My medical problems and their investigation and treatment
ONLINE ART COURSE - SELF-DIRECTED CHALLENGE, MY FIRST CATARACT OPERATION, AND NEW LAPTOP NEWS Online art course - another still-life graphite drawing The final project in the first module, graphite, is a self-directed challenge, i.e. making a drawing without any help from the teacher. The video gives some hints, and several choices. You…
ONLINE ART COURSE - FIGURE STUDIES - FIGURE 3, A NEW LAPTOP, CATARACT NEWS, AND A BOX FOR RUBY Figure 3 - accordionist This afternoon I finally had time to sit down and complete the third project in the first module of the course (graphite drawing). Some interesting foreshortening to cope with in…
ROARING CATARACTS! Well, not quite... and this post isn't about waterfalls, but about my eyes - and my bladder. Eye test Last year I had my regular two-yearly eye test and check-up, and much to my disappointment, they told me that my cataracts were not ready to be dealt with. I was already…
PRAYER BIBLE I had never heard of a Prayer Bible until a video came up in my YouTube feed from The Sisterita Club. This delightful lady has made a series of videos on how to create this useful tool. Making my Prayer Bible A little background My prayer life has been somewhat in…
IT'S CURTAINS FOR SHOSHI No - that isn't metaphorical, thank goodness - it's literal! Bedroom curtains In my recent charity shop haul, I bought a pair of pale cream curtains with decorative tops. I bought them primarily for the gorgeous trimmings on them, but then I thought I could actually use the curtains.…
GRAPHICS FAIRY LABELS, A LARGE WINDOW ELEMENT, ANKLE WOES, AND THE TIME IS TICKING! Bits of this and that today. Graphics Fairy Labels Some time ago, when I got my new colour laser printer, I printed out a lot of material from the Graphics Fairy Premium Membership site, including sheets of blank labels.…
MIXED MEDIA ON OLD CHRISTMAS CARDS, DIY WASHI TAPE FROM KITCHEN PAPER, AND AN ORDEAL Today I had fun in the studio just playing, enjoying the creative flow and feeling myself recover from yesterday's ordeal (more later). I get so little time for this activity and it was very fulfilling. Mixed media on…
NEWS FROM THE HOSPITAL I had a phone call on Wednesday 18th from the hospital saying that there is an opportunity for me to have my parastomal hernia repair surgery done at St. Mark's Colorectal Hospital in London. I told her, as I have told the Devon Referrals people in the past, that…
HAIR, LEBKUCHEN, AND THAT SINKING FEELING A few New Year bits and pieces Hair Yesterday I did my second Rhassoul clay wash. I had prepared my hair the night before by oiling it well as instructed, and wrapping it up first in a shower cap and then my sleep cap. Everything went very…
HAIR CARE UPDATE - ONE MONTH IN It is now just over a month since I started my new historical hair care regimen, and I really think it is working. I took some photos of my scalp and hairline today and there definitely seems to be a difference. There definitely seems to be…
