The company I work for has now put out a ban on people sending personal mail, particularly parcels, to the workplace, citing security concerns. After all, who knows what might arrive in a parcel. I can understand why, one of my many jobs is to collect the post for my team of 40 or so people, and sometimes the number of parcels I end up collecting is a bit ridiculous. In fact, I rarely deliver very much that is work related. On the other hand it will certainly put a stop to me buying anything online from now on. Itâs not easy having things delivered to home, and itâs a pain having to collect things from the post office. Oh well, back to buying things from craft fairs for me then
Hello everyone.
Welcome to the newbies, great work everyone. Really interesting work newbie Joe!
Obviously under the circumstances I havenât been feeling very motivated but Iâve been trying to make a few bits today. I think Iâll be going through a marker and ink phase again in order to try and get my flow back.
I like this doodle:
Hi all. Youâd be OK with ACEOS coming to your home letterbox wouldnt you Margaret?
Love that Kingfisher one Max.
Are any of you taking part in the SAAâs attempt to do a world record breaking show of ATCs
Both my classes have done them and some are sending them in amd I will too.
Tessa yes Iâm doing it with my group tomorrow - thanks for the reminder as Iâd completely forgotten!
Welcome Joe, nice to see new work. Whatever youâre doing on the floor looks interesting - what techniques are you using?
Sending hugs Lowri <3
Iâm super busy at the moment, I have 4 pet portraits to be getting on with plus Xmas pressies to sew for my offspring before they get back from uniâŚthe first one is home on Saturday fpr the Xmas break.
MeanwhileâŚyay my new daylight lamp has arrived, I can take photos whatever the weather!
I painted this original miniature boat scene last week on location in Los Cristianos, Tenerife. The buildings are intended to give a feel for the area and are not an accurate representation - I chose 5 buildings at random for this scene. The boats are painted as they were - very brightly decorating the harbour.
Yikes my sewing machine just blew up! It made a noise like a steam iron, fizzled for a short while and doesnât smell too good. Iâm really hoping I can get it fixed, it was my mums and was a good solid one.
Nice to see everyone busy. Sorry about your sewing machine Stephanie! I hope you can get it sorted⌠itâs a shame when that happens, especially after being so well behaved for some time. Gutted!
Forgot to say how much I love Stephieâs painting! Lovely scene.
Bit distracted with Dad not being well. Heâs getting over the asthma attack he had earlier in the week, but for several nights now heâs lost control of his bowels, leading to severe embarrassment on his part and messy clean ups for us. Weâve got him some special pants now to help with the problem, but itâs so sad to see him struggling like this. Itâs not very dignified, and Mum and me are having disturbed nights with his difficulties.
Sending special hugs MargaretâŚan awful thing to cope with.
Yesterday was not a good day and I now have even less faith in NHSâŚhubby went for his jab which was pre ordered from the doctor and when we got there (after a LOT of effort on our part) they said that they didnât have the correct dosage for him so we have to do it all again next week !!!
Here is todayâs listing
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sending massive hugs to you both Margaret and Brenda. Margaret I hope your Dad settles soon, I can sympathise with my dads ailments he went though a dreadful time not being able to manage the toilet by himself itâs so heartbreaking to see loved ones struggle.
Ah Margaret thatâs so tough for you all. I dread the day it happens to my Dad.
And Brenda you have my sympathy. We complain tonnes about you getting free prescriptions (and cheaper education and no potholes) in Wales, but I hear some dreadful things about your NHS services. I think on balance Iâd rather pay and have a better service.
Iced coffee anyone? Just what you need on a winterâs day right?
morning allâŚjust opened the cutlery drawer and the handle snapped and came off âŚaaarghâŚcanât be fixed so I will have to buy a stick on one next time I go shopping (Wilco etc)
Here is my listing for today
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This is what I bought, just a tad over ACEO size, but sold with the easels. I love them! The two left and centre are by Y M Szkwara and the right hand one is by Pam Frost, a FB friend of mine. Thought theyâd make my room nice and festive!
