chai break

Good design makes everything more enjoyable even the daily tea break.

ediable paisleys

Don't these look delicious, one even has peacock feathers on it, I wonder if they made it for me?

byron bay

end of night;
cool bay mist, white,
wraps itself around the lighthouse
that leans over the cape,
watching...

champagne streaks of day collect
in their outstretched hands
the remnants of night,
scattering to the breeze
the lingering drops
of darkness, who splash,
salt-scented, into morning.

Gulls run at the waters edge,
pushing back the tide with
tiny webbed feet,
squawking their triumph,
yet chased by stubborn waves
that need to land while morning lasts.

The long, hot Byron day
breathes deeply,
inhaling the caravan of aching city life;
exhaling it, grateful, onto white sands
under palms whose leaves, like
hundreds of lazy knives,
slice through the cares of a thousand miles away,
whispering,
"stay...
stay"

This poem is by Braja, my friend who once lived in Byron but now lives in India, she is an excellent writer and won an award for this poem.I have her in the blogs that I follow, check her out!

gorgeous lights

I was looking for some groovy lights for my kitchen when I came across these, although not suitable for the kitchen they were good enough to share here.

My God with the peacock feather (of course)

My dressing of Lord Krishna's form for last Sunday, funny I love peacocks and He always wears a peacock feather. Lotuses have come into season here so He is adorned with lotus buds. I painted gopi dots designs on His body and face with paisleys as well!

cushions

My hubby doesn't quite understand my love for cushions but he is finally coming around, he even chose a couple on our last cushion hunt although he does stick with the stripes. These are some from my files that I love, not all of which are available in our local stores, oh well...

the blue city

I would like to ask the people of Jodhpur in India the contact details of their colour consultant, seriously though the Indians ability to choose and combine colours is amazing as evident by these pics and the pics in the post below.