18 February, 2005

I woke up this morning (and forgive me if this has started turning into the blog of Johnny Morris) to absolute wonderment. My mouth fell open, two Greenfinches were bombing around the lawn! I am amazed at what a gentle tweak of seed can do to the bird world. I just can't imagine what may be coming next......I don't even want to think about it!

Actually, when I did wake up my first thoughts were of Shaker Makers and plaster of Paris. I don't know why, but I had the scent of the stuff under my nose. Puzzling. It brought back a giant wave (is it safe to say that yet) of nostalgia and I nearly sneezed such was its potency.

It made me think of my youth when I tried to form Beatrix Potter characters from rubber moulds. Mrs Tiggwinkle was never supposed to resemble John Merrick but with small pots of paint she was an absolute treasure. I wonder what happened to my work? Lost now I suppose, rotted down like all matter. She probably lies buried in a landfill site with two decades of household waste and hard core above her, giving off noxious fumes no doubt.

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