Clomicalm and Blind

 To be honest, this week's been a bit fraught.

The blog's mascot:

 as opposed to The Dog of the Year as below:

has been exhibiting highly strung behaviours:

including incessant barking and extreme separation anxiety.

Related to his 90% vision impairment.

 I've had to medicate.

I am bit sad.

I'll keep you posted.

Has anyone got any tips?

I think I am beyond the scented aromatherapy collar the

Vet's assistant told me about. Pity.

 In buoyant news, I've zhu'zhu'd up the chalkface.

 Popping these large tissue paper pom-pom fleurs

around the ridges.

 I've had my niece in Flora's Atelier to sit an

impromptu shoot.

 She does what she is told.

 That red and blue piece below is a ring in.

A Paris Kyne no less.

I am excited to have a millinery masterpiece in the House.

Made under extreme conditions, remember the Mystery Box

Milliners' Challenge?

Completed in a couple of hours no less.

 There's been no famine, it's been a feast this weekend.

I flew by the seat of my pants, without a recipe in tow and

conjured up this hazelnut and pear tart.

Don't panic, it's easy, packet puff pastry underneath.

Cream together eggs, butter and hazelnuts, dash of vanilla, spread on the

baked blind pastry sheet and decorate with peeled and cored pears.

It looks nice.

Dust with icing sugar.

Inspired by Paris' sculpting transformations

I was driven to dig out

Ok Ja Choi's hand-woven saffron dyed silk.

Ok Ja is a National Treasure artist.

You've met Ok Ja before.

She works exclusively with silk and natural dyes: safflowers and indigo.

a free form sculpted rose.

 I'll let you know what becomes of its loveliness.

 

 Stay tranquil, now.