Sore shoulder

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Health, Illness, Insurance, Life, Luck, NHS, Pain, Shoulder, Thinking3 Comments

It’s been about six weeks now since I think I hurt my shoulder. The doctors agreed I needed physios they sent me a letter to book an appointment. But there are no appointments. I’m still in pain and no further forward. I wonder if things will ever get back to normal (shoulder and life). I think it’s partly to do with tension. I haven’t got depressed but I seem to always be hunching my shoulders up. I might try and get to yoga again if it starts up again.

When I think about it though I can manage, I have been managing. What about all the people who never get treatment. Who live in poverty in rich and poor countries where health treatment is based on expensive insurance that doesn’t cover existing health issues. I know how lucky I am.

Cat in a basket

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Basket, Blogging, Cat, Curled up, Humour, Photo, Sleepy, Tired, Washing basket, Wet, Yawn2 Comments

Our boy cat likes to sleep anywhere enclosed, like boxes or behind curtains, when he got in the old washing basket where we keep shopping bags, that was OK… That was in the quiet of the bathroom. But hubby wants a shower so he’s bought the cat and the basket into the living room so the cat doesn’t get wet! He was fast asleep so had one huge yawn, not he’s curled up and gone back to sleep! (the cat not hubby!)

Storm Francis

Posted on August 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Blowing a gale, Gale force, Life, Rain, Storm, Trees, Water, Weather, Wet, Wind2 Comments

The storm has been winding round our house all day. Trees bending, wind moaning through the gap in our badly sealed kitchen window. Gusts over 50 miles an hour. The fence is collapsing, the hanging baskets are skittering about, too heavy to take down from their brackets. I will wait and see what damage results from the storm. Meanwhile its blowing across the whole country, an unusually low pressure system for this time of year is tearing at the leaves on the trees. There will be trees blown over, heavy seas, gusting winds. Not fit for man or dog! Torrential rain falling and flooding towns and villages. Not fun. X

Apples

Posted on August 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Apple, Blogging, Eden, Fruit, Life, Photo, Royal galaLeave a comment

Tasty apple for lunch. There is also a saying, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But why an apple in Eden? The Bible was written in the countries like Judaea which were roman provinces. The tree of life did not have a specific fruit. It didn’t say what it was in the bible. The fruit didn’t get named until later. So Apples are not evil (never thought they were). Of course you then have stories like Snow white who bit a poisoned apple and could only be revived by the kiss of a Prince. But that wasn’t the apples fault! Anyway there are lots of varieties of apples, this one was a Royal gala which was very tasty.

Now email problems!

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Annoyed, Blogging, Changes, Email, Frustrated, Irritated, Life, Why?Leave a comment

Had an email this morning. Because my email is in someone else’s platform I have to download an app or something so it still works in a few weeks. Why? Because I’ve chosen to run the email address this way I’m not bombarded with adverts and junk. I don’t want to lose my email address so I guess I must comply. But it’s irritating. Why can’t they leave things alone. If you can’t email me soon you will know why!

Tea set

Posted on August 24, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Antiques, China, China clay, Clay, Design, Life, Pottery, Tea set4 Comments

Bone China tea set my friend is getting rid of. I’m going to try and find someone who wants it. I think another friend will have it.

Bone China was manufactured by potters who wanted to find a substitute for porcelain that came from China. It took several years to find a formula that produced thin, strong, translucent pots. It contained clay from the China clay quarries in Cornwall, calcined bone and flint (heated and ground to break them down into a fine powder). The bone gives off phosphorus which adds to the strength of the bone china. You end up with a material half way between pottery and glass. This fine white china was then beautifully decorated with hand painted flowers, fruit and landscapes.

I’m sure there is far more to say on this subject. But that’s enough for now.

Green papaya seafood salad

Posted on August 24, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Food, Home cooked, Papaya salad, Sawadee Thai taste, Tasty, Thai foodLeave a comment

Went out for a belated birthday meal, everywhere has been shut down for months except for takeaways.

We had simple starters including small vegetable spring rolls, chicken wings, small spare ribs, satay chicken and chicken dumplings. Then I had a papaya seafood salad. It was delicious, spicy, lime and lemony, mixed green papaya and shredded carrot and sliced tomato and cucumber and other vegetables. Also a pile of spicy noodles and beansprouts, broccoli and other veg. The seafood were large king prawns, squid, and mussels. So tasty. Good prices too. Not to expensive, all cooked fresh.

Tonight was busy, I don’t think I’ve seen so many people in there for ages but it was worth the wait.

Fish patterns,

Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Design, Drawing, Fish, Handwriting, Life, Pattern, Permanent markers, SketchLeave a comment

Fish drawing in permanent inks. Patterns in the water, scale patterns on the fish. I left the edges blank but I think it might look better if I add more or crop the image closer in. I do know I have a style of drawing. When you move your hands it follows a certain pattern, I sometimes try and fight the way I do things, but if I imagine something it usually comes out similar each time. Faces generally look left, three quarter faces look towards the right. Horses heads look left. I think it’s because I’m right handed? Maybe it is because I draw left to right, the same as writing?

still confused

Posted on August 24, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Confused, dazed, Digital drawing, Face, Help, Learning, Maze, Poem, Poetry4 Comments

Learning WordPress again

learning what to click and what not.

Finding out that route doesn’t work

going round in

circles

ever decreasing ones.

like a fish in a whirlpool

caught up in the flow

cant break free

cant see

a way

out of

this

maze

Tree spirits

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Autumn, Colour, Design, Faces, Life, Painting, People, Spirits, Tree spiritsLeave a comment

Acrylic on canvas

I keep finding old photos of paintings that I have done over the years. This was called tree spirits and went to a lovely couple who had fallen in love with it. Those that follow my blog know I love pattern and shapes. My favourite shape is the spiral. I don’t know why… But curving round and twisting, leaves shading the faces. I want to do more like this.

Mallaband-Brown

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