Walking

Posted on November 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Countryside, Forest, Lost, Moss, Setting sun, Track, Tree moss, Walking, Wooded pathLeave a comment

I like a wooded track to walk along, away from roads and fumes, especially if its a link between two places I want to get to and from. But strangely I don’t like to walk in woodland. I worry I will get lost. I’ve walked around some places and lost track of where we were. I even tried looking for the moss on the side of the trees to see if I could decide which way was north! Luckily the sun came out so I could tell which way was west, then I saw a way marker! I can’t imagine going to somewhere in a wood in the countryside and finding my way out! You can tell I’m nervous of it because of the number of exclamation marks I’ve used!

But a gentle walk along a wooded path in the town? That’s fine… Funny how different things affect different people.

Drawing to scale

Posted on November 27, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Circles, Curves, Difficult, Drawing, Illustration, Plan drawing?, Sketch, Time piece, Watch2 Comments

Oh I wish I’d done technical drawing at school. I’d know how to draw perfect circles and how to indicate cross sections. Yes I can draw around things, like this watch, but the line is very wobbly, then I wanted to draw an inner circle, but again its approximately a circle….. I’m a bit disappointed to be honest. I must find out if there is a particular template I can buy. If I’m going to learn, I need the right equipment. Another thing I need to invest in, and maybe an illustrated guide to technical drawing?

Hanging basket tomatoes

Posted on November 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Autumn, Food, Gardening, Gtting cold, Hanging basket plants, Home grown, Plants, TomatoesLeave a comment

A handful of tomatoes from our hanging basket. I wasn’t expecting to find anything. It’s almost the end of November. I guess the expected frosts haven’t really arrived yet so they have survived through the darkening days. I don’t know if they will ripen, I will have to wait and see.

Cat to vet

Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bald, Boy cat, Buster collar, Cat, Fleas, Medicine, Scratching, vetsLeave a comment

My boy cat has another bald spot. Turns out it may be an allergy. I took his buster collar off a week ago because his skin had got better. But over the last couple if days he’s been washing and licking more. It’s probably because the abandoned cat that comes in for an hour at night might have bought some ‘little friends’ in with him… I’m going to get our boy some more treatment and another spray. It’s worrying, because we have too much stuff in the house with all my art supplies and things. Maybe I haven’t done a good enough spray? None of my other cats have had problems in the past so all this is new to me. I’m hoping it can be sorted out soon…..

Sad today

Posted on November 27, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Lonely, Memories, Quiet, Sad, Staying home, Staying in, Thinking, Time2 Comments

Oh, I don’t know what is wrong with me, I just feel sad. I’m fed up with things, the cat has got another appointment at the vets. I think I need to see them too! My shoulder aches, although the exercises I’m doing really are helping. I just want to talk to someone new, or an old friend, but I don’t want to bother them with my worries. I find myself staying indoors, keeping myself to myself, ignoring my hubby who comes up with grandiose ideas and I can’t keep up with him. Anyway enough moaning… Take care everyone. Have a good weekend.

Fog, what Fog?

Posted on November 27, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Life, Looking out, Photo, Scene, View, Window, WindowsillLeave a comment

It was meant to be foggy this morning. I was looking forward to going out to take photos in the mist… But it didn’t arrive! Instead I took an ‘atmospheric’ photo of the cat on the windowledge. There’s a teatowel on the wooden chest that I use when I’m painting.

I’ve seen lots of misty photos over the last few days, so I hope I’ll be able to get some interesting images… We shall see.

Goodnight

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Goodnight, Locks, Night, Poem, Poetry, Refresh, Rest, Sleep, TiredLeave a comment

Cats have eaten

Ones gone out

He likes outside

Too much

The others curl

In warmth

By radiators

Or next to heaters

Feeling the warmth

Bedtime

Check the doors

Lock the windows

Turn out the lights

Sleep under these eaves

Rest and refresh

Goodnight all.

Still growing

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Ballerina, Colours, Flowers, Fushias, Gardening, Hanging basket, Life, Outdoor, Petals, PrettyLeave a comment

Fushia plant in a hanging basket, reaching up to the sky. My Fushias seem to last through the winter (you can buy standard Fushias that can be grown as hedging plants) I love the way the buds swell and their petal skirts swirl out, some are called ballerina among other varieties. I love the mixes of colour you get from pale pinks to dee magenta. The shapes from plain petals to billowing folds. You can get all sorts of flowers for summer but Fushias are at the top of my list.

The DVD is out!

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Comedy, DVD, Film, Fun, Horror, Humanus, Humour, Video, ZombeLeave a comment

Humanus, the film we are extras in, has been released. Its a comedy, musical, romance, mystery, horror, zombie movie. Made by members of inter-theatre last year, it stars people of different abilities and including Niel Baldwin (Nello) who was the subject of the BBCs ‘Marvellous’ film.

I don’t know if it’s out on general release but it did win some awards at a film festival. If you want to look it up its called Humanus, directed by Steve Mitchell.

When cooking in a double oven…

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Arribiata sauce, Confused, Double oven, Food, Life, Salmon, Tasty, Thirty minutes, Uncooked, Waiting8 Comments

Make sure you switch the correct oven on!

My salmon in Arribiata sauce is still cold… Half an hour of heating the top oven, while the salmon sat getting slightly warm in the bottom one! Oh my days… I thought I was a bit tired, I even checked the oven was on and could hear the gas, but I can’t bend over very well so I can’t see the flames in the bottom oven… Grr! Oh well I guess I will enjoy it more when it’s done.

Mallaband-Brown

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