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Octopus week in the dark...

So, this week is octopus week...

No, not to eat. Oh no. 

Sucking noises as multi-limbed sea monsters find their way 

into human intestines - not my favourite tune...

But symbolically speaking, 

I try to multiply my arms to accommodate 

the juggling challenges that life throws you sometimes...

It is all good: interesting work, boys home from school on half-term break, 

more work, new exciting projects in the pipeline...

Still, a lot, and all at once.

So I take a break, stop to smell the roses a little. 

Or, in my case, allow myself the time to take a few photos.

Bloggable ones, preferably.

But no, there is no light anywhere.

All photos turn out a mushy grey, a grainy, bleak bla-ha.

Outside, the rain continues, as if paid by the drop...

A HUGE thank you for all your incredibly kind and encouraging words after my last post.

I feel very touched by your kindness and cannot emphasise 

enough how much your words mean to me.

As I have no time to visit you all "in person" to thank you at the moment, 

let these brightly coloured flowers be my greeting of gratitude to you all.

Thank you!

Helena

(Some cheap glasses made into colour-injecting tea light holders, by glueing 

paper-resembling fabric onto the glasses with découpage glue.)