Currently Imagining: Jaipur

Well, well, well. What a morning. I was quite tired after staying up to watch the Red Sox sweep the World Series (and drinking a bit too much champagne) last night. We also watched a few idiots down near Fenway topple a car and antagonize the horseback police. And then to hear discussion about "Would they really give up Mr Mike Lowell for, of all people, A-Rod?" (please, no).
I pressed "snooze" seeing that my Palm (also my alarm clock) had posted a little note that it had updated its self for daylight savings time. Smart little palm. Then Sasso got up and realized that it was not 9, but 10. Apparently my Palm did not get the memo that daylight savings time was pushed back a week this year because of an energy bill.
Since I am a bit behind today I thought I'd write about what I'm working on now. There will be a pattern based on the city of Jaipur released in a few weeks. It's all about kite racing and emeralds and blue + white pottery and the pink city. One big resource for this coming pattern was the book "Rajastan" by Pauline van Lynden. An absolutely beautiful book filled with amazing photos of texture, textiles, architecture and more. I first ordered the book I thought I'd take a look and send it back, it was $65 after all. But once I laid eyes on it I knew it was going to stay on my studio's bookshelf. On Pauline's website I see that she is working on a book about the South of India. I can't wait for that, I'm sure it will be just as great as "Rajastan".