Dinotime

Posted on May 29, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged consumers, Dinosaur, Food, Fun, Gardening, Life, People, Plants, Shopping, Sore throat, ThingsLeave a comment

I went to a garden center a couple of days ago. It’s full of all sorts if stuff, a bit like temu in a big shed. To get to the plants you have to walk round lots of displays. There used to be a way through to avoid them but they’ve blocked the routes. If there was ever a fire I think we would be trapped. There’s jewellery, glass ware, pottery, clothes, shoes, houseplants, garden furniture and other stuff. Once you get to the plants there are a miriad of different garden plants (dinosaur included). I didn’t buy any as I need to sort my garden out first. On the way out we looked at toys and sweets and cakes. There were also three separate cafes/resteraunts. It was full of people, that’s where I think I caught this sore throat.

Still me

Posted on May 27, 2025 Posted in Fine Art, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Colour, Face, Fine Art, Painting, Parkinsons, self portrait, three counties entry4 Comments

My painting “still me” is finally finished. It’s a self portrait about the fact I have continued to create despite my health issues. My hands still shake but I concentrate and it’s not too bad. I don’t know what I will do if my Parkinsons gets worse. I don’t know how I will cope. But I will try to fight it and remain “still me”. I’ve just entered it to a local art exhibition.

Hand made trees

Posted on May 26, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Life, making, painted, Papier mache, penkhull mystery plays, staging, Story, Trees, WitchesLeave a comment

These are props we have previously made and used. These are bamboo and papier mache trees. We are going to repair them as they have been in storage for a few years. Part of the Penkhull Mystery Play this year is about two woodsmen who have been turned into trees by an evil witch. They want to be turned back after 20 years and need to get help from another witch to stop the first witch casting another spell on them. More to come….

Upside down/ sideways poppies.

Posted on May 24, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Black, Bright, Colourful, Gardening, Glowing, Green, Grey, Poppy, Red, reflected lightLeave a comment

I took this photo and realised that it’s been swivelled round somehow. I think is sideways or upside down. So it looks a little odd.

I also like the colours, red, green, pale grey and dark grey. And of course the black in the centre of the flowers, the colours are brilliant in the sunshine. The shapes give it an abstract feeling.

Deleted photos

Posted on May 23, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Art, Deleting, Life, Memory, Photos, Thinking, thousands, Time, WordPress, WordPress media libraryLeave a comment

I’ve got too many photos in my phone. It’s crept up to over 17000 and it’s hard to delete them. The personal ones are really hard to let go. I’m attached to so many of them. I’m not sure if I can wave them goodbye. They do hold me in the past. Tie me together like wrapping paper and string.

The WordPress account only allows a maximum amount of memory and I keep hitting 100 %, so every so often I delete pictures. If I can I remove the free photos from the free photo library, or blurry, not very good ones from my own pictures. I know it’s not what I want to do, but I can’t afford to take on a bigger package. Anyway that means some posts are now lacking images. But I try to delete as few as I can. X

My sad garden.

Posted on May 22, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Flowers, Gardening, Memory, Plants, pots, Spring, Summer, Thinking, Time, Wishing2 Comments

Normally by now I would be showing you beautiful photos of my garden, but I hardly go out the back door anymore. My hubby used to carry in bags of compost and I would refill pots with it and buy plants to fill them. But now I need help. I want to be sure I won’t fall or trip up! Must get some help. X

My colour sight…

Posted on May 22, 2025 Posted in Fine Art, Memories, UncategorizedTagged affected, Art, Blue, cataracts, Colour, Eyesight, Life, operation, Time, turquoise, VisionLeave a comment

Blue seems turquoise these days. My cataracts have shifted my colour vision. I see it in every television programme. I noticed it a few months ago. I had thought it was because a special new colour had been chosen on fashion grounds. But now I’m pretty certain it’s me. Hope it will be sorted out if and when I have an operation. At least I am in good company with the famous impressionist Claude Monet.

Finished?

Posted on May 21, 2025 Posted in Fine Art, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Covid, Fine Art, Finished, fringe, Hair, Life, Painting, self portraitLeave a comment

I had my hair cut on Monday so I added a fringe to my self portrait then I tidied up the chin. Finally I finished the painting on the right side of the portrait. My hair is still long as I grew it out during covid. Now I just have it trimmed occasionally. It’s slightly different to my usual style. The acrylics I used were not as opaque as I normally use so I think it looks more like a watercolour.

Lilac flowers

Posted on May 21, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Boys, Flowers, lilac blossom, Memories, Mother, previous burglary, Shock, shouted, swore, TeenagerLeave a comment

I’m not OK this afternoon. A bit shook up. I saw someone climbing up my garden gate through my side window, so I decided to confront them. I’m afraid I swore at them very loudly (along the lines of “What the EFF do you think you’re doing?” ). Then I realised it was a couple of teenage boys from the local school. They were shocked and so was I. They explained they were trying to get some of my white lilac for their mums which is about 8 foot up off the ground. I told them they should have asked permission. I explain it shook me up because we were burgled 18 months ago and caught burglars climbing over the gate… I still feel rough (high. BP). I let them get some flowers as I was also shocked by shouting at them! They were OK about the shouting and apologised to me.

Pictures

Posted on May 19, 2025 Posted in Cat, Fine Art, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Collection, Eclectic, Fine Art, Mantlepiece, Ornaments, Painting, Photos, PrintsLeave a comment

My walls are plastered with pictures. I don’t decorate because they are in the way. Some are my pieces but there are other artists work too. They include prints, photos, paintings and scraper board art. Then there are ornaments on the mantlepiece. I have what can only be called eclectic tastes. This was going to be a photo of one of my cats, but he moved!

Mallaband-Brown

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