Someone asked the question recently here or on flickr about whether I had managed to obtain any new smooth stones to work with so I thought I would start the first installment in the stone diary.
The first stones to arrive were from the very wonderful Pat. She sent two stones that her daughter collected from Girl Scout camp (Comstock) at
Cayuga Lake by her lovely daughter.
Very soon after that I received a lovely parcel that was kind of beaten up by the journey from Elizabeth in Denmark.
According to Elizabeth :"The stones came from Als and the stones with a hole came from Langeland."
The two stones in the left upper corner are from Pat and the others from Elizabeth.
Next the postman with the very strong back brought us a large parcel from Lisa with treasures from the British Isles. LIsa and her son Ishi go out rock hunting almost every day. I am so very jealous. This parcel was wrapped so beautifully and included some really lovely surprises for me and the 3 kitties.
I just adore Marcel the very special poisson and each of the kittens has a new lou,lou & Oscar ribbon. And as if that wasn't enough she sent me a wedding bird ( she is now wed just over one month to the handsome Adam who has yet to be unveiled on flickr). The bird was made by the ever talented Nicole in case you didn't recognize it.
Last delivery was a box that again was a little damaged by travel and for which the postman handed it to my daughter saying " This is much heavier than it looks".
She just smiled. It is from the sweet Maiz and her two adorable sons who worked really hard to make sure the stones were very clean. They did a remarkable job. Another amazing fact is that she just had to step out into her LA backyard rock heap to find these treasures. Again I find myself feeling just a little jealous.
Maiz sent a lovely letter including pictures of her sons having a great time cleaning the stones in the sink.
I have already covered a few of these stones but I haven't had a chance to photograph them yet.
There you have it the first installment of the stone diaries. Thanks so much to Pat, Elizabeth, Lisa and Maiz for supplying my very serious stone habit. I can't wait to share what I make with these treasures.