a tiny, suspended vessel for jewellery:
rings inside the bowl,
fine bracelets or necklaces to hang from the little 'horns'.



hoping to get my hands dirty again soon .  .    .





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a sandstorm from syria choked the island for three days
and everything was covered in a red blanket of dust

today we can breathe again, open the windows .  .     .










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summer was so good to us .  .     .

[ poitou-charentes/france ]

+

[ mykonos/greece ]





.  .   .  that now we can stare the routine more or less bravely in the face -
though there's a little girl with a knot of butterflies in her stomach;
back to school tomorrow .   .     . 













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contemplating the long summer ahead
+  a mobile of clay branches .  .     .







:  i'm sorry i'm not able to be here much these days,
    it's been a busy and difficult time 
    i just hope i don't lose the habit as
    i'm beginning to forget how it's done! (and why .  .   .  )   :









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after the thunderstorms

the scorching winds .  .   .

+

a little girl has joined our family

we don't know her name yet

but we love her, 

our teeny tiny niece/cousin !

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                 .     .         .      almost seaside weather   .         .      .     

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we're back from england
where we spent 10 days dismantling 
40 years' worth of memories
one of the hardest things to do
in terms of heart, 
especially saying goodbye to an old apple tree in bloom .   .       .











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