orienting myself to boro

while navigating my way to the airport and trying to avoid toll roads as well as Melbourne's zero tolerance speed cams

i chanced upon Tombo, in High Street, Northcote

it's a rather lovely store full of delicious oriental treasures

including several large

indigo boro pieces

i also found an exquisite Indian box

just the right size for my tide of pearl buttons

and justified its purchase

of course i need that box

so i can fill it with buttons

and photograph it for my next book

good thing there was space in my Brown Bag