Train set

Posted on August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Diorama, Fun, History, Life, Steam, Steam train models, Toy trains, Trains4 Comments

It might look a bit of a jumble but this is hubbies train set. There is an oval of track with a spur onto a siding. We worked together to add a canal on one side, a very steep curved bridge ove the railway, some colliery buildings and lots of other bits and bobs. The buildings are either made from card or plastic, or little ornaments of buildings. I guess it’s like a little village. I think I built a tiny greenhouse.

Hubby has some bits of train that have been in their boxes for many years! I hope he liberates more of them.

Pattern again

Posted on August 1, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blogging, Cat, Design, Fun, Green, Pattern, Purple, Shapes, SpiralsLeave a comment

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I found this last night after posting about patterns yesterday. Clearly I have a thing about spirals and cats x.

I wasn’t trying for reality here, I enjoyed using these colours and the heavily patterned surface. This is about three years old.

I might do more of these. It depends if people like something quirky…..Right better get on and do some work.

Pattern

Posted on July 31, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Design, Drawing, Fun, Pattern, Play, Poem2 Comments

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Oh big eyes,

What eyes you have,

The better to see the pattern

Around and in you

Little trailing thoughts

Of spiders you chase

Of feathers you catch

Of fun you have.

Pattern and spirals

Mini mad thoughts

Play…

Summer Dream

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1982 to 1983, Art, Burial mound, Fun, Large picture, Memories, Oil painting, Painting, Standings tones, Summer dream2 Comments

One of my largest paintings, done between 1982 and 83.about five foot by four foot. The man is my hubby and the cat our old lady cat we had several years ago. The rest is completely from my imagination. I’ve always been interested in standing stones. It’s based neolithic burial sites. The foxgloves and poppies are about medicine in the past. I think we must have visited Devon or Wales, because of the waterfalls. It’s oil on canvas. No idea what the book is about. But he’s always reading!

Model trains….

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Engine, Fun, Humour, Layout, Model train, Playing with trains, Random, Released, Southern railway, Steam engine, Stored, Train tracks4 Comments

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My hubby collects n gauge and oo gauge model trains and has set up a layout to play with them. He knows that this is an 044 side tank M7, southern railway engine…. just from looking at a photo. He said its an old fashioned steam engine that was introduced in about 1964. I find it fascinating that steam engines are still being used across the world. Maybe they will be used for decades to come? His layout is basically an oval with a siding. When it’s set up I will add a photo. The layout had been stored with cobwebs and possibly a spider or two for the last few years, but we’ve decided to release it into the wild (of the garden shed). It is about to become friends with the hedgehogs and the stray cat. I hope it survives.

Going a bit ‘van gogh’

Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Drawing, Edited, Fun, Inspiration, Instagram, Mobile, News, Photo app, Photodirector, Sketching, Van gogh style2 Comments

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I looked at last night’s sketch and wondered what I could do to maybe tie it more together? I decided to use one of the style options in photodirector. This is a phone app that allows you to edit your photos and drawings and change their appearance.

I was very pleased with this. I definitely think it has a Van Gogh feel to it. Probably having the chair there with my easle on it adds to that feeling.

Triffids?

Posted on July 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Flower, Fun, Horror, Plants, Random, Sci fi, Short story, Triffids, Very short storyLeave a comment

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Don’t let it come close! It will swallow you whole. The woman screamed at me as I walked up the hill. I saw what she was pointing at in front of me. A giant swirl of leaves and tendrils.

What is it I asked her. But she was running in the other direction…

Then I noticed the thing was moving, it was edging towards me. I turned to run but there was another one. It had sneaked behind me when I wasn’t looking.

I jumped in fright, ducked and tripped. Falling and running at the same time, I twisted as the tendrils touched my coat, desperate not to let them touch my flesh.

A hand grabbed my shoulder and arm, it pulled me away from the plants.

You don’t want to let a Triffids get you. A man pushed me into his car. We drove away.

Now I’m in London, I still don’t know what’s going on. Hopefully I can find out?

Woody cat

Posted on July 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abandoned cat, Blogging, Cared for, Cat, Fun, Garden, Happy, Life, Love, Photos, Rescue catsLeave a comment

The abandoned cat who is virtually ours. He definitely has adopted us. He’s wheedled his way into our lives. He gets fed regularly, sleeps in a bed in a shed, and comes and sits on your lap when he feels like it. I will try and get his microchip altered. His owners went away and left him. He would be in the house, but I have two rescue cats already. I’m getting them vaccinated next week and then we can try and introduce them to each other. Things could get difficult.

I do love him, he’s worked his way into my heart. These photos of him were taken in the garden this afternoon.

Tree walk?

Posted on July 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Flying, Fun, Garden, Humour, Lead figure, Life, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Tiny figure2 Comments

She went for a walk in the trees.

Climbed up the branches to the twigs

Stood on high in airy splendour.

Caught up in crows feet,

She flew up to the chimney.

Stuck there in old mortar.

Then a Magpie saw her.

A short hop to his nest.

Now she’s unpacked

And admiring the gold and pearls

In his gaff.

He’s looking at me

Posted on July 24, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Claws, Fridge, Fun, Humour, Life, Owned, Paws, PhotoLeave a comment

Warning, discussing carnivore thoughts.

You know you are truly owned by a car when it sits on the fridge and stares at you. Where is my cat milk? It seems to say. Is it properly chilled? Not too cold, but just enough to cool the cat on a warm afternoon.

Is there roast chicken in the fridge for him. Delicately flavoured with just the right amount of jelly juices.

You know you are owned when the cat looks down at you, then puts his paw out and catches the shoulder of your tee shirt, claw holding firm and stopping you in your tracks.

If cats could speak what would they say? Probably feed me. Hold me, look after me. Sort out my litter tray, human.

What do we get for this care? Kneeding paws that turn to claws, licked boyyoms then they lick your hand, ew! But you can’t fight those eyes. Those staring eyes.

Mallaband-Brown

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