Driving badly

Posted on September 28, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Apologies, Blue lights, bright sunlight, Car, Driving, Fear, Glare, Police, Shock, Upset6 Comments

Tired and shaking. Had a lovely day rehearsing for Middleport next weekend. I needed some decaff coffee and drove up to tescos. Got my shopping. The sun was low as I pulled out of the garage forecourt. There was a car coming but I had time. I swear it sped up and I had to quickly pull out of it’s way…. It was a police car! Blue lights flashing. I pulled over apologising profusely. I was shaking with shock because Parkinsons gets worse when you are stressed. I have no driving offences and the last time I was stopped was for an indicator not working 20 years ago! I will never do that again. The policewoman drove me home while her colleague followed. Now I’m worried I might lose my licence as they have to report it to the DVLA. I feel like a complete idiot… Don’t put yourself at risk. Make sure you have enough time to pull out and don’t forget to give way! Big lesson learnt.

Dracula

Posted on September 27, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, ArtRage app, Band of sketchers, Dark, Dracula, Life, October, Prompt, SketchingLeave a comment

Band of sketchers prompt, I decided to do something a bit dark and scary as it’s almost October. As usual using my Artrage app… Just a doodle.

The other boy

Posted on September 27, 2025 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bed, Bedtime, Black and white cat, Cat, Cats, Life, Sleeping, Space, sprawling, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

One small boy cat

One small girl kitty

One huge

He’s big

He takes up space

Sprawling across the bed

No room for me

I don’t want to shove him

But I want my bed.

He jumps off

Then my little girl cat

Jumps up

And sticks in her claws!

Thinking again.

Posted on September 26, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Anxiety, Box, Fear, Hope, inequality, inhumanity, Life, Pandora, Sad, Society, Thinking, World, Worried1 Comment

I’m better off than the majority of the people in the world. I have food and water and shelter and reasonable health. I don’t live in a war zone. But I’m worried about the world, so much horror and anxiety. Will things ever get better or must we all be stuck in a morass of hate filled argument and anger? Something might give, but all I can see is more of the same. I am not generally a pessimist and it may be my feelings are simply a reflection of what’s going on in my own life. However I can wish for better times, even if its unlikely to happen in the near future. I think we are in the Pandoras box situation? We still have hope.

A bit better

Posted on September 25, 2025 Posted in Cat, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, endings, Flowers, infinite, Poem, Poetry, Sadness, Tuxedo cat3 Comments

He looks like a kitten

Out in the sunshine

Flowers surround him

Lion hearted kitty

So full of life

But now in shadow.

Cats should be infinite

Beings of magic

Limitless

But as they say

*all good cats must come to an end”

Nine lives almost used up.

I can’t believe he will be gone.

Cat situation

Posted on September 24, 2025 Posted in Cat, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, heart failure, nuzzling, Purring, rescue cat, Sad, Sleeping5 Comments

My Cat is not well. He has heart failure. He’s on medication but is off his food. Just got to look after him. He’s lost weight, not in any pain. He sat on my chest for an hour this afternoon, purring, nuzzling my hand, but I can see he’s deteriorating. I think I might have to take him back to the vets tomorrow.

I’ve had him for 8 years as a rescue cat, so I don’t know his actual age. He’s so loving. I will miss him deeply when he goes.

Solstice

Posted on September 23, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, ArtRage app, Digital drawing, Drawing, Life, Pyramids, Sketching, SolsticeLeave a comment

Another bandofsketchers prompt “Solstice” drawn in the Artrage app. I wanted to draw stonehenge but I couldn’t get the shapes right, so my solstice is set in Egypt.

Getting old

Posted on September 22, 2025 Posted in Cat, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Food, Heart, Life, Medicine, rescue cat, Sad, thin, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

My old boy cat is getting thin. He is on medication for his heart, but that seems to be making him thinner. I don’t know his actual age because he was a rescue cat about 8 years ago. I didn’t find out his age then but he was fully grown. I’m having to accept he won’t be around for much longer. I’m giving him him lots of treats. He’s getting small meals but as often as he wants. I can’t make him eat but I can try and tempt him. At least he can sit in the sun if he wants.

This evenings sky

Posted on September 22, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Blue, Colours, Glowing, Life, Memory, Orange, Pink, Purple, Silhouette, Sunset, Yellow2 Comments

The sky was so clear tonight, the shades and colours were so subtle. Blue, then purple, pink, orange and yellow. The trees silhouetted against the light. It was glowing and I could really see the colours for a change. I realise how much my sight has improved with every new vista. I’m hoping it continues and nothing goes wrong. It was glorious.

Wet

Posted on September 21, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, ArtRage app, Digital art, Drawing, Landscape, Life, Rain, Sketching, Stylus, Water, WetLeave a comment

Another #bandofsketchers prompt was wet, after taking a photo of rain on my window I decided to try and interpret it as a digital sketch using Artrage app. I usually finger paint but as I wanted more control I used my stylus.