Woody the cat

Posted on November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Animals, Cat, Cats protection league, Found cat, Lost and found cats in stoke on trent, Lost cat, StaffordshireLeave a comment

I’m still worried about Woody, the cat that has taken up residence in our garden summerhouse. We’ve now contacted the Cats protection league and they are going to put him on their page for a couple of weeks. As I explained we tried bringing him in but it upset the other cats, plus they won’t let me take them to the vets so they have not been fully inoculated. They don’t go out, and he can’t come in.

Anyway I sent them photos of him and wrote:

Here is a photo of Woody. He’s very friendly and quite big. He’s always mooching round our garden and now the weather’s getting colder he sleeps in a cat tree base in our summerhouse. We think he might have been abandoned. Regards

Christine

Fall

Posted on November 10, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Fall, Hurt, injury, Life, Pain, Sore, Trip hazard4 Comments

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I’ve just had a bad fall, tripped over a box of hubbys train bits in the bathroom. Hurt a finger, my elbow my knee and twisted my back. He shouted at me and called me stupid. He’s gone to buy a hot water bottle for my back (I’ve got a bag of frozen sweet corn on it at the moment). One minute I was going to get a wash, the next I flew through the air and landed heavily on the bathroom floor.

It’s an hour later. I’ve got gel painkiller on my back and the hot water bottle. I’m OK leaning backwards but then hard to lean forward again….

I’m fed up.

Spiders webs….

Posted on November 9, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Frogs, Gardening, Life, Nature, Slugs, Spiders, Squirrel, Winter3 Comments

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Now the winter is starting there are less of these about. Spiders are probably finding quiet corners to hibernate. So what to do….? Spiders catch all sorts of creepy crawlies, keeping pests down without using pesticides and insecticides. Hopefully your garden finds a balance.

Recently we found frogs in the garden. They eat slugs and insects.

The only other incomers are a couple of squirrels but they do like digging up spring bulbs and planting walnuts and pinching bird food. But they are lovely so I wouldn’t do anything about them!

Exhibition ends tomorrow

Posted on November 9, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylics, Art, Artists, Brampton museum, Design, Life, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Orme Group, Paintings, Water coloursLeave a comment

It’s amazing how fast a month goes. The last day of the Orme Group’s show at the Brampton museum and art gallery in Newcastle-under-Lyme is tomorrow. Sunday 10th of November 2019. The paintings are in the corridor as you turn left at reception. So if you haven’t been and you would like to see what we get up to on a cold and wet Sunday, nows your chance.

There is a good selection of artists and ainting there. Maybe you will also find an early Christmas present. Maybe even have a walk round the grounds and have a look at the autumn leaves if there are any left on the trees.

It’s not Bonfire night!

Posted on November 9, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bangs, Bonfire night, Cats, Fireworks, NoiseLeave a comment

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And yet, fireworks are going off outside. I feel so sorry for the stray cat living outside in our shed. I hope he’s tucked up out of the cold in the cat box we got him. We tried letting him into the house today because it’s so cold, but our cats objected strongly. They started yowling at him. And as they won’t let me take them to the vets to be inoculated I dare not let him stay inside.

It’s not good to have half an hour of loud fireworks. It’s even scaring the cats inside.

And yet in one country at least they have introduced silent fireworks. Surely we should do the same.

Fun with photos

Posted on November 9, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Design, Fun, Life, Painting, photo editor, Photos, TechnologyLeave a comment

I like playing with photos, and why not? These were manipulated in the photo editor on my phone.

I like the way they almost look like x-ray images. With a slight 3d effect. I want to get photoshop again, see what’s new. Learn more, find out things I don’t know.

Necklace

Posted on November 9, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Glass, Imagination, Jewellery, necklace, Working2 Comments

One of my glass pieces. I didn’t have room to put them on the stall today. They are quite chunky so I’ve done some smaller pieces which are going to have rings put on them to hang off chains, laces, or ribbons.

Being creative is hard work, but I enjoy it too much to be bothered about that. I just keep doing things. I wonder whether I can continue for a few more years?

Stall set up

Posted on November 9, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Artist, Busy, Cards, Craft fair, Life, Painting, Tired6 Comments

I couldn’t fit all my pictures onto the stall today, but I got most of them on, plus some prints.

I got up at 7.40 but dispite trying to be there at 8.30 it was after 9 before I got there….ice to scrape off the car and then slow traffic. I’m lucky it didn’t snow, it was forecast!

The village hall is an old school and we were in the main room. Lots of crafts and charity stalls. I won a few things in the raffle and tombola. We finished about two and then it was time to pack up and try and fit all my paintings in my boxes, that’s an art in itself.

Craft fair news

Posted on November 8, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Baubles, Christmas, Craft fair, Design, Frost, More to do, Paintings, Ribbon2 Comments

Finished tree decorations…. I think they are OK. I’ve tried to make them festive. I’ve attached ribbons so they can hang off a tree. Well I will be trying to sell them at the craft fair I’m doing in the morning…. More to do.. I’m trying to do a painting of Frost. I’ve used lots of metallic paint, I think it’s in need of more detail though. _20191108_220603

Pallette peel

Posted on November 8, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Design, Fun, Metallic, Paint, Painting, Pallette, PatternLeave a comment

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Acrylic paint peeled out of the tub I use to mix my paint. This is the underside. Yes I do like using bright colours. Also metallic shades. There is something about shiny paint that enthralls me..

IMG_20191108_184612 and you can make interesting bright patterns that could be used on things like phone and tablet covers. All it takes is rotating the images and joining them together. Bright and breezy x.

Mallaband-Brown

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