nothing much...

...to say. 

this just appeared.

no kidding.

i am working,

pulled out a cutting mat, set it up, 

and there it was.

 i wanted to show you my new journal

 and the bag i put it in

 and on the other side of the table i saw this

 there are a four circle sheets from st. armond

 and this amazing journal

mohawk superfine pages, 

case paper cover

 seeing, sometimes it's so rich

even the dishes

 touching, sometimes

 learning, in this case to use flash 

to capture the fugitive greens

 oh, the endbands

do you make endbands?

i can't wait to use this

almost everytime i go someplace,

start something new, 

beads appear.

~~~

blue oatmeal story, because i was asked.

i was a student, dyeing at home on old sheeting

with rit dyes, layering color, shibori when it was tie dye,

subtle when subtle was OUT.

aluminum pan for cooking the dyeing cloth

(you can see where this is going)

in the morning i made oatmeal

served it.

bleary eyed, not believing, i realized the truth about NOT 

dyeing in kitchen pots.

rit blue oatmeal.

poison, maybe. i learned my lesson.