Mad Monday

Well that weekend didn't last very long did it...

I'm actually glad to be back at work, lots of hard work in the pipeline, I like it more when it's in it's anticipatory stage though:)

Listening: Benny Goodman & Bud Flanagan (underneath the arches...) oh I was born after my time!

Looking forward to: Pottery Class

Wishing: for inspiration

Drinking: About to make 4th cup of tea of the day

Making: It's a secret (shh)

Enjoying: Planning Big Si's 60th and retirement do - not 'til August but oh have we got plans for you Mr Simon!

Liking: Posy's mosaics

Feeling relieved for: Sandi and Sonny

Picture of the day: Sopher's lovely flowers from Ma's 60th party... how many of these was it Sophers?... 27... 28?!!!

Sleepy Sunday

Listening: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, and Flight of the Conchords
Reading: How to feed your whole family a healthy, balanced diet with very little money... etc. got for £2.99 from a local bargain book place (looking for end of the month recipe inspiration!)
Watching: or rather watched! The Lady Vanishes
Liking: Watching the blackbirds nesting in Ma's Clemetis and Honeysuckle
Looking forward to: Pottery Class on Tuesday night
Making: Sketches for next Figurative Sculpture
Wishing: That it hadn't rained.... it might not be worth wishing that it doesn't tomorrow!Drinking: About to make a pot of tea!

Picture of the Day: Andrew... my first proper figurative Sculpture

Is it really our time...?

Listening: The Eurovision song contest

Reading: Marie Claire Idees (ma and pa have brought me three editions back from France!)

Drinking: Thinking about opening a bottle of wine...

Making: Still on the placentas and the aprons

Enjoying: The weekend

Liking: Trying to dicipher the French instructions in Marie Claire Idees

Photo of the day: ...mmmm...... let me think.... Marie Claire Idees!!!

Trying...

I've been feeling a bit ambivalent blogwise recently. My posting rate is getting worse, but I still want to do it. So... in an effort to start everyday posting I'm just going to write a few lines about my day until I feel more chatty!

Reading: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

Listening: The Divine Comedy - A short album about love

Drinking: Tea

Liking: Jacob Epstein - Looking at Dickie Lewis in a whole new light now!

Making: More sculpture, Aprons, Banners and Placentas

Looking forward to: The weekend

Enjoying: re-watching the recent BBC adaptation of Sense and Sensibility

Coveting: The Dashwoods cottage

Picture of the Day: Taken last weekend in ma and pa's garden

hello blondie...

My mother will be pleased, I've gone back to my blonde roots... literally

It still feels odd not being a more vibrant colour, but I must say I'm quite liking it at the moment. I haven't blogged for ages, I have no excuses especially as I've just had a week off work, but I enjoyed not having to do very much, getting up late, watching films, sewing Placentas... (long story will post about it soon), drinking tea... when of course I could get the teacup away from Dougal...

I went to answer the door and by the time I got back he had drunk half the cup!

Now that I've gone back to work I find myself wanting to post - that's me though - arbitrary! We've been actively going through the book stock in at work (I'm a Librarian) and identifying things we need to throw out and things we need to update when a colleague came across the following which made us all laugh...

not a very interesting thing to blog about I hear you say.... take another look at the publisher....

yes... that's right... Mills and Boon... who knew they published books about inorganic chemistry! You really do find out something new every day!