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Rainy Thursday

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We’re due for rain and thunder later today; the remnants of the terrible storm that has been crossing the country. Since we’ve had such cold temperatures lately, we haven’t heard the peepers, but I expect to start hearing them today or tomorrow.

I started painting yesterday, but it was frustrating. I’ve been away from it for several months and, let’s face it, it’s not something I’ve been doing all my life. I need to get my ‘mojo’ back. I was also being careful to protect my back and not lean forward too much. I adjusted the easel accordingly.

It’s as if I forgot a lot of the process. I know this is temporary and I just need to get back at it. I grabbed a piece of Roseville I hadn’t painted yet, but I’m not sure if that’s what I want to paint. Patience, Claudia, patience.

A photo to provide some cheer:

Seriously, could she be any cuter? That ensemble is from a woman in Spain. She makes the most beautiful clothes. And yes, the socks match the t-shirt.

Maybe I’ll just play with dolls today!

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

 

 

Getting Ready to Paint

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It’s the third work day of the week and it already feels like a month. Peace and calm today, please.

I brought the easel downstairs yesterday, along with my oil paints and supplies. Everything is ready to go.

Someone wanted to see what was going on.

Perhaps we have a budding artist?

After cleaning the surface of the table, hauling things up and down the stairs, and staging this photo of Maeve, my back was a bit sore. So that’s all I got done for the day. Now I have to figure out what I want to paint. The jury is still out.

We’re slowly coming out of our cold snap and it’s sunny today. Don is off to recycle, I’m writing this post, and all is well. I am SO ready for Spring. I always find this ‘in between’ time difficult, but maybe less so than winter itself because I know that just a little patience is needed on my part. It’s around the corner.

Yesterday, Don went to the store to get some groceries and I was stressed because of that comment  yesterday and when he came in the door, he pulled this out of the bag:

Bless his heart! When we were out and about last week eating fries for lunch, I stopped at the bookstore to get this magazine and there were no copies left on the shelves. I bought the less- interesting-and-less-content-with-several-pages-of-pharmaceutical-ads-smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-the-content Country Living instead. I rarely buy magazines nowadays, but this one – published quarterly – is always a favorite. I couldn’t believe that Don even remembered that this is the magazine I was looking for. I went into the bookstore by myself and he waited out in the car. Half the time, he doesn’t remember what I just said to him two minutes ago!

Anyway, I was surprised and delighted and I love him. He’s a keeper.

I’m loving Bewilderment  by Richard Powers. Absolutely loving it.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

Checking in on Friday

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A foggy morning here in the Hudson Valley. We had more rain overnight. It’s now nearly 9 am and it’s still  foggy.

Don is taking my car in to get its annual inspection. I suspect I might have to get two new tires, but I’m sure as heck hoping I don’t.

I caught these two reading together, or rather, Pip was reading out loud to Madeleine.

This picture confirms my theory that every photo looks better with books in it. There is nothing I love to see more than a room full of books, especially when I can read some of the spines. I just want to jump in the photo and explore.

The girls are reading a Spanish version of Tintin. As both of these girls came from customizers in Spain, this seems appropriate. In fact, half of my dolls came from Spain. Go figure!

My back is getting better, as is Don’s shoulder. Slow and steady wins the race. I’m very careful of what I do and how I do it. Though it’s always painful first thing in the morning, that pain is decreasing, thank goodness. This morning was much better.

Other than that, my friends, there’s nothing else worth writing about. I’m reading, I vacuum (carefully, ) I do laundry, I make the bed (also carefully.) I’m eager to start painting in oils again, but I’m even more eager to start yard, porch, and shed cleanup. I see one of my day lilies is coming up and the lilac has tiny buds. I haven’t checked the status of the daffodils yet, but I might do that today. Spring is definitely here, though we have a couple of cold days coming up on Sunday and Monday.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

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