leave of absence

I will return from warmer climes at the end of August.

my mother's suitcase from under the bed

salutation for a monday and the beginning of a new week

maintain life and growth

This summer seems to have been more about travel, food, sharing and friends, than about art. Not a bad thing and I've been blessed with some corking breakfasts, lunches, teas and suppers. Here are a handful.

an example to be imitated

I'm making a poster for the Advice to Sink in Slowly project...and I suspect that these prints of embroidered textiles - found in a book lent to me by one of my MA students - will provide inspiration. More soon.

a number of animals kept together

Watching Birds, James Fisher, Pelican Books, 1940.

words that never get used… but which ought to be

Cassell's English Dictionary

daily small risks IV

Fast cars and racing drivers, July 2008