STILL NOT MUCH HAPPENING

 

Each day is the same here. I get up after little sleep , have some brekky even if I am not hungry, shower, then do all the household tasks while I have some energy. There always seems to be a load or 2 of washing to do, recycling  and compost to go out in the respective bins, mopping, sweeping and a bit of vacuuming. Then I scratch my head trying to work out what to cook for tea. By this time I am so tired and the pain increases so I sit and watch something on TV or a streaming service. Bah humbug! Was that Uriah Heep in David Copperfield? I love that expression. 

 I live a rather solitary housebound  existence these days apart from a weekly grocery shop and ensuring my mum has everything she needs. Hubby gets out and about a few times a week with his carer and a couple of friends which is great. I am looking forward to my next 2 medical procedures which shall hopefully see me feeling much better and getting out and about. Lol, I have no idea where or with who though. 

So, for my sanity, each afternoon I have been going into my craft room to do some arty stuff. These days, as you know, it is mostly colouring and even that is not always easy to do as my eyes are a bit affected by the pain meds. However, I am learning a lot and I enjoy doing it. This pic is from the 30 Days of Creativity book I purchased and  was a black and white drawing with only one quarter done from the inside out. The task was to continue drawing it all the way around and then colour it if I wished. Well, it isn't perfect but it was fun. 

In my last post I mentioned that I was considering crocheting  the Mystical Lanterns blanket and I did end up selecting some yarn from my stash to try out the pattern. I think I got the hang of it ok but colour selection shall be the thing that holds me up.

I see that Lucy from Attic 24 shall have another crochet along coming soon so I may wait for that. 

I thoroughly enjoyed a newly released book by another Aussie author. It is set in Tassie during the 1800s loosely based on the real Jam manufacturing there. 

I realised she has written other books so I recently purchased 'The Chocolate Factory ' which is sitting on my bookshelf ready to read after the book I am currently reading. I do enjoy seeing what you are reading and try to keep a list of the ones I think I would like. 

Happy crafting and reading.

A MONTH GONE BY

 

I had not realised that my last post was nearly a month ago and I have no idea where that time has gone considering I lead rather a dull life. So, here is some arty stuff that I have done. Bear in mind that I am exporing different mediums and still learning how to use them. 

I eventually completed this colouring page...

This leafy page is slowly heading towards the finish line although the page next to it on the left continues the design. I think I might complete that one in totally different colours and make it a separate page. I am still deciding whether to leave the background as it is or add some colour. Question is....what colour????

I started this page ages ago to experiment with my Inktense water colour pencils. They work differently to the usual watercolour pencils as they are ink based. I finished it at the weekend.

Then I decided to play with some gold, silver and white gel pens on a pastel background. I shaved a pastel pencil onto the background and then smooshed it around with a cotton wool ball. Some fixative was required so the pastel doesn't transfer to the opposite page. 

            I finished the last book of the Rivenshaw series.

So, that is what I have achieved in a month. I am now toying with the idea of crocheting a Mystical Lanterns blanket but I have made quite a few blankets already and most of them, like my quilts, are stashed away. Big sigh.