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Lockout - and Sketch Books....

Another crazy week, this week I managed to lock myself out of the house very late at night wearing mainly pyjamas - thank goodness for kind and resourceful neighbors who finally helped me break back in (took 90 minutes in howling gales)- its quite comforting to know how difficult it is to actually break into our house and believe me we will not be pursuing a burglary career...

the start of a new sketch book ..(lacking colour to date)

College yielded an excellent tuition session on Photoshop - never thought I would say that but it inspired confidence in my currently diminished abilities and I feel sure I can brush up and charge headily onto the world of digital design - yes I know that is optimistic but that's how I felt on Friday so long may it last - I shall make the most of the feeling!!!

We had a lovely weekend in Leeds celebrating my youngest grand daughters 3rd birthday - given the current sad family circumstances it was a very good day - she certainly enjoyed the copious amounts of play-dough to rub into the carpet and endless attention which is exactly what you deserve for being 3!!! The rest of the weekend went at a slower quieter less frantic pace - we caught up with friends drank wine, ate food rummaged around shops and markets and came home to discover the central heating was not cooperating!  In fact it was completely kaput...

Gucci collection 2017 - I would definitely
wear this if I could imagine affording it!!!
I read and reread the boiler instructions - we pulled the front off - we pulled the top off - we positively (after internet instruction) wrenched the cover to the secret switches off and it still didn't respond... all switches and relevant buttons pushed and nothing happened it just kept say ing ''lockout'' seems to be the theme for the week!! So its had to be a boiler man call out!!!

A day at home gave me chance to start to lay out my sketch book,this allows me to take stock of where I am up to and what I need to bolster a bit - I need a few more drawings and I have spent quite a while doing some market research into wild fashion designs - mainly Gucci inspired fabulous coloured animal designs in really funky colours exactly what I'm looking for.

We are also exploring alternative ideas for embellishment - more about that in another post - I'm mid experimenting and its interesting if nothing else!!!


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