IKEA’s Pressa Hanging Dryer Surprise…

Along with chocolate-filled heart-shaped cookies, a box of delicious tea and other sundries.

My friend Joanne shipped a surprise box to me a few days ago and look what was inside.

An Octopus with 8 folding arms and 16 clips – a hanging dryer called Pressa from IKEA.

Look how perfectly it holds my handknit socks. It even matches my bathroom tile.

Thank you for the lovely gifts, Joanne. A fun surprise.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured

How something feels.  Or looks like it feels.  That’s what I teach the kids at school as texture is one of the art elements.   Sometimes we rub a crayon on paper to capture texture, like the bottom of our shoes.   Perused the WPC posts for inspiration and a lot of ancient stone walls, Roman ruins were possibilities from the archives.  Murphy the airedale’s coat came to mind.  I was in the Croatian files last night and found something from the Zagreb Fish Market.  Then saw the breakfast roll.  Remembering how Matthew went to the bakery and brought it back.  Difficult to edit myself this late evening.   Decided to add the poll today as I would for the Keep or Pitch blog (on temporary hiatus)  Cast a vote– which photo exemplifies the  Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured ?  


Adriatic harvest.

Bumpy top breakfast roll.