Ten things for which I give thanks this week…
1 – Glad that my partner and I made another trip and managed to reach Whitby, or rather the adjacent beach at Sandsend. On the way, instead of stopping for coffee at Helmsley, we found this Pick Your Own Wildflower meadow where you can also get coffee and cake…
2 – This week’s texture for graphic work – woodchip path at the PYO – one day I will show you how these textures come in useful…
3 – Grateful for the sea whose presence and waves are varied but always there to provide a sort of meditation break from the affairs of men…
4 – Grateful that the Spider Orchid Lily bulbs I added to the garden this year have finally flowered – nothing to do with spiders and not orchids either…
5 – I collect odd bits of detritus to use in collages – this one (probably a piece of gearing from a Bradford Mill or more prosaically a piece of a car engine) is a bit chunky but it reminds me of the 30’s Sunrise motif…
6 – There is but one Painting/Poetry Postcard to go after this – I am replying to the “bonus” cards sent by participants to the International list (as opposed to the majority US lists) of which five included their names and addresses and so though, under the terms of the PoPoFest, one is not obliged to reply – these guys were obviously hoping for one – in fact one was on my list in 2023 – so I decided to press on with the paintings. I was particularly pleased with these two which are acrylic on paper, because I achieved the sort of looseness of touch that I seek but don’t always find – this may be a result of doing 35 paintings in about 5 weeks…
7 – Glad that a friend of mine who has been struggling with having terminated an unsuitable relationship is getting back to herself…
8 – Grateful that our holiday in Cornwall is only 5 days away and I hope the change of scene will do us both good…
9 – Glad that the apples I scrumped are ripening nicely without loss and that Discovery apples – my favourites – are coming into their all too brief season – it will be Egremont Russets’ turn next…
10 – Glad that dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night gave me the chance to post an unprompted poem of a tender disposition which made a change from the angry poems I find I have to write in these difficult times – you can read it here.
Have your best weeks ever – be your best selves…
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1). What a fabulous idea! I’ve not heard of such an enterprise before. Did you pick a bouquet?
4). Spider Orchid: Lily? It’s very pretty.
5.) I hope the weather is good, and your visit is pleasant.
We didn’t – they wouldn’t have lasted the day in the car! I lost the packet for the bulbs – yes Lily – I have put that right thanks Marilyn 🤗
I very much enjoyed your list, and your drawings.
The many varieties of apples always makes me wish I had more access so I could try more of them.
May your holiday be everything you are dreaming.
Thanks Mimi – it is getting harder to find our English apples even in their season – the supermarket supply chains don’t favour them…
Yes, wood chips look interesting for a textured background. Scrap metal is good for 3D collages. I hope you’ll show us some photos of your collages.
Beautiful scenery paintings on your postcards.
I wish you both a wonderful holiday.
Thanks artmater, now that the postcard challenge is drawing yo a close, I am starting to think about the other challenge my year is marked by. In April, its the A to Z blogging challenge which next year I have decided to write about as many different types of fabric as possible – what defines them – fibres, how they are made, what they are used for – I have got ss far as making a list…
The sea is surely the epitome of meditative “tools”.
There is a special excitement counting down the days until holiday. May your getaway provide all that you hope it will, and more.
Thank you so much (what should I call you – Girlie doesn’t seem right nor GOTE…)
loved the photos of the ocean and waves and surfing… then I looked up Sandsend… damn! would not have guessed that surfing would be a thing on an eastern shoreline of the UK (but looking at the map and seeing it was the North Sea helped it make more sense.)
quite the splash of color in your lead photos!
have a good week!
I thought so too Clark, but waves sweep down from the North from as far away as Iceland and then angle into the East coast as they go…