Good evening all
4.2 today
a scary day in some ways today. mr gee and I had to go to the 'wicked city' 35 miles away to get a car MOT and service done (had to go back to the dealer to keep the warranty).
There for 10.00 am for the MOT and then service and 'come back at 15.00pm, we'll ring you in the meantime if we find anything that needs your input' (presumably input of extra cash
).
The car dealer was very well organised with a one way system for dropping off the keys, 2 metre distancing and screens everywhere. Free masks and gloves available on entry and even though the mechanics were working with the workshop doors wide open they were still all wearing masks and gloves.
Last year we just walked into town and mooched about, shopped and had lunch whilst they did the job couldn't do that this time though
The only place within distance was an out of town shopping park so that's where we spent the time, we did have some things we needed to get, like food for Katie which we often buy and get delivered directly. All screened and sanitised and 2 metre distanced
We also went into Costa coffee to buy some coffee beans with a voucher we got for Christmas. they were very organised with a marshall on the door and a one way queuing system, 2 meter distance behind screens from the staff, sanitise on the way in and then the marshall opens the door for you to leave so you don't need to touch anything
We alternated between going into one shop then takeing a break sitting in the open air away from people for a while, then on to the next. Over the five hours span we were in the car dealers and four other shops, more than we've had contact with since lockdown
so it was surprisingly nerve wracking.
I will say that all the shops were very organised, I only saw one person approach a shop without a mask on and she was turned away. Much busier than we are used to but all the distancing and sanitising protocols were well established so I'm hopeful we will remain safe
Car dealer phoned us about 14.30 to tell us we could pick the car up at 15.00pm and it was finished but just being 'sanitised'
it had been cleaned and wiped down everywhere when we got it back.
Hope your day treats you kindly
@dunelm - once again a very effective bamboo painting
@JohnEGreen - hope Judith enjoys her 'White Nights' as much as I do
@gennepher - I'm so sorry to hear that you are in pain and hope that things improve quickly for you.
That's a very satisfying and stylish composition you've created with today's orchid painting
You have a real gift for creating graceful flow in your artworks with this app.
@Muddy Cyclist - I like your 'packhorse' bridge painting very much, it has a really lovely architectural solidity and the reflections framed by the foreground plants make the composition flow nicely
Art bit -
mr gee kindly treated me to a tin of 12 'inktense' Derwent pencils today
so at some point I'll try them out.
this was my first small experiment with using the liquid resist, I wasn't quite sure how it would work and the 'stars' were a bit big I think but it's a learning thing
the milky way seemed like a suitable subject for a first try
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