#47 and #48

I do tend to function on a slightly feast or famine basis. There was that initial flurry of posts and then it's been slim pickings.  At least in terms of live posts so to speak!  After a reasonably sedate first week, life got very very busy, even without the festivals.  You can read about the wonderful reasons for the busyness and excitement here.  Lots of this has been a tad terrifying, taking me well and truly beyond my comfort zone.  Looking forward to reading my Daring Greatly book and getting some first hand opportunities to really go with that feeling of vulnerability.Tomorrow we begin our next Colourful Journey tour.  Most of the travellers have gathered here at the Courtyard Hotel and are raring to go.  Some have already exercised those spending mucscles ready for the rest of the trip.  Good to see.  Tomorrow morning we leave the relative comforts and safety of Kathmandu for the very different feel of Janakpur where we visit the Mithila Art Centre there.  The journey begins.Necklaces #47 and #48 are two more Wendy/ Samunnat collaborations.  The first uses our lovely khet ko gara beads in the Avocado shade.  (I sound like a bead saleswoman already!) The design of these beads is inspired by the terraced fields of rice that abound here. The avocado shades are more subdued and are modelled here by gorgeous Kopila.  The second is in the monsoon shades which are vibrant and electric greens, and Man Kumari is wearing this mala.La, read the Colourful Journey post and I hope I can post en route.