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Beautiful. That is one that should definitely go on the calendar (if you do one).

But I am sorry to hear about your hand pain. Back when I was doing a lot of writing I tried to solve writer's cramp by learning to use my non-dominant hand. It was VERY slow going -- the letters looked worse than my first 5yo-6yo efforts, and my hand could not keep up with my thoughts.
I once read a novel about a right-handed artist who learned to paint with her left hand after suffering a stroke, but that was fiction. I don't know if she was based on a real-life painter the author knew ...
I've been trying to learn Braille but not very consistently ...
 

Wishing you courage for today and for the procedure tomorrow, and, afterwards ...

 

Bless them, at least (for now) their likes and dislikes are the same, and you’re not having to buy different food for each.
Daughter’s cat was the same with the litter tray - would hang on and on until I’d cleaned it, then, within 10 mins would feel obliged to Christen it.
 
jjraak said:
@DJC3 , lovely to hear the Terror of the Slippers is back in da house..and (slightly) running amok.
much more preferable to how it could of been, so i bet your wearing that with a nice smile..(for now..)
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He’s progressed from slippers now, and just dragged my muddy wellie boot into the sitting room, with its cream carpet! The top is already chewed where he attacked it before. But you’re right it certainly beats the alternative outcome.
 
OK, I have finished my seascape and don't like it, yes @ianpspurs I am a true Wednesdays Child. So will go back to the drawing board after a break, fed up of the sea. Off to band rehearsal now hope my musical creativity is in better mood than the painting. For what it's worth here is the failure but as it's been done over a couple of days and is huge I thought I had better be true to my daily painting promise and also do a quick watercolour sketch, here they be...

A. The days painting..

B. The unliked seascape.


Edit.. forgot to say @dunelm and @ianpspurs Yellow is a song in our bands song list, we do an acoustic version with guitar, Mandolin, melodeon, tenor recorder and vocal, great song.
 
PenguinMum said:
in their bed and soothing them with strokes and whispers?
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Good idea if only they would get in their bed...as for the soothing strokes they assume it's play time my poor scratched hands are testament to that...they are very affectionate when ready...apart from that it's go go go...they are going 'up' early this evening...I have work tomorrow...so early nights all round tonight.
 
Both look good to me. Tempted to say don't be so hard on yourself but you wouldn't have gained that level of skill without wanting to be the best you can be.
 
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Wow, that is amazing for a "quick sketch"! I especially like the teal color of the water (as it appears on my monitor).
As for the second one, I really like how the rocks just offshore "mirror"(?) the outlines of the rocks on the beach ... seems very eloquent to me ...

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I also want to announce that my problems with posting appear to have cleared up! Apparently it was my laptop and not this site. I did some trouble-shooting, clearing caches, and also extensions (whatever those are), and this time when I left my partial post to check on another page, it was still here when I came back.

I hope your rehearsal has helped clear your "sea roke".
 
SaskiaKC said:
I keep seeing ads for "pet vacs" that claim to vacuum up ALL the pet hairs -- none I have seen claim to vacuum up all the scattered litter!
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Its a nightmare Saskia it's clogged up the hoover twice now...all over the bathroom floor so now armed with the sweeping brush...still its a good work out!
 
They will settle down as they get older and you will remember these times as a fond memory! @SaskiaKC is on the money with the “Cat Rules” though. Lol.
 
PenguinMum said:
They will settle down as they get older and you will remember these times as a fond memory! @SaskiaKC is on the money with the “Cat Rules” though. Lol.
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Yeah, and once they're older you could write a book about them.... Nightmare on elm has a nice ring about it..

So true about the cat rules, btw
 
Thank you very much @SaskiaKC for the compliments
I don’t have so much control of my left hand. The paint is liable to end up flicked somewhere...
I can write a bit left handed. Always had problems with my right hand and so left hand had to help a bit from time to time, but any writing is double sized.
Never used left hand to paint acrylics with...yet!

I tried to learn Braille too, but you need feeling in the tips of your fingers and I have Raynauds in my fingers and hands. So that knocked that one in the head!
 
PenguinMum said:
They will settle down as they get older and you will remember these times as a fond memory! @SaskiaKC is on the money with the “Cat Rules” though. Lol.
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She is PM & I cant wait for their 'lazy days' ...the bathroom 7 their room is clear I'm not it's gone down my jumper into places it shouldn't have...as I came down the stairs they were at the bottom both looking at me with those big eyes...I couldn't be cross so just made some coffee & laced it with extra thick double cream...sat down for a break watching a re-run of Friends.
 
They have you wrapped around their little paws..but you do know that! Suggest gin!
 
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