My bat mitzvah student is a lovely, thoughtful child, and working with her is a pleasure. BUT - did I mention that she has a puppy? She has a lovely puppy! A PUPPY! How good does it get?!
In other news, the Torah has had a very long, unbroken, run of Good Quill Days. I modified my quill-cutting technique very slightly a little while ago, and I think that perhaps I have finally Got It - the ability to cut a highly satisfactory quill almost every time. This makes me feel good - especially when I can rattle off a column in four hours and still have time for teabreaks. Bad Quill - ten hours for one column. Good Quill - just glides over the klaf and letters pour out of it, and four hours later there's a lovely column.
MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm.
In other news, the Torah has had a very long, unbroken, run of Good Quill Days. I modified my quill-cutting technique very slightly a little while ago, and I think that perhaps I have finally Got It - the ability to cut a highly satisfactory quill almost every time. This makes me feel good - especially when I can rattle off a column in four hours and still have time for teabreaks. Bad Quill - ten hours for one column. Good Quill - just glides over the klaf and letters pour out of it, and four hours later there's a lovely column.
MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm.