Wherever I Hang My Hat.....

A Quiet Day and Painting

I had a quiet day. It rained all day - yuck. Sean is at home, so he sorted Meg out today. I missed her. Tim came this afternoon for an hour before Ben picked him up.

So...I spent most of the day painting. I finished the Cezanne copy (not a good photo).

And I started a copy of one of the old Masters, Velasquez. It's s full figure of a nun, but I'm only doing the head - in oils on canvas.

Progress shots (also not good photos). It's hard to take a decent photo of a painting at night. It needs to be done outside, in daylight.

The last photo is really bad - there is no yellow in the painting ! Must be the light I was under. More progress when I paint again - hopefully tomorrow.

Wednesday over and out !

It was a bright, clear day today - but cool.

Sean went to the specialist this morning, and they have set his hand in a permanent cast - not to be removed for ay least 5 weeks. So he won't be fighting fires in the next month at least. It's not hurting him too much, but it's awkward with only one hand, and he can't drive.

Meg was so sweet today. We went to school on the bus, and she posed for me before we left (with some of the babies, of course).

Too cute !

Tim came late afternoon. He's fine. I haven't seen Jason since Sunday though.

I also managed another hour on the painting - still not finished. I'll try again tomorrow. It's not a good photo of the painting. I'll try to take a better one when it's finished.

Can't believe Wednesday is over. Where do the days go ? Lottery draw tonight - keep your fingers crossed.

Rain, Rain - and poor Sean !

It's been raining all day - wet, wet, wet ! And it's getting colder. The temp tonight should be about 5C - c..o..o..o..o..l !

Sean and Shell are still on leave, so I haven't had Meg for the last 2 days. It's really quiet without her. But she is back tomorrow. Shell goes back to work in the morning. I'm sure she doesn't feel like it - and she has to tell them she is pregnant. Sean was supposed to go back to work tomorrow night - but plans have changed.

A couple of weeks ago he had a game of golf, and really hurt his hand. He thought he had pulled muscles. It has been aching ever since, and the pain was getting worse so he went to the Doctor today, who sent him to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for x-rays. He went for the xrays this morning at 10 am. Well - it took all day to get sorted out, and he phoned at 3 asking us to fetch him as he's not allowed to drive. His hand is broken and in a temporary cast. Tomorrow he has to see a specialist, and they will decide what to do with it. So Basil dropped me at the JR, and I drove Sean back in his car. He had a really long day and was very tired. Looks like he won't be at work for a while. We'll know more after tomorrow.

Just had supper - fish, and Baz is enjoying Judge Judy on TV. I started a new painting today. It's not finished yet. It's a copy of one of Cezanne's paintings. I'll try to get it finished tomorrow.

Great News !!

Wonderful news. Shell is pregnant !!! The baby will be due at the beginning of June next year. She will get exact dates after she has seen the midwife or had a scan. Very exciting - we have a new baby coming.

Sean, Shell & Meg got back from Greece this morning. They were exhausted. They left Rhodes at 3am, and got to us by 10. They left Meggie here with us and went home to have a good sleep. She was fine, but had a really long nap this afternoon.

We had a great weekend. Tim slept over on Saturday, and they all came for lunch today. Terry & Jo came from Bristol too !

October

Two events of significance today.

It's Granny M's Birthday. Happy Birthday Gran - we all love you very much.

And....the inter-galactic duo.....no, not Batman & Robin....are off again - to Canada. Yes, Jungle Jim and Bren left from Manchester this morning, and will be arriving in Toronto as I type. Have fun !!

Supper's Ready

Just made a delicious supper from Shell's pasta recipe. Yummy.

And who turned up just in time for supper ??? Hello...it's Tim with his new football.

He popped in earlier, sopping wet, and after he left it poured again, so I'm sure he got sopping wet again. He's a tough kid !

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