Damn it, Michelle, I thought I had gotten a little control of my adoration, tamped it down just enough not to have it occur to me unbidden here and there through the days--and then you have to publish this! Now I'm lost again.

To speak with less hyperbole, this is the kind of artist's practice and perception and insight that I really treasure in your work. You wrote a piece quite a while back about the challenge of seeing the thing you were describing instead of your own description of it--I recall that you used clouds as your example--that became part of me, not only in terms of my relationship to things but to people, too.

You've laid a finger on something that I've not quite articulated within myself about how I want to work, and I'm grateful, as always.

By the way, I enjoyed the line "practically half way to Kureshi"! You do enjoy your tea.