jy dit treasure.
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Ja dit moes regtig ure geneem het
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Lovely post about your daughter and patterns and being a teenagers father. It is easier to predict the stars than a teenager! I bet you’re a great dad.
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Hi Tammy really appreciate your words. I was fortunate enough to be “appointed” by my other (oldest) daughter to do her matric farewell dance photo shoot. https://abriejoubert.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/awww-nough-said/
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Very creative patterns!
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Thanks Tatiana it must have taken her hours
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