the birds have vanished in the sky

and now the last cloud drains away

we sit together, the mountain and I

until only the mountain remains.

Li Po

I have decided to start a new kesa. I am busy collecting scraps of old Japanese kimonos and other fabrics to sew a nine stripes Funzoe kesa with toyama (distant mountains). This will be for all of us. I will keep the memory and presence of Anu ( a wonderful woman, writer and friend who passed away a few weeks ago) in my mind during the task.