I told my young man that Adele at Nepal Bazaar is having a clearance sale as she prepares to sell the business.
"In that case," he said, "would you go up there and see if she's got any smoky dragons left?"
What he meant was the incense burner that always sat on the counter of the shop. It was made in the shape of a column with a dragon coiled round it, and the incense smoke came out of the dragon's mouth.
Sadly, she had none left - but she did show me the manuscript of her new book, Fairies!, with some gorgeous illustrations. She also said that her book about dreams is now out in three different formats, hardback, paperback, and something special for the West Coast of America. "They must have different dreams there," she said, "fuelled with different substances...."
Saturday, 2 July 2011
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