Food for the body, food for the soul..

It was Omar Khayyam who said,

"If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft, And from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left, Sell one, and with the dole Buy hyacinths to feed thy soul."

 Dan Jones has chosen to buy carrots instead perhaps to nourish his soul which may be a little affected by recent events, I do hope that Dan, they did not turn to ashes in your mouth (a not so private joke, England lost the cricket, called "the Ashes", this summer to Australia).

Thanks Dan,

Thank you Svyatoslav.

Svyatoslav from the far off land of Belarus, city of Minsk has sent timely wishes for the Lunar New year, the year of the horse. This looks like one of those sturdy Prezwalski horses that roam the steppes! I love the colouration and the strong lines. Thank you Slava.

Cherry blossom time.

Well at least in the southern reaches of Japan where Fumiko lives they are anticipating the snowstorm of blossoms so redolent with meaning for all Japanese.
The character made with delicate cut paper (Kirigami, an art that Fumiko is a master of) says Sakura or cherry blossom in English. The card was accompanied with a lovely delicate little notepad with it's own envelope and all in a decorated envelope.

Thank you Fumiko!

How should I like to be..

Under the bridges of Paris.... etc,
Two cards to stir the wanderlust from Valerie who visited l'Australie 22 years ago. Well a lot of water has flowed under the bridges since then but we would welcome her back anytime!

Thank you Valerie.

A timely reminder...

Feeling every one of my years and staring down the barrel of old age, what do I get from Carol in San Diego but this cheery card! (just kidding).

Give her recent obsession with roses, she is forgiven for the helpful advice.
Thanks Carol. (And Karma the nibbling cockatiel)

Horsing around with characters!

Thank you Mayumi for this fantastic New Year's card, oh how I wish the alphabet lent itself to this kind of manipulation, very clever!

Thank you Mayumi.

I like your stripes!

Kasia has sent me a zebra full of goodness, if there were an opposite box to Pandora's, this would fit in it! Thank you Kasia.