Titirangi tidbits

every morning i walk to class past a beautiful magnolia

today there were bees queued up around the block

waiting to feast on the flowers [it's clearly the coolest bee cafe around]

 when i arrive i read this

[i think the bees have read it too]

in the evenings i take a walk somewhere

preferably barefoot [no snakes, remember?]

we've been making zero-waste dresses

to have something substantial on which to practice bundling

before we dye the celebration dresses

here they are, immaculate [ie spot free]

but that will change

 we spend some time talking about how pots might influence colour

and then

 

on the first day everybody fended for themselves at lunchtime

but i was missing the convivial sharing of food

[we don't have a Chloe or a Violette here, i may have mentioned this before]

so on the second day

everybody brought in the vegetable of their choice

[and some folks also brought bread and delicious plums]

we cooked a splendid soup in the lovely pot that Renee brought

and then today

from the leftover vegetables

i made a curry while the class was busily sewing

we had it with a "deconstructed" beetroot raita

and it was jolly good, though i say it myself

+

tomorrow

we are having lentil soup

yum

yum