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+ + Last weekend my friend Nicola came to stay, while she was in the city to run some workshops. She introduced me to the work of potter Paul Melser. His very beautiful dishes are used in a local cafe here, Loretta, so I'd eaten from them before. I couldn't resist buying a piece for our kitchen. I chose this earthy bowl, because it made me think of smooth pebbles and porridge.

+ + Watercoloured is a small journal produced by my brother-in-law who is an artist and writer. I was pleased to contribute to the latest edition, with an essay about Shaker 'gift drawings' (you can see some of the artworks I wrote about here.)

I have an extra copy of the journal – would you like it? I'll package it up with some extra bits and bobs of the paper variety, and send it anywhere in the world. Just leave a comment below and I'll draw a name on Monday.