I WANT TO....

do this...


...and this

So, what is my problem?! I do all the prep work but then I seem to make any excuse under the sun to avoid getting into my studio to actually paint. The last painting I attempted was before I got sick and it just wasn't working out for me so I painted over it with gesso. Ever since, I've been avoiding the studio.

I'm reading books.
I'm knitting.
I crocheting.
I'm journaling.
Just about everything BUT painting......

Am I a lost cause?

I WANT to paint and my excuses are starting to wear a little thin with my patience. What is up with that? Is this period of stagnation here for a reason? Whatever it is, I know that it's bugging me and I sure hope it passes soon.

What do you do when you come up against periods of stagnation in your art/craft?

Love, light and peace

I can make a rainbow

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At Spotlight today, I found a nice pattern for a crochet scarf in a rainbow of colours. What do you think?

Love, light and peace

My baby is terrified of storms

Last night we had a huge storm which put on quite a scary display of thunder and lightning. Cody, my Shihtzu/Maltese/Chihuahua cross, is terrified of storms! At the slightest sound of distant thunder he searches out a hiding place where he promptly parks himself and pants anxiously while he waits out the demon storm. Last night was no different and Cody's choice for a safe haven was inside Bradley's built-in wardrobe. He pushed, climbed, and squeezed his way through the suitcases to get as far into the wardrobe as he could. I hate to see him so frantic and nothing I do or say will console him. When the worst of the storm cleared, we managed to coax him out of the wardrobe but it took him ages to settle down.

I moved one of the cases out of the way to get the pic below

This morning we woke to find that we had no phone or internet connection as the storm had caused damage to one of the local telephone exchanges and I was told the problem may not be repaired until Monday. I was upset that it would mean me breaking my commitment to post daily for the month of November (NaBloPoMo) but, someone up there must have heard my silent and loud pleas for help because, it was fixed within a couple of hours. YAY!

We've had storms again today and there is talk of more tonight so I figured I'd get this post done now, just in case.

Love, light and peace