Marlies’s Creative Universe is ‘Sammelsurium’ German for hodge-podge of subjects. I call myself a renaissance woman and a “Jill of all trades”. I truly live in my own universe. My interests are all over the place and I just can’t help myself sharing my discoveries and what I have learned with others. Don’t hesitate to explore them all and don’t forget let me know what you think.

A summary of my best photos taken in May 2013 during my daily walks around Oathill Lake in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. … Continue reading →
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In 2006 I came across an article about ‘Anger’ in the ‘Health’N Vitality’ magazine #39 I strongly resonated with it that I created a collage as my way of presenting the information. You can use Anger both destructively and constructively. … Continue reading →
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In 2006 I came across this article about ‘Anger’ in the ‘Health’N Vitality’ magazine #39 I strongly resonated with it. This collage is my way of presenting the information. To read the information and tips on how to deal with … Continue reading →
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So, your kids love playing with Lego blocks and you wonder if there is another way to play with them? Yes, there is! I came across this simple Lego Game Board idea and created my own version by making a few changes … Continue reading -›
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The universal June numerology forecast indicates that this month you will have more vitality than in May and will have strong creative urges… Read the rest for the #3 below. The number information in italics is for the current month’s … Read more »
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Sometimes you want to try out software before you buy it, or you pick it because you don’t want to buy software, but regardless of the reason there are 3 main things to pay attention to when installing with free software. Download … [Read more]
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I was making some envelopes when I realized that I could do it much easier without a lot of calculations and depending on the original picture size I could make a perfect envelope just about any time. Revised Simple Envelope … Continue reading -›
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I don’t know where this originated, but I came across my Facebook stream today. Credit goes to Angie Soper from Facebook. I am all in favor of drinking water, but that was not always so. I fondly remember drinking Coke … Continue reading →
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October 21/2008: our Sunday afternoon outing took us to the ‘York Redoubt’ in Halifax, Nova Scotia. York Redoubt was the heart of the defenses protecting the outer harbour approaches to Halifax. It is currently a national historic site of Canada. “Your Redoubt … Continue reading →
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Spring is slow to arrive in Eastern Canada this year. But towards the end of April there are definite signs of spring coming to Oathill Lake. … Continue reading →
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