Off colour start but worked it off!

I woke up in a less than good mood, getting tired of painful knees but on the whole it isn’t really so bad. I got stuck into long overdue household chores, always find getting busy help my mood! I did work on the jigsaw and Darren joined me for a bit. After lunch I decided to go for a walk as it was another bright and sunny day, albeit a cold one. The sea was still lively and I did do a sketch when I was out.

I walked back home and did a crossword for a while then Tonia asked if I would like a ride out to Atwick as she had to collect some things from the church. It was quite icy near the church as it is along a lane that isn’t treated, so I sat in the car and did take a couple of pics from the car. One zoomed in a bit.

When I went out with Tina on Thursday I picked a couple of dead hydrangea heads. After tea I did a painting of one.

Tv evening now.

Usual Friday but lively sea

I visited Bel and Jean as usual, Bel was fine but Jean a little depressed at still feeling unwell and unable to go to church.  I had walked by the sea front on the way to see her, had got the sketchbook but got carried away taking photos and then just enjoying watching. So quite a few pics again.

I will finish with a couple of sketches, one from yesterday and one from today.

Pottery pics

This morning I walked up to Freeport, I had to hand in a form and collect the pieces we painted a little while ago. There were also a couple of brush pots ai had painted, both pieces with their tops having been broken! I will post two of Darren’s dragon, one in the sun and one not, he did a good job. My black sheep turned out okay.

Tina arrived after her haircut to give me a lift home. I sorted out a few jigsaw bits while Tina went for a massage then we set off for Hull. Tina had a appointment in Hull and we had lunch at a garden centre afterwards. The we drove to the care home. Tina came in with me for a while and I ended up staying a couple more hours and then walked home, a bit over a mile and dark and cold!

Will soon be time for The Traitors.

A wonderfully wild sea

I went out early to post a couple of letters and then got some washing done, I spent an hour last night doing the edges of the new puzzle, it really is going to be a tricky one, but in a good way. This morning I sorted out pieces to get the ginger cats on the board.

Although it was cold ai went for a walk to the front, with flask and sketch book on my bag! It really was very cold and a heavy frost.

As I approached the sea I could see and hear the that it was a choppy day today. I did delete a lot of pics but I am posting a lot too as o couldn’t decide.

I walked further along it looked quite different at the north end.

I did a sketch but my fingers were so cloud I was in danger of getting frost bite!

I think there are enough pages for about another week, so looks like I will succeed in filling it with daily sketches.

Chilly but busy

There was a heavy frost and it was a cold start to the day but I walked up to Freeport as usual. It is always cold in the pottery, a big space with stone floors. I helped Rob fill all the paint pots and help unload the car when Caroline arrived and then labelled up some of the food items. That done we worked on putting a new display in the main window. The clay items have been bisque fired. The items that the mother and son made at the workshop with me have turned out okay which is a relief.

And my little house and the coil brown have turned out okay as well.

I walked home as well today, the wind was still pretty chilly but it was a bright day. I dropped my rucksack indoors and went to the shop while I was in my outdoor clothes. 

I packed away the sweet jigsaw and have sorted out the edge pieces of the new one.

Not feeling at my best, I have felt tired today and now chilled as well. Sketched one of the plants on the new arrangement as it is next to where I sit!

The light makes it look like dark paper, it isn’t!

May be gong to visit the pottery again tomorrow as mine and Darren’s pieces are in the kiln.

Wet and windy

It has been a pretty dismal weather day today, rain or drizzle most of the day and a chilly wind. I had a couple of short trips out, one to post a letter quite early and a bit later to the banking hub. I went out into the front garden to do some cutting back for about half an hour a the garden bin is emptied tomorrow. 

I said a couple of days ago that I would post a picture of Tina’s pottery painting, I may be collecting mine and Darren’s tomorrow, fingers crossed.

When I was changing things in the sitting room yesterday I decided that a doorstop I got for Christmas would be the centre piece of my ‘fungi table’.

I spent quite a bit of the day on the jigsaw which is now finished as I knew the second subscription puzzle was on the way.

The new puzzle arrived and it is a really lovely image.

I caught up with the first episode of The Traitors, still a couple more to catch up on.

Tina got some flowers at Christmas and they were my sketch subject today.

Pottery day tomorrow.

No snow here

It was wet here this morning, the wind driving the rain into the back porch. There was snow in Peterborough though.

I did go to the local shop but didn’t venture out after that, it has been a pretty miserable day. I packed the jigsaw away and started the one that Anya gave me for Christmas as the new subscription one is on its way.

This is a fun one as well and 500 pieces.

I have been shifting some furniture around and have rearranged the plants. Have used the new plant stand and moved the jardinières too. I think they look much better and home they enjoy their new position.

An indoor sketch today.

The new series of Throw Down starts this evening.