Tablets….

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Delivery, Humour, Life, Manufacture, Missing tablets, Pharmacist, Tablets, Wondering, Worrying2 Comments

I’m sorry we don’t have some of your tablets today, was my greeting when I visited the pharmacist today. Why what’s happened? Didn’t the doctor include them.? I asked. No its a problem with getting the right strength, there’s a problem at the manufactures I’m afraid.

Well when will they be in, I asked, I can’t not take them. (Do they think they are an optional extra?)

Should be in Monday. Give us a ring then. I asked for assurance they will be in. We will try, we might have to ring round, she said. Well I’ve got a few spare. I said, but what if they aren’t in? Then I said ‘and what happens with Brexit? We both looked at each other askance…

Keeping warm

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Baking, Central heating, Cold, Halogen, Heating, Life, Microwave, Oven, Terraced house, WarmthLeave a comment

Almost too bright to look at, our small halogen heater is in the living room combating the cold of our old terraced house. Rather than putting the central heating on, or switching on the gas fire. I don’t know whether it is cost effective. Would running a blow heater be less expensive. I wish I knew where there was a comparison site to check on?

For instance, for baked potato’s I now part cook them in the microwave then bake the outside of them in the oven. But is this fuel efficient or should I just microwave them?

One pproblem is that the previous owner had the two reception rooms turned into a through lounge, plenty of space but more difficult to heat. As climate change increases and a move from fossil fuels is instigated what will be the new means of heating?

In outdoor cat news…..

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned cat, Black and white cat, Cat, Cold, Garden, Learning, Life, Loved, Outdoor cat, Tuxedo cat, Waiting, Well fed2 Comments

Talking to a friend about our outdoor cat I explained that he’s generally in our garden which is about the size of two terraced houses and their yards…. There are lots of other cats about that come and go (I fear for the bird population but they have plenty of cover). There’s a shed and a summerhouse, two cat beds and cushions. He’s a big cat, twice the size of my other two, well-groomed. Tidy, but not a dominant cat which is why I think they can integrate…

He comes in and sleeps sometimes but he’d found a space on the settee and now the indoor boy cat sleeps there. I will have to find him a new space, it all seems to be about territory. I also think he gets too hot when we have our heating on. He will eat, then mooch over to the back door and yowl to be let out… Such is the life of an abandoned out door cat, we want to love and care for him, but he hadn’t made his mind up fully about us.

Falcon Works painting.

Posted on November 19, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Falcon works, Industrial archaeology, Life, Painting, Pottery, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Woman artist4 Comments

Painted a year or two ago. The derelict pottery at the back of Portmeirion pottery. I love painting bricks. Most of the windows are boarded, and the Falcon symbol is on the end of the building. Painted in Autumn, acrylic on canvas.

It’s still standing but I think I will take some more photos of it before long, it’s worrying that it’s not being maintained or restored as far as I know. I guess it might be taken care of one day, but I’m not sure when.

Dying plant

Posted on November 18, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Annuals, Chilled, Cold, Dying plants, Frost, Gardening, Life, Perennial, Plants, WinterLeave a comment

Hubby ‘rescued’ this, but I think there is no chance of survival. Its a blackened mess of sagging stems. The result of a particularly cold night and a very tender plant. I’m afraid it’s going to be relegated to the compost bin tomorrow after rescuing some spring bulbs that have started to grow even before the winter arrives. I have even seen blossom on the apple tree a few weeks ago. Gardening is tough at this time of year. The day length and cold kill the annual plants and shut down perennial ones. Can’t wait for spring……

Our challenge

Posted on November 17, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Art group, Bonnard, Collaboration, Copied, Joined, Life, Numbered, Oil on canvas, SquaresLeave a comment

Painting by Bonnard. The art group I’m in are taking squares from this image and producing copies to be linked back together. I think the plan is to get it finished by the end of December. Plans are also being discussed to collaborate over a Christmas card. It’s good to be doing this despite being in lockdown again. At least we get to share artwork even if we don’t physically meet.

I think this is the third or fourth one we have done. I’ve already completed square 2 but I’m doing square 6 as well. I’m going to try and get it done soon.

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt

Posted on November 15, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Bathroom, Black ink, Cycle, Felt pens, Fun, Kitchen, Life, Sketching, WheelLeave a comment

Drawing every couple of days to a prompt helps me keep my hand in and makes me think about drawing things slightly differently to a straightforward image. Hence the bike wheel…. Can’t say I got it right with its wonky spokes and dodgy perpective but I did find it enjoyable. The only thing is the radiator in there doesn’t give out much heat so I drew the circles for the wheel in the kitchen first (it’s warmer). Then I tried to draw the spokes in the bathroom but I was shaking too much to get straight lines!

By the way I didn’t draw the oil cans and the old rags… I think he think his bikes are horses and need stabling….. Lol

Crow painting

Posted on November 14, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Craft fair, Crow, Experiment, Gold leaf, Life, Painting, Small paintingLeave a comment

Crow painting from 2017. Acrylic on canvas with gold leaf. It was an experiment which I felt came out OK. Its from my imagination. It was only about six inches square.

I did a series of small paintings over the last few years, mainly for sale in craft fairs, they were quite popular. I wish I was doing more, but it’s pointless at the moment as I would just be creating more art with no outlet to sell it. Anyway I hope things get back to some form of normal in the next six months to a year……. Xxx

Cat sketches

Posted on November 13, 2020 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Cats, Drawing, Life, Quick sketch, SketchingLeave a comment

A few sketches of two of our cats. Cats move and I found it difficult to capture the ones where they were moving. Especially with black fur to draw, some of the patches are not the right shape or position, but if you are not aware of the image of the original cat it’s not as important? They are very sketchy..

Sleeping

Posted on November 13, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Awkward angle, Black and white, Drawing, Hubby, Life, Partner, Sketching, SleepingLeave a comment

We were watching TV but he fell asleep. An awkward position, across the arm of the armchair. It was difficult because he was moving. Black and white sketch using a fineliner pen. It’s a small A5 sketchbook that I’m using. I have almost run out of paper!

Mallaband-Brown

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