"It is almost as if the decline of the idea of eternity
coincided with the increasing aversion
to sustained effort."
- Paul Valery

Too often I forget the back-story of the throw-away: "hand made".
(Fair Trade,
Organic,grain-fed,
locally sourced,
Unique, Authentic)

We're trying very hard to be good these days and to return to right values -
I've got to keep before me the journey of the piece and
the labor, expertise and generations that constitute its existence.
c - working on getting it, starting with blocks