Clare Gaylard Glass 

We liked the graffiti that morphed landmarks, the Scott Monument as a rocket and the dinosaurs as a bridge, I shall have to check which one... At the Fringe, amongst other things we were lucky enough to catch 'Anatomy of a Piano' by Will Pickvance:, 'The physical, emotional and spiritual anatomy of the piano..' which took place in a Victorian anatomy theatre. A lyrical, skilled and hilarious performance. Followed by a serendipitous visit to the Da Vinci anatomy exhibition at Holyrood Palace.

The Da Vinci was stunnng, lyrical and also shocking. This opened book of uniquely skilful and enlightened work and theory has spent much of its five hundred years or so in private collections, hidden from the eyes and minds that might have brought the contents into mainstream use.

We seem to have got a special 'back-to-school' batch of fortune-cookies, mine was definately the best. The poor kids got worthy, motivational injunctions like: 'Believe to Achieve' and 'Climb Every Mountain' and felt it was overkill..

The door in question has to be the one to my sadly-neglected workshop after a full house and a full-on schedule for six weeks of summer. Looking forward to it, nearly there.

Rosselyn Chapel - the beauty is in embracing the hectic richness of detail - rarely a hardship for me.  An ornate jewellery box with intriguingly jumbled contents. Da Vinci code and Flying Butresses.

A rabbit warren, an Aladdin's cave, a Tardis and a treasure-chest of childhood memories.

. www.thehamiltiontoycollection.co.uk

I am still working through a Blue&White jag, in this grey, so-called summer so for relief here are some of my photos from Thailand. Apparently boats from China used broken china as ballast and so the thrifty, artistic Thais took re-cycling to a glorious artform on their temples.