Je ne regrette rien

…but apologies for the long absence from here. Intend to do better. Back up and running. Abientot, Rachel (just back from France!)

Before even the oil and crushed black peppercorns i’m dribbling

Happy New Year

Up Berwick Law with a thermos and ecstatically moist cake.

Cornwall Christmas Pebbles

Civilisation = Sherry, books, naps and gentle meanderings.

The satisfaction of ordered rows about to be sewn

One sheet of Bockingford. The most elegant piece of wearable paper.

New

My home is improved. Brightened. Entering the forest in the hall feels like walking into a book.

Discovery

Spent so long gazing and aching and harking back that i nearly spent the night here.

Edinburgh’s Radical Book Fair – November

Genius Leith pupils rise to the challenge of using chairs as desks, and creating books with no words, images or marks. Very inspiring, both ways.

Norway: Iceberg Opera

Much enthused for Oslo 2010 Science Conference. Anticipate an icy installation using the domestic glass.

Norway: Happy Birthday

After the profound intensity of Grid Iron’s Tryst (chug chug, mouth organ, sawdust, love, loss, pearls) I commemorate in Scorpionic fashion. Highlight of the day is Stavanger Canning Museum.