good afternoon all
4.4 this morning
it's blowing rather briskly outside today so I've been sorting out some of my recently unearthed winter weight stuff. I started small with good intentions then it sort of escalated until I had to keep going if I ever wanted to be able to get into bed
Cold callers are the pits! They're annoying when they immediately hang up after you've galloped across the house to grab the phone, equally annoying if they don't hang up and waste your time.
Mind you, we did get three instant hang up calls last week, I was annoyed enough to check the number online to see who it was, turned out it was automated bot. reminder calls from the Health Board for the flu jab appointments
Mum doesn't like the amount of waste for all the unsolicited advertising bumph she keeps getting. so she deals with it by sealing up the freepost reply envelopes and posting them back so it costs them for the postage
Hope your day is treating you kindly
@gennepher - I agree that doing intricate black and white is quite therapeutic, also that it's hard on the hands nowadays
I got a pack of 5 cheap kids pencils from Home Bargains, each one had a rubbery padded pencil grip on it so I have taken them off and can use them on my drawing pencils
I like both versions of your art today, perhaps the more monocrome one has the edge, it's very atmospheric
@lindisfel - some lovely scenery today, I hope your scan visit goes smoothly
@dunelm - interesting spatter patterns, it's worked out very harmoniously
@ianpspurs - I could probably eat that cabbage casserole, as a side dish
@Muddy Cyclist - hope your tidying up ends goes apace
art bit - thought I'd have a bash at the craggy rocks
this was based on a photo I saw on the net (from memory I think it was of somewhere in China)
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