Sitting in the open doorway of the garden room this afternoon, proofreading an essay, drinking tea, talking to the cats, who love to stroll in and out, listening to the birds (who are more than happy that the 24 hour downpour has now stopped). Here is the "stuff" on my oval mahogany pedestal table, (which I love), right now.....
- A Japanese Imari bowl - holding the remote control for the CD player
- Printoffs of academic papers
- A draft of my essay - which I will be glad to see the back of, now.
- My journal - to keep me company and provide an escape!
- Black gel pens
- Highlighter pens in an old pottery mug with the handle broken off
- My reading glasses - which I hate to admit I need nowadays.
- Sunglasses - we live in hope!
- A half-drunk cup of Assam tea
- Endless books - including Simon Jenkin's "1000 Best Churches" (an 'engine primer' for weekend church crawling), "Leaving a Trace" by Alexandra Johnson (more ideas for journal keeping)..and Dorothy Wordsworth's Illustrated Lakeland Journals.
Spanish classical guitar on the player, to remind me of the Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon
Tell me about your desk or table - what does it say about you today?
I love your tablescape! Mine will never be the stuff that pictures are taken of. Currently, I'm working at the kitchen table because the guys installing the AC have taken over the upstairs where my office is and I'm afraid of what kind of mess that they've added to what was already there. I'm sitting amongst the detritus of the end of one quarter's grading and the beginning of another's syllabi updating. Maybe if I'm lucky, I can squeeze in a day or two of fun before it is back to the grind. I remember how much I loved to see the end of some essays that I had to work on for my master's degree, Roz. Some seem to flow better than others but I'm sure that whatever you think of this one, it will be rozexcellent as usual!!
Dora
Posted by: Dora | Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 03:47