Trips away from home
SKETCH OF KINGSKERSWELL CHURCH Today we attended the funeral of a friend's mother. The weather was appalling all morning with torrential rain, which was so sad for the family. The burial took place first, in the churchyard of Kingskerswell Church. Rather than risking getting absolutely soaked, I remained in the car while my…
OUTING TO THE CAT CAFE Birthday treat Yesterday was my birthday, and for my birthday treat, my hubby took me to the Cat Cafe. We've been before, and it's a whole lot of fun. They have lots of comfy chairs for people and cats to sit on, and there is always convivial company…
DEVON COUNTY SHOW 2025 Our annual treat has come around again! Looking back, I see that we have missed a few over the years but we do try to go each year. This year the weather was perfect - really hot and sunny without a cloud in the sky, and everyone seemed in…
A VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF MARBLES Yesterday we met up with some friends and had lunch together at the House of Marbles. We first met them there many years ago on a pre-Christmas visit. We had to queue for a table in the restaurant because the place was so busy. While we…
2024 GENERAL REVIEW As stated in the previous two posts, I have had to separate my annual end-of-year review into separate posts or the whole thing would be impossibly long! As it is, both the Art Course review and the general art review are pretty long. I'm hoping this post won't be so…
VISIT TO THE CAT CAFE Yesterday we visited our local cat cafe, called "Cool for Cats." You can find out more about it here. We got lost on the way (it's in the depths of the countryside) and arrived about 20 minutes after the start of our booked hour, but they allowed us…
A FUN SHOPPING TRIP, PICTURE FRAMING, WALK-IN PANTRY REVISITED, AND A MISSING DIAMOND FOUND Picture framing Yesterday my hubby and I went to a lovely part of town where there is a pedestrian precinct with interesting and quirky shops. The main reason for our outing was so that I could take a couple…
COMPLETING THE PEN AND WATERCOLOUR MODULE IN THE ONLINE ART COURSE I can't believe I have completed yet another module in the course - the fifth of eleven, so nearly half way through! The next one, coloured pencils, is the last one concentrating on a particular medium. The remaining modules are subject-based, where…
NEW ART MATERIALS, MORE TEABAG STAINS, AND CATARACT NEWS Coloured pencils A couple of years ago I got a set of Derwent Coloursoft pencils. These wax-based coloured pencils are very soft and creamy, and blend very well, but it is impossible to retain a sharp point on them and they are not good…
2023 - END OF YEAR REVIEW As usual, it has been a pretty eventful year, both personally and generally. See the end of this post for the most important aspects of changing world events and what they mean for us all. During the year, I have had various health issues to deal with…
