This and that

The top photo is of the piece of blanked I dyed using eucalyptus leaves, the black spot is where I unfortunately had a piece of metal rod holding it down. I wont do that again but I am so pleased with this piece.
I have finally managed to get my two folding books together, it took me a while to figure out how to put the two different signatures together but I rather like this fun book. the bird on the front cover is one of my lino cuts, except I used easy carve instead of lina as my arthritic hands dont like the lino.
Finally for a few minutes the sun came out and my lovely smoke bush is turning the most gorgeous golds so I had to take its photo.
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Still cold and rather overcast. John is away again today but I went in to the market this morning and bought a few herbs and I have planted them out, put together two pairs of earrings and made a yummy pumpkin soup using a few left over bits as well. (Last nights butter chicken sauce lifted it nicely)..
In the pot waiting to be taken out in a day or two a piece of silk I have used rubber bands to see what sort of shibori affect I can get, I am doing Jude Hills Sun moon and stars and thought I might get some star like or even moon looking bits, not blue but brown but that doesnt matter. Yesterday I bleached a moon shape in a piece of an old denim skirt.
So why do I feel blue? I have no real idea of what direction all of this is taking me, I suppose it is the weather and my aching joints but it is really annoying me and I need a walk.