Beauty of form and function, a delicate hand made quilt
Beaute de forme autant que de fonction , un vieux patch fait main.
If you stand very quiet and stare at one spot for a long time you might see some of the Fey People dashing by :-)
and old mill grind stones, mandala like , heft and order in the world.
It is raining today, not not our habitual vapor fine rain, more like the "soak you in two seconds"
rain. Time to be brooding and do small and useful things...and to enjoy this superb cup of tea.
Later
Deux anciennes roues de moulins qui ressemblent a des mandalas : poids et order dans le monde.Il pleut aujourd'hui, pas la pluie fine habituelle, mais des cordes. Cest un bon jour pour rester a la maison et faire des petites choses utiles... et deguster cette merveilleuse tasse de the.A + tard
This is Wilburforce, a.k.a. Wilbur. Three years ago he took refuge in our garage for a rest. He was brutally emaciated, mangy, wounded, but so sweet and friendly, after a perfunctory search for his owners (he did not have a collar) we just adopted him. He is noble and beautiful and it breaks my heart that such a splendid gentleman of a dog should be mistreated. Since then, I have decided that I would never again buy a dog from a breeder or a pet shop, there are too many dogs that need help in shelters.
This is Boots (so called because he is nearly all black but for the white booties on his feet) he is a bit of a brat but so cuddly you cant hold it against him.
Meet Norman, a lab mix, he has beautiful eyes and the most laid back personality; the other two make his life interesting but you can tell he'd be just as happy napping on a fluffy cushion.
Here is my favorite monument, the Jefferson Memorial, unfortunatly the weather wasn't the best, but it is still lovely.
A botanical garden on our way to the museum.
Finely carved ivory artifacts.
porcelain, a gift from France, I think it might be Limoge. but what do I know?
And the architecture of the place is pretty stunning as well. 
