Raffle!

Posted on February 28, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged chip butties, enjoyable, Fun, hard questions, penkhull mystery plays, Quiz, Raising fundsLeave a comment

Just back from a quiz to raise money for the Penkhull Mysteries day. Some very hard questions, when was Port Vale football club formed, where does the Boat race start on the River Thames. What age was Joan of Ark when she died? Our team didn’t do badly, but we were 6 points behind the winners.

I did win a raffle prize, I usually do for some reason. I guess I get some luck occasionally. I enjoyed the evening, enhanced at the break by chip butties. People had fun and I think we raised a reasonable amount of money from the evening. X

Pterydactil?

Posted on February 27, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Dinosaur, Flying, Fun, offcuts, Paper, Photo, Prompt, pterydactilLeave a comment

My mind was in a funny condition when I saw these black paper off cuts. I somehow saw a flying dinosaur, pterydactil skeleton!

#bandofsketchers prompt was condition, and rather than drawing something I thought I would share this photo with you.

Spied (#bandofsketchers prompt)

Posted on February 25, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Dragons eye, Drawing, Felt pens, Fun, Life, Prompt, SketchingLeave a comment

Another #bandofsketchers prompt, spied, I’m way behind, this was set about 5 weeks ago! I’ve not wanted to do these for a while perhaps I’m feeling a little better?

Purrs paws claws

Posted on February 24, 2025 Posted in Uncategorized, CatTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Claws, Food, Fun, Happy cats, head butt, Paws, Purrs, Staring, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Cat paw on my hand, he likes saying hello. Hello in the morning, when he comes up to me, assumes the “staring” position and waits to be fed! Then sometimes he will reach out with his paw to greet me. My other two don’t do that. One sharpens her claws on my leg, pulling holes in my leggings, the third likes to head butt my hand in greeting. Sweet.

Tulip finale

Posted on February 20, 2025 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Fun, incollage app, Kaleidiscope, Pattern, Photography, Tulips, wilted2 Comments

Almost withered, the tulips still have sculptural interest to me. By using the symmetry of four pictures I created interesting patterns including this one. By rotating the images you are able to make different patterns including thus one. I hope you like it. I used my incollage app to work on it and create a kaleidiscopic effect. .

Choir tonight

Posted on February 19, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged extended, Fun, Languages, Library, monthly meeting, Music, Singing, Songs, Traditional1 Comment

Tonight’s choir practice was a monthly event, based at Hanley Library in Stoke on Trent. I almost missed it because of my car problems but friends gave me a lift. It was due to be the last practice but the librarian has got extra funding for an extra 3 months. X

We sing various songs including north American Indian, south African and Maori pieces as well as traditional English songs, sometime we tackle Welsh songs like Canon Lan. We had a cheerful evening, I even tried to play the kazoo. It’s good to socialise and singing is good for mental health and memory.

Posted on February 7, 2025 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, digital finger painting, Doodle, Drawing, erased, Fun, inverted colours2 Comments

I worked a bit more on this digital drawing. I used a filter in photodirector to invert the colours, then an eraser that took out some of the dark colours and revealed the underlying colours. I think this looks a little like marble?

Hubbys tricycle

Posted on January 14, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Antique, Bike, Conversion, For sale, Fun, Memories, new wheels, restored, Tricycle, TrikeLeave a comment

I need to move on. I’m not going to ride this and I’m not sure if anyone will buy it. It’s a trike conversion. The back wheels and stays are bolted onto a bike frame so it can be adjusted to different sizes. We refurbished it, adding new wheels in 2022. A friend has stored it for me for over a year but it’s not fair to expect him to keep it.

So with regret I will try and sell it. If anyone here is interested I’m in the North Midlands of the UK. I’m willing to sell for a fair price.

Carol concert

Posted on December 14, 2024 Posted in UncategorizedTagged agnostic, Carol concert, Carols, Christmas, Church, Fun, Life, Music, Singing, Time, vicarLeave a comment

It was singing at the Church carol concert tonight. I felt proud, I think because I hadn’t been rehearsing due to my broken rib, people were surprised. I got a few compliments at church and when I got home a couple who had been up at the concert stopped to say I’d got a lovely voice!

Strangely when I was having a mince pie during the intermission I had a discussion about being agnostic with the local vicar! I don’t know what got into me!

Quick portrait

Posted on November 27, 2024November 27, 2024 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Acrylic on canvas, Art, Fine Art, Fun, Harly-Quin, Portrait, Work in progress7 Comments

A friend said he would sit for a quick portrait as long as he would not be.identifiable! I did a painting in bright blocks of colour. It’s a small acrylic on board
At the end of the session he took it home. It’s called Harly-Quin.

Mallaband-Brown

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