Tuesday, July 31, 2007

She's apples.

Ahoy there!
I have just baked some apple cookies They are so easy peasy to make. It is good to have a well stocked pantry. At first I was going to make baked apples for a sweet treat. However it being pizza night, i thought cookies with a cup of tea would be nicer. Light after so much food.

I am still not 100% but a bit better than yesterday. Still snuggled to a hot water bottle and downing lozenges. I think a honey and lemon tea is the order of the day, mum has hidden the honey on me.! Damn! Perhaps a search will uncover the goods.

I am back reading Jeffery Archer, due to reading all my other books. Its not so bad. This one looks like a thriller. Im not used to murder mysteries/ crime fiction. I have a feeling the library is calling out my name. I like libraries I think. I always remember that episode of Signfield where they had an over due fine from years back. That was funny.

My fav Seignfeld (not sure how to spell that) episode is the one where they have a frogga game with the highest score and theyhave to get across the road. Whilst on tv shows my fav episode of Frasier would have to be when they go to the holiday house and there is a dead seal on their the beach so they cover it in female clothing. Then when they are all clapping the lights switch on and off. It cracks me up.

I cant believe its the first day of August. Means one month over half way through the year. Its amazing how time has flown. It seems like yesterday I had my exhibition, I have been working on a few new pieces. Although Ive stalled this past week and have spent many more hours on here! I hope so... as I need a new mentor. Like when I was doing mosaics I had a ball, I had found Susan. Then I moved back here and have been lacking guidance, I know.

I would love to study again. However, I have failed a few times to do so. Every time I take that step I fall about 10 paces behind. So I'm better off learning from books and being predominately self taught. I am going to pull my paintings down from the attic and photograph them in the next few days since it will be sunny, It will be quite odd to delve into my past and see how negative I was back then. I think they were darker days then, than what they are now.

In one way I am looking forward to opening this "pandoras box" who knows, Since I have stopped writing poetry, yes I do miss it but I m uncertain I can write any again. I threw nearly all of it out. Cept a few books I sent to friends. It is one thing I have lost faith in, it is my ability to write.

Better go water the flowers now.

Monday, July 30, 2007

Tuesdays Blues

Well today I have the blues, this cold is driving me nuts. I only have relief when I am sleeping or having a lozenger. Now I know how mum felt the other week. I wrote all my letters they are getting posted today. Yesterday I got this beautiful braclet sent to me from Mish as gift for my exhibtion, its beautiful, it has two birds engraved in it with some beads. Very unusual.

I didn't end up making pumpkin gnocchi. I felt like making apple spice cookies instead. However I have made neither. However the day is young and who knows I may feel like baking later. I am looking at pumpkin bread too for something different and very American. Maybe I'll make Jess proud! Lol. As we have all the stuff to make it.

I attempted to watch the Big Brother final last night gee it went on and one almost 3 hours later!
I was so tired I had to go to bed before they announced the winner. I so wanted Zach to win
(i put so many votes in) (think i might have little credit left) (lol) Oh well. Damn!

I havn't had a decent coffee today , i have a feeling that is what my headache is from. So I shall remedy that shortly. Today Dad went to the group for writing, Im so glad he has started this writing project, Starting to write his life story, I have kept telling him for the past few years to write a page a day.Now he is actually starting.

I better get going now, will write more later.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Still Sunday

Still Sunday, man what a long day. Spent watching bad movies, lazing in front of the fire. Still not all that well. I drew one picture today and thats been it. I dont feel that well. Its only a cold, (give it a week (i hope) it shall go away.

Not a lot else today. Think I shall settle in for the night (hot water bottle and all) Hope you've all had a better weekend than me!

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Sunday Morning

I woke up at 6am today and just could not sleep. I watched tv mostly, some kids cartoons, some music hits. I woke up with a bit of a cold... not good (grumble) so I have been replying to emails all morning. It is now 11am and I am tired. Think I will have a nap later. I have a hot cup of peppermint tea. I feel like baking some apple spice cookies, they are our favourite here at home. They don't take long to make and they taste delicious.

Lat nights dinner was great, you missed out! This week I am going to make gnocchi and dhal.

Anyhow for now better make a start.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Lazy Day

Today I spent mainly at home, we were going to go to fountain gate however the weather turned bad. So I ended up drawing for part of the day and now am now watching/writing with a Herby movie on tv. I bought some wine (thank you Louise for letting me have some last week, now i know which one to buy) to go with dinner... mums potato cakes.

I am happy with my work today. I found I could use ink that had been sitting in the pallet for ages and make a flesh type colour from red and a bit of purple watered down. I will take some photos I hope to post my work up at myartspace.com soon.

Bang! Clatter! Goes mum with the blender. Mushing all the potatoes. Pot at toes. If you break the word up like that it can be funny. I would like to do a series of words done with pictures... things like beeline and have bees all in a line, and a pot at the end of a toe. cargo.. with a picture of a car and the traffic light green, aircraft (picture of the sky with a knitting needle plastered in mid air) , blackout (make the whole page black with a green exit sign in the corner) brainwashing (pretty self explanatory but perhaps a brain hanging on a line with washing)
paperweight (paper with a weight on top of it) typeface (words on a face), television (a tv and an eye inside) middleman (two women and a man in between them) etc. I could have a whole show like that and call it Word Play.

Any how must go now dinner is up.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Splash and Dash

Welcome to my blog. I hope I am more entertaining than boring! Today it is sunny and fine but on the down side a little cold. It is just the deceptive mid winter sun.

I am going to attempt to make Jerusalem Artichoke Soup. We got some off the neighbours across the road, so I looked up a recipe on the trusty recipezaar (http://www.recipezaar.com/45280) That site is a wonder in itself. So many great recipes. If you haven't checked it out yet, you should! It has everything imaginable and some that are just plane awful. Mostly, it is a gem of a site (that i have been cooking from for the past month)

I just posted all my snail mail, I swear I keep that post office running single handedly with all my letters. Every week. They even started to offer me special deals on post packs! Oh dear. I have been hooked on journal making as of late. I will be making Louise a pink one, she'll have to pick the material. Yes I am going to be one of her bridesmaids, I wonder what I will be wearing...something starting with the letter p and ending with the letter k.

I came across this ladies site ( http://artistamuvek.blogspot.com/) and I really like her work. Illustrations, I think her work is terrific. It has inspired me to get my inks out and use this beautiful glass fountain pen for the first time. I am a bit weary that it may break in half but if I go lightly, it should be fine.

Well I better go start my day now. Will write more later.

today

Today I was on my way to tai chi when it rained and rained. So I didnt end up going. So. I will try again next week.

splash and dash

Hello there. This is just a test to see if it works. And a big thanks to Satu. I will write more tomorrow.