shepherd's purse

shepherd's purse
growing as high
as my hip pocket

another from A Dictionary of Haiku

Here is the Suomi Celebration range of tableware by Rosenthal, decorated by the wonderful trio Atelier LZC from February 2006. The grey and gilt design is the humble shepherd's purse plant, some consider this a weed but I love the heart-shaped seed pods.

I saw this range in a magazine last year and I have been looking for it ever since. A little research shows the Suomi range was created by the Finnish designer Timo Sarpaneva, winning a design medal in 1976 and to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the iconic design, Suomi Celebration was created. Good to read the history, especially about the year of my birth.














































A fine breakfast smoothie from innocent, yoghurt, oats, raspberries & blueberries