Indoor and outdoor cats

Posted on July 24, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Black and White cats, Cat, Cats, Friendly, Fun, Garden, Indoor, Keeping cool, OutdoorLeave a comment

Seamus (top) on the bookcase at the top of the stairs keeping cool.

Gracie (middle) on the bed, in the shade

And welcoming Woody (bottom). He’s a cat that keeps coming in our garden, he’s not ours but does get fed, however he’s twice as big as our indoor cars, and well fed so I think he’s one of those cats that make a living visiting people and as he’s very friendly we let him. There are other cats that come in the garden but they don’t get fed.

I make sure to wash my hands if I stroke the outdoor cat incase he has any illnesses.

Why Woody? He likes sitting in the garden and it’s full of trees.

The invisible man takes a bath….

Posted on July 23, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Fun, Humour, Invisible man, Invisible?, Poem, Poetry, Sci fi2 Comments

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The invisible man took a bath

Cleaned his toes

Washed his nose.

Washed behind his ears

Under his brows.

The invisible man

Dripped water

Everywhere

In the bathroom

After his shower.

The invisible man

Tried to shave.

He was brave.

Invisible blood

Everywhere!

Mug

Posted on July 23, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blue, Colour, Design, Flowers, Fun, Painting ideas, Pretty, Willow patternLeave a comment

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Random influences.

This burleigh ware blue mug. I’m thinking of painting a blue flowery pattern on a small canvas. Not sure yet and it’s not going to be a copy of this but just something pretty.

Then I want to do a few small paintings based on sections of the willow pattern design. I’ve done a few of these before.

Reds and greens…

Posted on July 23, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Cadmium red light, Dahlia, Dragons eye, Fun, Hot, New paint, Poppy, Tiny painting, Tired, WipsLeave a comment

Hmmm, so I got a strong red from the shop and decided to overoaint the poppy. Then I attacked what I think is a dahlia… In that one I really think I need to look at a real one. The third picture is my attempt at a dragons eye.. Don’t know why? The fourth just is, but I’m not sure what yet. Each need taming. Green might be OK. We will see….

#faceapp

Posted on July 18, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #notfaceapp, Faceapp, Facebook, Fun, Humour, Information, Internet, Life, Photo2 Comments

You might have seen or heard about the #faceapp doing the rounds on Facebook.

When I saw it I took the trouble of looking for the link because sometimes you can just input a photo to one of these ‘games’ and it will do whatever it does to change your image.

The results I’d seen looked quite sophisticated digitally and the results looked realistic making people look quite old. But why would I want to look at me as old… I’m already getting there thanks, add thirty or forty years to my face and it might not exist anymore! I didn’t want to post a skull staring back at me.

The app is one that you download and I thought, I don’t want to give away my image and information so I didn’t bother.

However I then found #notfaceapp on Facebook. A few people were posting their own images that they had done themselves. A sort of DIY faceapp. And some were just as they are, no alteration, and others had added props….

So here is my addition. As I said in the post this is with no flattering smoothing filter…

Want to see it?

Books

Posted on July 16, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Analogue, Books, Fun, Humour, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, WordsLeave a comment

Oh books, you tomes of wisdom,

your cracked pages full of age,

paperback and hardback,

album and autobiography.

You change my mind, change my thoughts,

help me to learn, help me to see.

Books hold knowledge, and deceit.

Not all knowledge is truth,

Sometimes it’s misinformed,

or misinformation.

But I’d rather have a book than a computer……

Books are analogue.

Cherished Chimneys

Posted on July 16, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Beautiful, Ceramics, Cherished Chimneys, Chimney, Fun, Life, Longport, Pottery, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

I finally got into Cherished Chimneys in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent. Its an Aladdins cave of Chimney pots. Small, short, long, tall, fluted, straight, curved. Dark, light, terracotta, superb ceramics. The shop restores chimneys for buildings where the original pots have been lost, but also sells to the public who use them as ornamental sculptures and flower pots in their gardens. It’s worth taking a look if you are ever passing.

A madness of baskets

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Colour, Environment, Flowers, Fun, Garden, Growing, Growing more colourful, Hanging baskets, LifeLeave a comment

A roar of colour, even in late evening light. The triffids have arrived, my hanging baskets are blooming lovely and are growing blousier by the day.

It happens every year, they are not fully grown when I get them, but add water and they burst into life. Plants that I didn’t know were in them are staring to flower, fushias and long trailing pelargoniums. A profusion of colour. I’m probably going to bore you with more of this until the last lobelia dies in the frosts of December! Some of them will survive until spring as they did last year.

Purr

Posted on July 15, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat Food, Cats, Computer, Fun, Humour, Life, Love, Poem, Poetry, PurrLeave a comment

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Purr, I like you

Purr let me sharpen my claws…

On your leg..

Purr, gimme food!

Purr, gimme water!

Purr, clean my litter tray,

Purr, let me sit here

It’s my computer now…

Purr, that’s a book?

Let me read it.

Purr that’s your food

Gimme some now!

Purr, I’m tired

Let me sleep on you.

Not your lap,

Your face!

Purr I love you

Purr yes I do….

Glass for necklaces

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Angela, Art, Craft, Creating, Creative, Fun, Glass, Spode, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke-on trent, Workshop4 Comments

I made these glass pieces in my friend Angela’s glass workshop. Now I’ve bought them to another friend who is going to wire weave round them and turn them into necklaces. Glass is fascinating. I now want to find out about stained glass and glass blowing. I’m only dabbling my toes into this craft but it’s great. I’m going to maybe get an enamel kiln but that’s another story…..

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