speechless...

I just can't find words to describe what I felt when I opened the box Gayle sent me... Box that has been given by her husband... a treasure chest of a cigar box... inside it, a very old beaded pouch to add to my collection, a vintage African comb, a very old photo (ambrotype?), a bone carved pendant (not on the photo, on my voodoo necklace now!) and some salve she made with the red oil she made this summer ( my hands are thankful... the weather and the clay are not kind to them). Thank you so much Gayle... Mille mercis du fond du coeur...
There was another package to open.. and again... I lost my ability to talk... this was from Alek... Pieces of wood... Carobe, vine, cypress (I'm addicted to its smell now), olive wood ... and pebbles ... and an antique porcelain door knob... and some Greek paper ephemera... and an olive wood bowl... and a cast of an olive branch to use with my clay... and a charm for my voodoo necklace... this charm started as a custom order and then Alek decided it would be better as a gift... ευχαριστώ Alek ;) Thank you so much... Mille mercis à toi aussi! Make sure to check her etsy shop : infinity stop

These are in my etsy shop... they have been high fired and I will have some more high fired pieces in the coming weeks... I always preferred high firing but only learned last week that the place where I fire my stuff is offering that option...