Saturday, 11 December 2010

Rubies




Jade 


Topaz.


I had a peaceful hour
restringing my broken bead necklaces.

'This is a carven flagon,' said Sara, 
arranging tendrils of the wreath about the mug.
'And this' - bending tenderly over the soap-dish 
and heaping it with roses -
'is purest alabaster encrusted with gems.'

from A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett


3 comments:

  1. I have a tumbler containing a necklace that has needed restringing for well over a year now. You have nudged me into action. It's a job that I keep putting off but which leaves satisfaction when done...........

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  2. Rich, rich colors of the season.

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