I’m getting quite pally with the elderly man in the hospital bed next door to my relative. He’s what my Nana would have called, ‘Not Backward In Coming Forward’ and quite right too. He’s worked all his life and he’s entitled to what he needs in order to remain independent. His eyesight is nowContinue reading “The Man In The Next Bed”
Category Archives: out and about
Fleshpots Of Llandysul
Today we had a drive around West Wales, going to a new exhibition at Waunifor and exploring the fleshpots of Llandysul. Only there are no fleshpots in Llandusyl :). So I wasn’t inspired to do any drawing. That’s an excuse; I just wanted a break. So here’s one I did last week, when the OlympicsContinue reading “Fleshpots Of Llandysul”
The Museum Cat
I wandered into Swansea Museum yesterday and met a gorgeous, large ginger-and-white moggy. She’s a frequent visitor; she lives in the local pub on the corner and trots up to the museum most days and her name is Megan. She sat on the receptionist’s counter for a few minutes, just enough to let me doContinue reading “The Museum Cat”
And Balloons In Bristol
Following on from watching pale, wobbly Brits stripping off at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta, we had loads of entertainment watching the incredible hot-air balloons taking off, landing, dancing around the arena and finally, late at night, glowing in sequence to music, like gigantic torches. It was a grand day out. I did two scribbles withContinue reading “And Balloons In Bristol”
Brits In The Sun
Had a few days away from the computer, entertaining some young relatives from abroad. On Thursday we travelled up to Bristol for the annual International Balloon Fiesta with scores of hot air balloons taking to the skies and lighting up and dancing to music in the dark. It was a scorching hot day and thousandsContinue reading “Brits In The Sun”
Bambis Bowling
Have some young relatives from abroad staying this week and it’s a bit hard to find time to draw when you’re entertaining and feeding sturdy, growing teenagers, so I fitted in some scribbling during a family bowling evening. I noticed that people generally stand where they are for a while to watch their bowling ballContinue reading “Bambis Bowling”
The Gym On The Beach
Have a couple of young relatives visiting from abroad and being a pair of old fogeys, we’re at a bit of a loss what to do with them, so we took a picnic and headed for the beach which has an outdoor gym courtesy of our local council, thinking it might wear them out aContinue reading “The Gym On The Beach”
For The Wheelie King
Social networking media get a lot of criticism, but I’ve loved them from the start. I have to be strict or I could spend my entire life playing Scrabble on Facebook or hash tag games on Twitter, but I’ve made many interesting acquaintances and professional contacts as well as meeting up with long lost relativesContinue reading “For The Wheelie King”
Ruskin And Chocolate
Here’s one I scribbled yesterday when I took my little nephew to the top of the Swansea Tower, Wales’ tallest building. I’m getting a bit better at drawing the cityscape; I’m developing a shorthand of marks that are individual to me so I don’t slip into doing an architectural drawing. I did a short courseContinue reading “Ruskin And Chocolate”
Sad Day, Happy Flowers
Yesterday was a sad one, the funeral of my dear aunt who died after a long illness, aged 87. Although we had been expecting it for some time, it’s still a shock and grieving is hard. She’s the last of her generation on that side of my family, which means that my cousins and siblingContinue reading “Sad Day, Happy Flowers”
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