Watercolours and more

It's been along time between blogs, but I haven't been wasting my time. I've beem painting up a storm. I've actually done several pictures I'm framing and am quite willing to sell. I feel that good about them. I've taken pictures of them for "posterity". When a painting come out right, or the way you pictured it, it's the greatest feeling. I put them up in a hanging area in my bedroom and keep looking at them until I'm satisfied I really like it. Then it gets framed.

With my knee being as crummy as it is, painting is one of the only things I can be 'active' in, so I'm a happy lady that I'm able to. I still build toy boxes and other crafty things, but the painting is the first love. I'm not into Twitter or Facebook Even though I have accounts in both, I haven't touched them. Somehow I can't get started------do I want to????

Passover, knees, elbows, life in general

Life is good. It's Passover right now and there is food and family galore. I think a few pounds found their way to my middle; worth every bite!! My knee still kills me most of the time...will I ever be able to run across the street again? It would be nice to be able to jaywalk without getting hit by that oncoming car. My elbow now needs surgery and my shoulders hurt and my hands and my whole aging body - arthritis sucks! But enough bitching. My job is good, mahj is fun, my kiddies and grandkiddies are fabulous. I'm crazy about my little family. I have terrific kids and I think my grandkids are the greatest! My Mom has zero memory left. At almost 95, and a TIA or two she's lost the Mother I've always known and become this "child" who is slowly getting to the point of not knowing me or my sister Sharon. We speak to her daily and see her every Saturday, so, hopefully, we'll stave off the loss as much as possible. If I were given three wishes, the first one would be total health for every member of my family. Wouldn't that be a perfect wish?

Ahhhhh the weather!

Because of the weather, I missed a great art demonstration. If I didn't have my family here, I'd be gone. Warmer climate, gorgeous scenery, enough time to paint the world around me....sounds heavenly. But the thought of not laying eyes on my grandkids for any length of time is more of a turn off than the other. So, here I stay. Canada is definitely my home, and I think we have the greatest country. Now, if they'd only stop the government graft, the inequality of payouts to its citizens and create a better health system, then we'd be practically perfect.

Ahhhhhhh the computer

Well, tomorrow is my grandson's bar mitzvah, two of my daughters-in-law birthdays are this week, my daughter's birthday was last week, my younger sister came in from B.C. and I'm sitting here getting some 'rest' in front of the computer. The world of the computer is wonderful. I think so many people are addicted to it because it's your own private world that you can be and do whatever you want with it. Play games, email, Twitter, Facebook, Google, or whatever. It's exciting or soothing, as you want it to be. It's a form of escape, a form of communication and a form of education.

So enjoy yourself BUT remember there are books and people to enjoy face to face as well.

Allergies

I wish someone would come up with the magic wand that gets rid of allergies. I'm going nuts. My eyes are crusting and running, my skin is itchy, my nose is running and I'm dizzy from sinus pain. I've been like htis all my life, but nowadays it the worst - for everyone. IS it the pollution? Has our world become so toxic that allergies are abounding? SO many people are now deathly allergic to nuts and peanuts. Way more than ever before.

I know it's not a "serious" disease, but it's chronic and not fun. As for the seriousness, it certainly can kill.

Organizing

At work, I have things so well organized they can almost run without me. There are a lot of perks to setting things up with a great schedule, good forms to work from and a 'rhythm' to what you do. The actual setting up gets your mind working, which is fun, and lets you realize what you need in the job. It also allows you to roll with additional punches. When a pile more work hits you, you can see how to fit it in and get it done without missing out on the normal stuff.

Being organized also helps you to see what is missing, helps the work go faster and more efficiently and keeps you much calmer. Some jobs can't be that well organized because of the nature of the work or the boss's temperament. But if you are as well organized as possible, it can be much less stressful.

Art - painting - watercolours - love em

I've finally gotten back to some painting. Not a watercolour, yet, but one of my toy boxes. It's whet my whistle. I've realized for a long time that anyone can paint - ANYONE. If you can't draw, you can still paint shapes, use techniques that create lovely patterns and textures or create a finger painting masterpiece. I've watched students become fantastic - with little talent; just taste, a sense of colour and desire.

My mind is starting to trip around what subject I want to paint this time. Autumn is a definite turn-on. Or maybe my first really planned abstract. Not just a study to see what happens when you use wax resist; very watery strokes when the colours run into each other; bold strokes across the page then something on top, etc., etc. Endless possibilities. And that's the problem. It's so endless it's hard to decide what to choose to do.

But I'll start tonight - looking forward to it.