Oh er....! Today was a good 'un. Up early (okay, not so good. The humidity is making me very, very lethargic), jumped on the ol' mama chari, picked up Katie and headed up to out very first pottery class. Bit of a slog up the bastard hill (they never look as awful as they feel, do they?), but rewarded with stunning views and a distinct air of calm. Turns out there were only the three of us at this morning's class, plus Hatabe-san, Mrs Hatabe-san (I'm ashamed to say I've forgotten the lovely lady's name), and a couple of helpers/offspring/spare bodies.
We set to making tea cups (Japanese style, so no handles. Much easier for us novices), and between the soothing action of rolling out long ropes of clay, the faint smell of elephant coils/mediterranean herbs and the lovely iced tea and strange orange sweets bought to us mid way through, it was a fabulously relaxing way to ease oneself into a Thursday morning.
It was, therefore, a total bummer to have to go to work straight after.
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Just another reason I'm totally convinced we're soulmates...
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