Food

Posted on December 15, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Dessert, Food, Forgotten, Internet space, Lack of me, Life, Memory, Photograph, SweetLeave a comment

I took this photo a few days ago and have no idea where it was at and who I was with! How can I have forgotten? I honestly don’t remember and you take a picture because the food is so nice. I don’t even remember what flavour it was!

It’s quite presentable, and I’m sure it was tasty, but after the last few days of problems and activity the whole thing has completely gone….

You know, the whole Internet is full of images of food. I guess you could save a lot of wasted space by not posting pictures of it!

My friend painting.

Posted on December 13, 2025 Posted in Fine Art, Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art group, Cartridge paper, craft group, Drawing, effort, Life, Parkinsons, SketchingLeave a comment

Quick sketch, crafty group, I wasn’t well so just did this. Pencil on cartridge paper. I think I still have my skill in drawing but Parkinsons makes it harder. I still hope to get better medication and reduce the dopamine breaking down in my brain. I love art and hate the way this disease is making me “stick”, or shaking uncontrollably.

I’m trying hard to keep going, I do not enjoy how things are. But I realise my life is a lot better than some peoples lives. I’m lucky to live in a country with a universal health service. My eternal gratitude goes to the NHS., without which I would be stuffed!

Accordion

Posted on December 12, 2025 Posted in Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged accordion, Beehive pub, Honeywall, Life, Music, Pencil, Sketch, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

Can you see this… Sketch of an accordion.. On the back of an envelope in pencil. I loved the curve of it. The way the lines flow up through the instrument and into the knitted jumper. Yes I loved drawing the hands as he played. There is a round table with a half empty glass of bass beer (with a triangular trade mark), a notebook and his mobile phone. Plus a bass beer mat. I am not advertising though. It was lovely and welcoming at the Beehive pub in Honeywall, Stoke-on-Trent.

Asterix the Gaul

Posted on December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Posted in Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 1960's, Asterix the Gaul, Cartoon, Characters, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2147, Drawing, Humour, Life1 Comment

What’s your favorite cartoon?

I loved the Asterix books when I was a child. I think I read most of them. All the characters were so funny, getafix, obelix. The chieftain who walks around under a shield because he’s afraid the sky will fall on his head. The tiny dog.. The magic strength potion.

They live in the North West of Gaul and are constantly fighting the Romans or the British. The artwork is tremendous. The books by Goscinny and Uderso were translated into English from French I think. It was the first time I had seen swearwords depicted as symbols. Like. X&@#!? £X! For example. I didn’t know about swearing at the time so I assumed it was a coded language!

I learned to draw cartoons by copying the characters. I think that helped develop my hand eye coordination, I was happy.

Missing fine weather

Posted on December 9, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Blue, breezes, Gales, Life, Rain, Sky, Spring, Storms, Summer, Weather, White, Wind, WinterLeave a comment

A few months after our driest summer in years we are constantly getting wet weather gales and storms. The rain gets through holes and doen chimneys and overflowing guttering.

I want brilliant white clouds floating in azure blue skies. Sunlight on my head and shoulders. Soft breezes, not howling gales. Scents and smells that lift the spirits, not mould and fungus.

So, the spring will come again. I hope to enjoy the rest of winter and then greet spring with open arms.

Writers group

Posted on December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Authors, Life, marquis of granby, Penkhull, Reading, Stoke-on trent, weekend, Writing, writing groupLeave a comment

Marquis of Granby, Penkhull, 2pm to 6pm.

It should be a good afternoon, the previous one for Halloween went really well. I’m hoping friends will be able to come and listen to our group read stories and poems with a possible festive twist. We hope it will be cosy and cheerful.

Achy shoulders

Posted on December 7, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Aching, explanations, hold, Life, Pain, Phone, plain verse, Poem, Poetry, Thoughts, TiredLeave a comment

I think I’m holding this phone too much.

Strong grip tightens muscles,

Hand clutches

Top and side of my shoulder aches.

Limited movement

Tense and tight

Shoulders raised to my ears

It’s agony when I lie down to sleep

Or reach up to get something

Out of the cupboard.

Grr

Enough

Rest and recuperate.

Sketch of a greyhound ornament

Posted on December 3, 2025 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1930's?, Anne Potts, Art deco, Dog, Drawing, Friend, Greyhound, Life, Sketch, unique, writing group2 Comments

My friend brought this to our writing group today. She had written a story about it because she has loved it all her life and has shown it to some antiques experts. I asked if I could draw it.

She called it “The little runner”. I sketched it today. It’s of a running greyhound. It’s a studio pottery piece by Anne Potts, an Art Deco ornament she made aged 16 in the 1930’s. Totally unique. She went on to be a famous potter from Stoke-on-Trent.

On WhatsApp

Posted on December 2, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Card, Celebration, Christmas, December, Horse, Life, Memories, Santa, WhatsAppLeave a comment

Having photos appear on WhatsApp can be odd. I get the pictures loaded into my gallery. I appreciate them all but I don’t always remember who sent them, that means I don’t always remember to reply!

So.. If you sent me this santa Christmas card, thank you! I’ll try and remember to send my cards out before it’s too late! X

Singing

Posted on December 1, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Celebration, Choir, Christmas, Health, Illness, Life, Memory, Music, Parkinsons, Singing, Thinking, Time6 Comments

For health….

My Parkinsons is getting worse so I’m getting some therapy to help keep my voice strong and help my throat muscles.

I’ve joined a few choirs over the years and found out singing is great for lung health, breath control, and keeping your throat clear.

So this week I’m actually going to 4 rehearsals and will be singing with friends at a Christmas show on Friday. My main concern is my poor balance and weakening muscles. Shaking and stuttering isn’t helping either, I need to keep trying to improve. Maybe I need physiotherapy. Thanks for hearing my moaning!

Mallaband-Brown

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