MORE SKETCHBOOK DABBLING, PENS AND DIGRESSIONS, CATARACT NEWS AND SEEING PATTERN EVERYWHERE ...in fact, a bit of a waffle, this blog post! Read on if you're interested in some idle chat about the kind of things that fascinate me. Sketchbook My (almost) daily sketchbook is filling up with some eclectic stuff - experiments,…
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…
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…
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…
I'VE BEEN SHOPPING! I have been shopping today for the first time for two years! - apart from visiting National Trust properties and buying stuff in their shop. Eye test I had my two-yearly eye test this afternoon and we combined this with a shopping trip, in one of our neighbouring towns. Two…
COVID, COMPUTERS AND KITTIES It's been a month since I last posted on this blog and it feels strange coming back on! There are several reasons for my prolonged absence. Covid Earlier in September my hubby caught Covid, and being the generous soul he is, he made certain that he passed it on…
A quick update with some recent photos which I haven't been able to share for the past few weeks, given that I was too busy posting about my various studio-based activities. Flowers My hubby has outdone himself again this year with bedding plants for our troughs and tubs in the patio, to make…
Today I had my pre-assessment appointment in Exeter, prior to my upcoming parastomal hernia repair operation. The original date for the operation, Thurs. 28th April, has been cancelled and my operation postponed, with so far no new date forthcoming, but today's appointment went ahead as planned. The first part of the appointment was…
