New brush pens

Posted on January 29, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Brush pen, Canvases, cleared space, Colours, Easles, Equipment, Fun, Happy2 Comments

I have been tidying up and looking at art equipment that I didn’t realise I had. I bought quite a few things in 2020, but my filing system is more like a ‘piling it up in boxes’ system.

I’ve also found lots of paints, tiny canvases, small canvases with easles, new brushes and paper for drawing with pastels.

I also found a bag of glass cabochon pendants that I used to have on my craft stall before covid stopped the fairs happening. I shall have to try and see if I can get them in a gallery. Must take new photos.

The other advantage is, have more floor space in my living room!

Teddy bear

Posted on December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Christmas, Fun, Happy, Humour, Ireland, Life, Present, shamrock, Teddy bear, ToysLeave a comment

He’s a lone Teddy bear looking for a home. Green jumper with shamrocks on it, sitting forlornly on the chair. What’s he doing here? Don’t worry about him, he’s actually a present to me! I think he will be happy here. He has Ireland on his jumper so he’s come across the sea. He came in a box, shut in a small place, but now he’s released, free to roam about the house. I think he will sit with my other two bears, upstairs in our bedroom. I don’t know if he will have adventures but he can gossip with his fellow bears up there!

Mystery singing

Posted on December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged bandstand, Cold, Fog, Happy, Mystery singers, Park, Photo, Silhouette, SingingLeave a comment

Singing in a bandstand is good because the roof helps the acoustics. Our group, called the Mystery Singers were out in the cold fog singing carols mainly to the empty park, although we did have a small audience. One group that totally ignored us was the local anti-vax group (or maybe the bah-humbug group). Very strange. They didn’t look happy.

At one stage the sun did come out and the temperature rose a few degrees but after a couple of songs the fog rolled back in again. I think people enjoyed our singing, we got some nice comments and applause. Now I’m warming up, it was freezing out there !

Lights switch on

Posted on December 12, 2021December 14, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged angels, Children, Christmas lights, Fun, Happy, Kings, Life, nativity, Photo, Santa, shepherd's, Time, WinterLeave a comment

Before and after, the local Christmas lights switch on at the top of our hill. Everyone counted down and then… The gentle lights came up on the Christmas tree. Not overwhelming but restrained and pretty. We ate a mince pie that were being handed out. The local brass band played the carols and people sang along. As the Carol service continued children took their places as characters in the nativity. Two tiny. Little girls were the angels and there was a flock of shepherd’s. Well done to the organisers who created a warm welcome despite covid. X

Snoring cat 🙀!

Posted on December 10, 2021December 13, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Big cat, Black and white cat, Cat, Happy, Life, portly, Sleep, Snoring, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

The cat that came in from the cold.. Our outside cat is mostly indoors now. He’s grown into a big cat. He’s getting portly and sometimes when he sleeps he snores! He is outside in the garden in the day but when it gets dark he sleeps on the arms of our armchairs on a cushion. He’s very sweet and purrs at me and makes cute miraow noises when I feed him. He’s lovely and the other two cats tolerate him well. I make sure they all get loved. I suppose I felt sorry for him because he was abandoned and he needed looking after.

Two cats together

Posted on November 14, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Autumn, Black and white cat, Cat, Friends, Happy, Life, Photo, Time, Together, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

One on my knee, one on the arm of the chair. My two boy cats sitting almost nose to nose. They are quite tolerant of each other, and this is the closest they have ever sat together. It asted half an hour, both snug and warm. This is not photoshopped they were about three inches apart. So pleased we got the outside cat to join the household especially at this cold time of year.

Letterbox

Posted on November 10, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged flyers, Happy, Humour, letterbox, Letters, pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Post, postbox, ThinkingLeave a comment

What’s coming my way?

Bills and letters

Cards and packages

All manner of flyers

Stuff from takeaways

Ads from restaurants

But just one letter

From a friend

Gives me happiness

A smile it sends..

Gives me pleasure

Cats

Posted on November 9, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged bedspread, Black and white cat, Cat, Happy, Photo, rescue cat, Snuggled, Tuxedo cat, WarmLeave a comment

My cat loves this bedspread. She snuggles up on it to keep warm. She is a small and pretty cat with lots of attitude. This photo is from a few years ago when she first came to live with us, I still love it. The loving look on her face is a great reward for taking her in as a rescue cat.

He’s a lot better

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged better, Black and white cat, Cat, good life, Happy, Life, Photo, recovered, treatment, Tuxedo cat, vets2 Comments

My cat that got trapped and didn’t come home for eight days. He’s had treatment because he was covered in a tarry substance, he’d licked it off a bit which burnt his mouth and he’d injured his eye and had ulcers in it.

After a few weeks going backwards and forwards to the vets he’s a lot better. His eye is getting better and his mouth is fine. He needs to grow his fur back where it was shaved off to remove the tar. He has to stay in a while longer to prevent sunlight burning his eye.

So I’m happy that he is recovering and can have a good life again. X

Another papercut

Posted on August 25, 2021August 26, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, B arts, Craft, Design, Flow, Fun, Happy, Paper cutting, Sunset, time consumingLeave a comment

I think this came out quite well. I started with straight lines then added the curves. It’s meant to be a bit asymmetric. I think it has a 1930’s feel? I could imagine it as a stencil. It needs some tissue paper behind it, perhaps red or orange. The craft knife was so sharp it actually cut slivers of plastic off the ruler. A couple more to do but I’ve really enjoyed learning a new skill.

Mallaband-Brown

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