maybe 10 things from this week

I'm not very good at counting but we'll see how the photos go. This week has been busy with:
dyeing for a new project - this was phase 1 which turned out to be too crimson, so it's all soaking in the next dye-bath

there was a full moon

it rained

Henry had a cuddle while his cage was being cleaned out - he also had a new do and a manicure which he bore with great patience and fortitude (sterling qualities in a guinea pig)

 Kind Dog made a most excellent beef and mushroom pie, with his sublime rough puff pastry (you'll be pleased to know he has a light hand with pastry - much lighter than mine)

I did the first draft of a spreadsheet for my thesis and the next draft of the second half of chapter one.

pondering turning 50 soon, I experimented with a new avatar photo

we proved we can be cheerful even at the prospect of going to the local shopping mall (in search of more soda ash for the dye-bath)

And I bravely fought off the office virus (no photos of this you'll be again pleased to hear). I woke up on Thursday with a sore throat, barbed wire chest and feeling vile. So I rugged up, took lots of low-level antidotes such as throat gargle, Vit C, tea and panadol and slept all afternoon. Dinner in bed (thanks to KD) and I woke up yesterday feeling much better.

There was also pavement treasure

and for my 10th thing I will leave you with a glimpse of a non-yet properly conceptualised project that has been gently percolating along in the studio. I have no idea what it will be but it's soothing to paint an eggshell or two on the way through.