Lavender Distillery, Azienda Agricola Casa Lanzarotti, 2012

After the pit is sealed, it's filled with steam, which enters into the plants and releases their essential oils. The steam cools off along a serpentine of pipes and in the end the essential oils rise to the top of the water, where they can be tapped and bottled.

“He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. But he who understands also loves, notices, sees… . The more knowledge is inherent in a thing, the greater the love… . Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes. 

-Paracelsus (with thanks to Love Dog)

Paracelsus: the retail experience.

A new story online

It's called "Creep" and it's at Literary Orphans.

This one is at least 40% true. I will tell you which 40% if you want to know.

It's nice that Literary Orphans pairs photos with the stories. This is the first time a story of mine has been illustrated since the Stone Soup story which I illustrated myself at age 13.

Italy, 2012

Train, Bergen to Oslo, 2012