Water tales
Water has taught me more by its absence than by its access we too often take for granted. Just like there are ''hair tales'' or ''tooth tales'' I came up with from raising three boys, after 3 years of living in the House of Enchantments, where I suddenly felt a deep connection with these women and girls in Africa carrying jars of water on their heads, I came to see myself as a ''porteuse d'eau'' (water bearer) too... My house have the annoying features of having faucets that do not deliver hot water immediately. Hating to waste the running water while we wait for it to warm up, I came up with the system of filling up a pitcher in the kitchen sick and 2 plastic wastebins in my shower (that is how long it takes for the water to become warm !) so that I can use the water to water my bamboo plants, rose bushes and lemon tree. The week having been already intense just before this second bookend Full Moon of the month, I felt quite stressed...
