Some pics from Vietnam

UnfortunatelyI didnt do the trip.... but another family member did and here are a few of the photos that appealed to me personally

detail of a table leg

This is a table that belonged to my fathers parents.
it was black
30 years ago i got some caustic soda/lye and cleaned it up and then applied a coat of matt Estapol.......as one did in those days !!
the black is still left in the grain.
i think i need to feed it a bit of wood food again

Gum flower pics

a not very good pic of a dead gum flower.
Mary Gibbs inspiration
I have an old old book of hers which i love

All that glitters is some sort of gold

a soap i did to test something!!