Alien With A Camera

What’s happening?!
It’s not even officially spring yet and we’re looking at summer temperatures next week!

It’s like winter took a peek round the door, then slammed it shut and took off running…

Thankfully it was cool enough to do the cleaning during the week for our inspection. Apparently we’re good tenants. 🙂
When we moved here I thought I could keep most surfaces clear, and reduce the need for dusting. Nearly a year on, I have a variety of clutter. I still don’t need to dust as much as at other places we’ve lived, but I did for the inspection. I have a tiny duster to flick over my bits and bobs, but some things are still too small, and have to be dusted by hand.

I don’t know where she came from, but I do know she topples easily off the shelf.
I also didn’t realise she had freckles until I looked at this photo.
My boys collect Lego minifigures, which come in packets, so you don’t know what you’ve got until you open it. This means you can get doubles. I got one from Biggest Boy the other day – an alien tourist.

Sometimes I feel like an alien in this world.
And I do like taking photos.
So – a photo by an “alien”, of an alien taking photos.
Why not? 😀

…and, speaking of aliens…

Published in: on August 24, 2024 at 10:53 pm  Leave a Comment  
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It’s A New Day!

Well, it was this morning.
As it is, of course, every morning.

Each day starts new, and has 24 hours of potential in it…
I’ve been taking notes from lessons, each somewhere around two hours long.
I know I should summarise, just write down the good stuff. The trouble is – it’s all good stuff!
In the end, it was a good thing I had caught up on my notes (although there’s aways more to come). Today was a low energy day. I read for a bit, watched stuff for a bit. Got feedback for my first two assessments – all good!

It’s a new day for my favourite band (group?) as well – a new member, to replace an amazing singer, who is going on to do solo work.
I have to admit, I was apprehensive about what the new sound would be like.
Seems there was no reason to worry…

The new guy is the lead in this song.
His name is Adam. If you’re wondering about the “2 Adams 2 Many” sign – this is a five person group, and three of them are called Adam…

It’s good when something is better than you thought it would be.
Even if it’s a day that otherwise didn’t go the way that was expected.
🙂

And for days when there isn’t a happy new song waiting, I have my collection of cheery sayings!

There’s always night –
but there’s also always a dawn.
❤

Published in: on August 15, 2024 at 9:44 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Just Looking In…

I don’t usually post on a Monday. Weekends tend to be busy, so I don’t do too much the next day.
Today, I’m feeling good. Two deadlines met, so I thought I’d stroll through YouTube.
And saw this again 😀

Rainbows! Unicorns! (and robots…)
Just right for Monday.

I’ve never played the game it’s referring to, but I know the song. I used to listen to Erasure years ago – still have a couple of CDs somewhere. And this clip seems to have been filmed during the pandemic years, a time when all sorts of strange and wonderful things were created…

I hope you’ve had a good Monday.
But if not – have some unicorns!

Published in: on August 5, 2024 at 9:22 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Why Is Cold Pink? (And A New PC)

…or at least, a laptop. Which is new to me.
🙂
These are the things that have been on my mind lately.
I was able to get myself an updated laptop on Monday (yay!) and have spent the week getting used to it.
Transferring all my bookmarks wasn’t as hard as the last time I had to set up a new laptop (sometime in the dark ages) but there are still niggles to work out.

While playing with my superior power and speed (at least online) I have also been feeling the chill. It’s getting wintery! And that means the sky in the evening is that cold, bright pink.

You can almost feel the shivers…
I also seem to be working out night mode on my phone camera.

Somehow, still pink.

My evening view 🙂

I’m still happy with life.
Even when my mood’s a bit down.
I think I’ve lived through enough to know that good is always there, waiting, on the other side of… bleh.
And I have happy things to look at when I’m grey.

Squishmallow whale says hello!
❤

– my rainbows proliferate!

And, if in need of a remedy…


Published in: on August 2, 2024 at 10:49 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Loving The Everyday Every Day

Been feeling better lately ❤
Very late (early?) to bed last night, though… but – got my first two assessments in!
Yay! 😀

I got up late this morning, and it’s been a lazy sort of a day.
I still did my weekly cleaning (it is still Saturday!), but I felt free of deadlines today.
I’m finding it so much easier to get things done here.
There’s an element of improving health, and also this place being a place to rest, and smell the roses.
At least when they’re in season…
This afternoon I spent some time just listening to the different birds outside my window. They were singing up a (metaphorical) storm!
I soaked in a bath, with epsom salts.
And I tackled a wordy, but interesting, book.

Even the everyday has joy, and colour.

And, if everyday things can still surprise us –

Why not a typewriter concerto?
Although typewriters are no longer “everyday”.

Or, if you could do with a better day –

❤

Published in: on July 27, 2024 at 11:13 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Rainbows, Roses, And A Good Cup Of Tea

It’s been clear, cold, and windy lately.

Sparkly!

Good to get the washing dry, but I’ve been using extra pegs – don’t want to see my clothes winging past the kitchen window, on their way to better places 😆
Still finalising the first of my assessments. I feel like I’ve been saying that for ages, but at least the drawings are done. Just waiting on some feedback from the teacher so I can finish the question part. I thought I was getting close to the due date, but it turns out that’s in just under a month…
Today has been a more relaxed day than I had anticipated.
After the cleaning, shopping, and washing.
I sat out in my comfy chair, catching up on reading, and listening to the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
I almost felt young again!
Had a long chat with the rest of the family, as the sun faded, and sent rainbows onto the wall.

…and the pink sky welcomed the moon.

Good night, Moon 🙂

On our grocery shopping rounds this morning, I treated myself to some rose jam.
Decided to have an “English inspired” dinner – rose jam with butter on toasted white (GF) bread, and a cup of nice, strong, milky tea.

Watching some things, a bit of music –
and so, to bed.
❤

Published in: on July 20, 2024 at 10:34 pm  Leave a Comment  
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To My Door

I haven’t got any words of wisdom today…
Just breathing thankfulness for my front door.

I was ambushed yesterday by joy,
just by coming home, and feeling so happy to have a home.
Walking up the stairs, and reaching for the door.
My door!
The door to where I belong!
❤

Sorry – I know I’m rambling.
I’m just taking stock of the good in my world, and remembering to be grateful.
It’s been a good year so far…
What will the rest of it bring to my door?

Published in: on July 3, 2024 at 10:04 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Into Tomorrow

Feels like it’s been a busy old week.
I’m getting more done lately, and using the days better.
This week, I even stayed out after dark! 😆

We were told we needed to go and see a particular movie (Unsung Hero), so we went off to Springfield cinemas on Wednesday. It seems to be a limited release, so there’s only one session a day. On Wednesday, that was late afternoon.
It was a beautiful movie, and I cried at various points.
Then afterwards, we got some food and went home again…
I’m glad we went 😀
The movie has a beautiful theme song, but this was the one I wanted to look up when I got home.

They have their own story behind the song, of course, and if you see the movie you might see when I thought of it…

For me –
this year feels like a new era, in a lot of ways.
I don’t think it’s wrong to look at the past, as long as you don’t get stuck in the murky bits.
We remember the good things – and the God things! – and then we face forward again, and keep walking.

Some days, you just have to strike a match.
❤

Published in: on June 29, 2024 at 11:09 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Being A Work Of Art

Today feels like it’s lasted for years (in a good way!)
I am tired, but happy – this week has been a time to catch up on things that have been undone for a while. Nothing that had to be done RIGHT NOW, but the sorts of things that sit behind your eyelids, and clamour for attention until they’re sorted…
I had expected to spend part of the day finishing off a drawing, but it’s still sitting on the easel, sketched in, but not complete.
So – today has been a lot of “doing”, just not for this one thing.
It’ll be waiting there for next week, and probably will be the better for it.

The doing is done, for this day.
Now, I think, I’ll just concentrate on being.

Published in: on June 22, 2024 at 9:33 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Staying The Distance

It’s hard to believe we’ve been in this house a couple of months short of a year.
I know this because yesterday we got an offer for another 12 month lease.
Yayest of yays! 😀
There’s still just over two months until this lease runs out, so they must really like us…

I am continuing to get cosy with my art space, and have spent a bit (or more) of time out there each day. I think I’m catching up with my assessments. Here’s one I did earlier –

A crumpled piece of paper!
This is the second attempt at this one – the last one was rubbish…

The cold has started to grow teeth now.
Yesterday, the evening was pretty in pink.

It even looks cold!

The roses are sleeping, remembering sunnier days, and casting petals to the memories.

And I am close to slumbering – dreaming of graphite and charcoal.
…with a lovely relaxing playlist to sleep by.
❤

Published in: on June 20, 2024 at 9:27 pm  Leave a Comment  
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