Oh dear. I have the flu! I can't have the flu! I have a thesis to write, shops to update, and friends to feed and entertain over the weekend! Not to mention shopping, cleaning, and mailing to do.
The Gods hate me. Gah.
I caught it from Cisco, of course, and it's a pain. Today we were planning to go to the belated launch party for the book there in the picture (buy it!), published by my fantastic ex-supervisor (and Cisco's current one) Alan Williams. He's also very ruggedly handsome. So, um, yeah. Cisco is thinking of inviting him to be his Godfather (Best Man), which would be nice. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be doing PhDs, or have scholarships, which is what is allowing us to get married in the first place. So, it would be very appropriate.
While going to Portugal made us ill and very tired, it also gave us the opportunity to renew our dinner set, and we flew back with twelve plates in our bags. They are supermarket bought, but special nonetheless - they are printed with motifs taken from Lenços de Namorados (Sweetheart Scarves, I guess). The beautiful image there is a photo I stole (obrigada) from the lovely Rosa Pomar. These are now antiques, and priced as such. They are all beautifully embroidered, with little verses, flowers and birds, and usually very much misspelt, which only adds to the charm. They were made by peasant girls and given to their boyfriends at the turn of the last century, who would wear them as acceptance of their love (or not, if they were interested in another.) They tell stories of loved ones that are sailing the seas, or in the army somewhere, and of sending their love in the wings of little birds, or keys to their hearts.
They're really quite lovely! Must pick up more items from the set during Christmas, I guess.
Oh what rotten luck, hope you soon feel better.
Posted by: carolyn | December 03, 2006 at 03:26 PM