A wise companion.

{One too many.}

Omar likes to follow me around the house. From lounge room to bedroom to bathroom to kitchen, he follows me. Often a few paces behind, near to my side as if glued there, a very vocal companion is my Siamese cat.

Post trip to the dentist, to have plaque scraped from the teeth (my teeth, not my cat's), he desires me to make myself comfortable not by the computer but in the warmer room where the washing hangs by the bar heater. Autumn is nearing and we are making cosy nooks in every room of the house. Blankets have come out of cupboards and herbal teas are prepared and enjoyed in the evening where once we feasted upon pineapple pieces. Farewell summer, here comes autumn.

And so I must obey, for he protests loudly, and arrange my limbs in a cross-legged position on the couch with springs that lie on the floor. There I can cut out future collage pieces as he sits in a tight ball formation on my lap.

Tomorrow those wooden animals with an appetite for zines are to be removed from the cabinet they have called home for the month of February. We’ll unpin the two large drawings and box up our animals for the journey home. It is always best to have something new simmering quietly on the stove when an exhibition draws to a close. A night spent cutting out tricky paper forms is just what I need. My Omar, he is wise.

{It really was true, you could, for a time, count upon the kindness of strangers.}

(Today's collaged photochrome lands show you Niagara Falls, as seen from the Canadian side, and Sinaia, Romania. The tree house was the Crown Prince Charles of Hohenzollern's hideaway near to the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains... as that was some time ago, new inhabitants have since moved in.)

(To all those seeking to continue your journey from the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, how does the Arctic region sound to you? Louise has a new zine out, Before it's too late, and it features seals in repose. What sight could possibly be better? You'll find it available both here and here. Those first in my find themselves rewarded with a little something extra.)

(To all those dear souls who shared their neighbourly woes and grumbles, thank you. To Brydie especially, the news of a possible six month lease is sweet music to the ears.)

Comments

[lisa s]

tis nice to have a fuzzy shadow, no?

i love the feeling of clean teeth - just hate being at the dentist!

[Andrea Tachezy]

Love your cats and love your cabinet! Wold like to see it in real.

[the sapient pig]

Ahhh. Your lovely blog. Are you aware that it compliments the wait for a Chicken Chow Mein splendidly? Perhaps it should be a suggestion on the menu, or over the phone when they tell you how long it will be.

"It might take up to an hour tonight are you ok with that?"

"Mmmmmm"

"May we suggest that during your wait you peruse the lovely artworks and words that exist high up in the trees?"

"Will it stave off my hunger and inspire and delight me at the same time?"

"We believe it will."

[Tiffany]

Awww...Omar sounds like the most delightful companion! My sister always had Siamese cats and wow they were a noisy bunch, but I always loved walking into her house and receiving that welcoming chorus of "Mroooooeeewwww" from them - it was like they were begging you to "Come in...sit down...put your feet up...pay attention to me!" :^)

[cd&m]

Love these collaged photochromes!

[julie]

I rather love that treehouse!! what a perfect habitat - and welcome autumn :)..enjoy those nooks which i also love to build. xxx

[Jenni]

These collaged photochromes are amazing, esp. that last one. Ah, those trees!

[amisha]

i really love these new collages g. getting ready for autumn sounds so cozy! hope you are having a wonderful weekend...
xox

[Sophie]

Love the new collages, grache.

[renee]

Blankets have come out of cupboards and herbal teas are prepared ...

i love how that sounds.

p.s. the collages are enchanting!

[cruststation]

Beautiful collages (especially the bottom one). A night spent cutting out tricky paper forms is often therapeutic...farewell summer, hello autumn? that always have a way of surprising me every time I think of your part of the world.

[comfies]

all so beautiful gracia!