linguistic estrangement

Apparently I've been living in Germany for too long.

As I was typing up this blip I suddenly found my hands frozen above the keyboard, unable to remember a word. (The word was pestle.)
My brain was supplying me with the German translation, but refused to release the English word.

Granted, it's early in the morning and I'm handicapped by lack of caffeine. Still... it's sad.


In the picture: various mediums, pigments, mortar & pestle