One wet Saturday

I've been watching some interesting TV about the China silk trail..(as I use much natural silk product that comes from the region). It is amazing the difficulties historically encountered. Apparently, the reason a camel can survive such huge journeys across such harsh and dry conditions is because when they encounter an oasis, they can consume over 60 litres of water in ten minutes...I now have a huge appreciation of the silk products we take so much for granted. They have been hard fought over many hundreds of years. It's been a nice way to spend one wet Saturday.