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can you see him between the middle posts – yes a real life pheasant from Pheasant Wood who came out to say hello.

Also a huge thank you to Jean Gabriel Masson and his family for their hospitality and letting me stay at their home for the last few days.  It has been wonderful and I especially loved Jersey, Cotton and Bamboo the three cats who were so beautiful.  I am loving Fromelles.

Debby

Oh what a lovely day today.  A bus tour of Aussies www.backroadstouring.com (and a Kiwi in there I suspect)  came to decorate some crosses.  I found out that some people were knitting poppies on cruise ships coming over to Gallipoli.  There are lots of knitted poppies  everywhere here at the moment especially at the commemorative services.  So I had a good old Aussie chat with a great bunch of people.  Thanks Nic, Tony and Co for stopping by and helping with my project.  Safe onward journey.

Debby

Forever joined as allies through the events of 1914 to 1915, France and Australia have a shared history.  This cross by Hubert is in commemoration of our shared history and a blessing for continued friendships between our two communities.

Debby

“Known Unto God” There is some comfort in these words as they are now written on numerous headstones throughout France where in the First World War it was impossible to identify the millions of dead in the battlefields on France.  Whilst doing research for my project Once Lost, Never Forgotten  I have discovered that the words were chosen by the English Poet Rudyard Kipling who lost a son in the early years of the War and was appointed to the Imperial War Graves Commission as a literary advisor. He also chose the words for Lutyen’s Stone Of Remembrance – “Their Name Liveth For Evermore”. Research is from the book ‘Remembering Fromelles”‘ CWGC Publishing.

Today I added some underglaze colour to poppies.  It is always an unknown when working with different clay but we shall see.

And the plaster slabs supplied by Jean Pierre are working well to dry out the clay.

Debby

Some more crosses were being made today for a memorial garden in Fromelles.  Jerry is part of a Tour De France Bicycling group on his way to Belgium.  (I hope I understood this correctly) Thanks for stopping in and playing with clay today. Jerry’s cross had a poppy and the stars of the southern cross adorned on it. I am looking forward to seeing more visitors at the Studio soon.

kind regards

Debby

This picture is by Mullumbimby artist John Walters.  It has been raining and flooding near Mullumbimby Australia which is my home town.  But apparently the sun is out now so I thought I would show my Fromelles friends a picture of where I come from.

Google translate: Cette image est de Mullumbimby artiste John Walters. Il a plu et l’inondation près de Mullumbimby Australie, qui est ma ville natale. Mais apparemment, le soleil est sorti maintenant si je pensais que je montrer à mes amis Fromelles une photo de l’endroit où je viens

Debby xxx

Please drop in and say hello.  Even if I can’t speak French I would love to meet you and encourage you to play with some clay with me.

Beinvenue

Debby

I have a bit of a sore throat today lucky I bought a stock of cough lollies from home smile emoticon .  And I am thanking Brigitte – bless her. Look what she brought me today. I was really cold today for some reason and then she turned up at the studio with hot vegetable soup and accessories. I have no idea how she knew I wasn’t feeling too good because I hadn’t said a word. You have no idea how hot vegetable soup warms you right down to your soul when you are cold. It was delicious. Merci Merci Merci Brigitte.