Happy New Year

Goodness, it's January 5th already.   High time to get back into the studio.

Our flight in the silver bird on Christmas Eve took us to Singapore.   Will invited us 

to join him over Christmas.  He was working, Senior First Officer on the flight crew.  

How could we say 'no'?!!   

It was hot and humid, lovely.    Singapore is amazingly clean and well organised, 

even with the one hour tropical rainfall in the afternoon.  

   the seeds made themselves tidy in this drain cover

an artificial Christmas tree

along side lush greenery

it had to be done - a Gin Sling at Raffles, then walking

through the discarded peanut shells on the floor

the city at night - all very Blade Runner

and a special treat - did they know I was coming?

exhibition of Indian Textiles for Export to the East 1400-1900

block printing from Gujarat - drawn and painted,

resist and mordant dyed cloth from the Coromandel Coast

And so, after three days the silver bird flew us home in time

for New Year's celebrations.  Nic, Will and little Ben joined us.

Much eating, laughing and playing games, plus walks on

the beach, well wrapped up.   Building sandcastles and

making dams.  Back home for a warming soup.