Spend more time with my cats

Posted on March 21, 2024 Posted in Cat, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1884, Fun, high jinks, Humour, Memory, Morning, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Time, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

What do you wish you could do more every day?

Get up in the morning with my cats

They are running around like bats

I mean silly rushing

Each one pushing

The boundaries of reason

But it’s the spring season

Jumping about then resting

And they’re always questing

To find a nook and cranny

To hide in like a canny

Cat, ready to pounce

Or at least flounce

Off in a huff

Which can be rough

To their friendly mate

Who’s left in a state

Of shock

After a sock

In the face with a paw

When they were calm before

Getting all het up

When they meet up

On the bed

They sort of see red

And chase

Yes that’s the case!

Hi jinks

When a claw sinks

In your nose

But it’s fun I suppose!

Esther’s prompt, Nostalgia

Posted on March 20, 2024 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged 1960's, 1970's, Esther Chilton, happiness, Life, Memory, Nostalgia, Prompt, Thinking, WritingLeave a comment

I really like writing to prompts.

Here’s a short response to the word Nostalgia:

Nostalgia hits me all the time now. I long to be back in simpler times. Old TV shows from the 60s and 70s remind me of past times when I thought adventure was real. Hero’s could do anything. Irony did not exist and no one suffered real hardship. Nostalgia is sneaky, comfy, mostly happy. If I could make life better I would create nostalgic bliss.

I didn’t know you could sing like that?

Posted on March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged compliment, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1881, Friends, Memory, Music, Piano, Singing, voiceLeave a comment

What was the best compliment you’ve received?

I was with a friend on a training course once. We were in a hall with a piano and she decided to play. I started singing along, ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’.

Part way through another friend came in and complimented my friend for her singing, assuming that it had been her voice not mine. She pointed out it was me. He said something like, ‘oh I didn’t realise you could sing like that!’ and ‘you were very good!’. I wasn’t sure how to take it. Should singers look a certain way? But I think it was the best compliment because he judged it on my voice, not my appearance.

Happy St Patrick’s day

Posted on March 17, 2024 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Butterfly, Green, green butterfly, Ireland, Memory, Sketching, Spring, St Patrick's day2 Comments

Happy St Patrick’s day, I couldn’t quite draw a Shamrock so I did a green butterfly instead.

I live in England so we don’t strongly celebrate St Patrick’s day as much as the Irish, but it is a happy day. I was meant to go out to a coffee morning to celebrate but I woke up with a runny nose and a sore throat so I decided not to share that. Anyway I hope you all have a lovely day. Looking forward to Spring and all the fresh greens to come. X

My friend

Posted on March 16, 2024 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Confidence, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1879, Friend, Life, Memory, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment

Who is the most confident person you know?

My friend was the most confident

Always full of go

Tackled problems

Always in the know…

I wish she was still around

But she left a while ago

To pastures new

With confidence

But no big ego!

I wished her luck

And said go with the flow!

Green woman self portrait

Posted on March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 Posted in Fine Art, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Fine Art, Green man, Green woman, Hubby, Life, Memory, self portrait, Time2 Comments

This is the partner painting to the green man portrait of my hubby. They mean a lot to me. I intend to put them up together in my house once my exhibition is over. It’s about A4 size, probably a little bigger. I used some silver metallic paint on it to give it a slight shimmer. Acrylic on canvas. Painted a few years ago.

Those paintings

Posted on March 11, 2024March 12, 2024 Posted in Cat, Fine Art, Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 1980's, Black and white cat, Cat, Gift, Memory, Pencil sketch, Poppies, Tortoiseshell cat, Tuxedo cat, WatercolourLeave a comment

Here they are, quickly painted. I think the date on the bottom one is 1988? I am sure they are watercolour and pencil drawings now I look closely. I’m not sure if they were a birthday or Christmas gift? It’s lovely to see work I did over 35 years ago! To think they still exist x

Old paintings

Posted on March 11, 2024 Posted in Cat, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Black and white cat, Cats, Friends photo, Life, Memory, Painting, Poppies, TimeLeave a comment

Two small, quick paintings of cats that I painted years ago. My friend sent it to me recently. Both of them have also got poppy details. I will see if I can zoom in on them to see if I can get clearer views of them. I know they are mine, but I genuinely can’t remember painting them. That makes me feel guilty, I think I should recognise all of my work. Memory frays as you get older x

A sprinkling of snow

Posted on March 10, 2024 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Dusting, Flour, Food, Icy, Life, Memory, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Snowy, sprinkling, Sugar, Trees, WeatherLeave a comment

A year ago

We had a sprinkling of snow

Like caster sugar

Dusted on cakes

Or a shake of flour

On a rolling pin and board.

Or icing sugar

On tasty mincepies

Just a soupcon or two

Of white, powdery, crystals

Not today

It was just wet

And grey…

Jupiter blue

Posted on March 9, 2024 Posted in Fine Art, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Atmosphere, Blue, Clouds, Juno probe, Jupiter art, Life, Memory, Painting, SwirlsLeave a comment

One of my favourite paintings, Jupiter Blue is based on a photo of Jupiters South pole if I remember correctly. The photo was taken by the Juno probe a few years ago. Astronomers were astounded by the colour of the gas giants clouded atmosphere.

I found it incredibly difficult to paint. It was so hard to get the softness of the clouds and I still think I can see a birds head or a witchy face in the painting. It’s acrylic on canvas large painting.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Memory