sweet home south australia

am home and have waded through two snowdrifts of mail

one very real

the other virtual

carried by e-pigeons

and now

there are several cats draped across me at various points

helping me type

there was a lot of stuff in the mail 

some delightful

other things a bit odd

for instance someone sent me a piece of cloth from a coat

said they'd "seen my book" and wanted advice on how to dye said garment

enclosed reply paid envelope for return of dyed sample

must try that ploy myself next time i need to consult a professional

some of the delights in the pile included

a beautiful hand-bound book [with ecoprint and embroidered cover] made by Judilee Fitzhugh

also a small apron and a patched fragment from SRI textiles

and another apron i had found at a brocante in La Rochelle

along with a box of stuff we'd posted home

a pile of gorgeous photos from Helen Lyon [visit her pages 'an archive' via the column at left]

and

[big smile from ear-to-ear]

my advance copy of Second Skin

thank you, Murdoch Books

and thank you Toyoko, my lovely friend and the wonderful designer of the book

who incidentally has a very nice website here