prophet of bloom

it's been a big week.  I won't burden you with the details suffice it to say I was pleased to make it through and still be sm...

where i found a pile of mail which included a wonderful scarf from Hilde Blank in New Zealand handwoven polwarth wool, dyed with eucaly...

it has dawned on me that it is the first time since 1985 that i am living in a dwelling on my ownsome [note ownsome, not lonesome] ...

following on from the last post [ no pun intended - am aware it is Memorial Day in yesterdayland] i bundled a $4 silk ...

when we first came to live in South Australia in the early 1970s [yes, children, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and your mother...

i'm writing this post tucked into a comfy bed with a very dear friend [canine] sleeping at my feet while outside my beloved maples ar...