Etched Behind Eyelids | April 2018
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30.04.2018
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A sunny afternoon at Winterbourne over a bottle of elderflower Fentimans and a flapjack. It rained for most of Ed’s spring school holidays, but this was a rare moment of sunshine when we went for a walk together.
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One benefit of all the rain is the moody afternoon light at home. We’re west facing but the light was so even and diffused it was like north light.
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Cherry blossom and new stationery.
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My first attempt in years at pressing and preserving flowers.
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The magnolia at Packwood on the way home from Earlswood nurseries with herbs for the balcony and a packet of cat grass seeds for Minou.
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As I stand facing west in a darkened room at sundown, playing my violin, my neighbour across the way stands facing east, performing his evening prayers. I love living in a city. I love seeing and hearing life lived out around me. We all have our own rituals, habits and routines. I don’t believe in a god or organised religion, but I’ve always loved music and it has been the backbone and bookends of my days ever since I was a child in the same way that religion is to other people.
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Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology is a book I’ve wanted to read for a while now. I reserved it at the library but it took 6 weeks to come through, and then when I went in to pick it up there were no members of staff around for me to speak to. Eventually I gave up waiting and walked to Waterstones to buy a copy instead. So much of fantasy, science fiction, computer games and open-source software naming is influenced by Norse myths, so I’ve been curious to read more about them as I’m interested in all of those things. Neil Gaiman is a writer I like, though I haven’t yet read much of his back catalogue. I’m enjoying reading this one. It’s beautifully written.
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My rebranded packaging for delivering wedding films. Navy blue button envelopes by Razzle Dazzle Rose, thank you notes by Nullipress and recycled silk by Good Karma Llama.