Tuesday, 29 January 2008
29/1/08 What's Happening Now
Whoopee I got my date for my back operation 7th Feb only 8 days away not much notice but that's fine by me as i have been struggling lately even the walks with charlie have been difficult and I haven't been to gym since before Christmas swimming is about the only thing that still comfortable. The plan is for the surgeon to do the denervation on the left hand side of my back and at the same time top up the right hand side, which should give me back some pain free mobility fingers crossed
Monday, 28 January 2008
It Always Rains At Lunchtime
Dedicated to all thoes office workers our there somewhere
It Always Rains At Lunch Time
It always rains at lunch time
There seems not rhyme or reason
It always rains at lunch time
No matter what the season
At ten o’clock you’re hard at work
The sun is in it’s glory
Come the time to go to lunch
You know it’s a different story
Take the car vary the time
You’re sure to beat the rain
A breath of fresh air is all you ask
But it’s raining all the same
Back at the office nice and warm
You removed your outer clothes
Wipe your feet dry you hair
And take the drip from your nose
Within the hour you’re almost dry
And back to earning your pay
When you notice through the window
Outside it’s a lovely day
JMcD
It Always Rains At Lunch Time
It always rains at lunch time
There seems not rhyme or reason
It always rains at lunch time
No matter what the season
At ten o’clock you’re hard at work
The sun is in it’s glory
Come the time to go to lunch
You know it’s a different story
Take the car vary the time
You’re sure to beat the rain
A breath of fresh air is all you ask
But it’s raining all the same
Back at the office nice and warm
You removed your outer clothes
Wipe your feet dry you hair
And take the drip from your nose
Within the hour you’re almost dry
And back to earning your pay
When you notice through the window
Outside it’s a lovely day
JMcD
Saturday, 19 January 2008
The Ocean
Well this is my finished picture done in the Roy Lang Workshop I put the finishing touches to it at home and for a first real attempt at oil I am quite pleased with it plus I have now learned how to keep most of the oil on the canvas and not on me.Thursday, 17 January 2008
Roy Lang Seascape in Oil
The Gentleman on the left holding the picture is Reg Marsh and the gentleman on the right is Roy Lang the artist who painted this seascape and presented it to Reg at the end of the workshop in thanks for Reg's hospitality. Runnymede Art Society members of which there were 17 thoroughly enjoyed painting in oils with Roy Lang, we spent the whole day at The Hythe Centre learning the skills of painting seascapes in oils. Roy not only shared the secret of his skills but was also very entertaining, we all attempted the same scene with varying degrees of success and we all without exception gained vital practice for handling oils, as for most of us it was a new experience. For those few who had previously experienced oils, mostly in the form of removal of oils from clothing hair and furniture, knowledge of actually painting on canvas was a welcome change
Charlie
I my personal ramblings you will read all about my dog Charlie. Well this is a pastel picture I did and I used the method explained by Colin Bradley and am quite please with the results I think I have captured charlies character
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
London Lake
This Acrylic on canvas painting is of a London Lake taken from underneath a tree in the Autumn
Virginia Water Ar Society
Virginia Water Events Diary
The Community Hall Beechmont Avenue
Virginia Water
Surrey
6th February 2008 Starting at 7:30n a.m. Paul Howard - Greek Scene.
further info e-mail johnandjean@ntlworld.com
The Community Hall Beechmont Avenue
Virginia Water
Surrey
6th February 2008 Starting at 7:30n a.m. Paul Howard - Greek Scene.
further info e-mail johnandjean@ntlworld.com
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Sunday, 13 January 2008
Badger
This Badger in Pastel pencil was my second pastel I did after seeing Colin Bradley's workshop and trying some of my own creations in pastel
Monday, 7 January 2008
Dog
This Pastel is another of Colin Bradley's workshop pictures which I really enjoyed doing the thing with his workshops is that no matter how many times you do the picture because you follow a method you get consistency and always end up with a good picture
Sunday, 6 January 2008
Bird of paradise
Acrylic on canvas this was painted from a photo a friend of my husbands took the picture which now hangs in another friends kitchen, but I did eventually paint one for the friend that gave us the photo
My Dog Charlie
It seems I'm in the mood for rambling today so I must tell you about my dog Charlie. He was 9 months old when we got him in August and had spent his whole life in kennels he had been the last of a litter and as each new litter came into the kennels so he was overlooked in favour of the smaller puppies. I had been talking to my friend Joy about wanting a dog and I knew I wanted a Cavalier King Charles because of their very laid back nature the fact that they are very good and tolerant with children and they also are very good with other animals, but when I looked on the Internet I was amazed at the price £500 to £600 so my friend said lets go to the animal shelter and have a look there.
Well I was so surprised to see so many saffordshire terriers who had been abandoned quite young apparently it's the idea that they are a macho symbols and in fact are a soft as butter that gets them thrown out. It's the people who are looking for a status symbol and find themselves with a dog that would lick you to death before it harms anyone that end up not wanting the dog.
Anyway I saw 3 or 4 dogs that I thought might be suitable to come and live we us taking into account my two cats and my two grandchildren who I look after, however when we went to register and mentioned the dogs I had seen, I was told in each case there was a very good reason why that particular dog would not be suitable. The first one had behavioural problems (although it looked pretty normal when I stroked it) the second one was too nervous ( again it looked a pretty calm dog when I saw it) the third one had lots of hang ups ( I was by now beginning to think my judgement of dogs was well rusty) the kennel assistant then pointed to a dog being walk outside and said that dog would be good for you she came from a good home and had very little problems ( it was 10 years 0ld) We were then told "you know all the dogs in here have problems! they wouldn't be in here if they were nice well adjusted animals , they would be in a nice home with a nice family, most of them are here because they have problems). Well that's enough to put even the brave heart off no wonder the rescue centres have problems finding homes for all their animals.
So my friend who has had lots of dogs cats and stray birds over the years phoned the puppy kennels where she got her dogs from and yes she had a Cavalier slightly cheaper because he was 9 months old £490 still beyond my purse however some bargaining was done by my friend and we got Charlie £350 we had to raid every moneybox in the house and the cats have to wait another 6 months or so before we can afford their teeth cleaning trip to the vets but it has been so worthwhile because not only does Charlie give us lots of laughs and shows us great devotion but he has helped me keep the weight off and exercise my way to fitness through our daily walks.
Well I was so surprised to see so many saffordshire terriers who had been abandoned quite young apparently it's the idea that they are a macho symbols and in fact are a soft as butter that gets them thrown out. It's the people who are looking for a status symbol and find themselves with a dog that would lick you to death before it harms anyone that end up not wanting the dog.
Anyway I saw 3 or 4 dogs that I thought might be suitable to come and live we us taking into account my two cats and my two grandchildren who I look after, however when we went to register and mentioned the dogs I had seen, I was told in each case there was a very good reason why that particular dog would not be suitable. The first one had behavioural problems (although it looked pretty normal when I stroked it) the second one was too nervous ( again it looked a pretty calm dog when I saw it) the third one had lots of hang ups ( I was by now beginning to think my judgement of dogs was well rusty) the kennel assistant then pointed to a dog being walk outside and said that dog would be good for you she came from a good home and had very little problems ( it was 10 years 0ld) We were then told "you know all the dogs in here have problems! they wouldn't be in here if they were nice well adjusted animals , they would be in a nice home with a nice family, most of them are here because they have problems). Well that's enough to put even the brave heart off no wonder the rescue centres have problems finding homes for all their animals.
So my friend who has had lots of dogs cats and stray birds over the years phoned the puppy kennels where she got her dogs from and yes she had a Cavalier slightly cheaper because he was 9 months old £490 still beyond my purse however some bargaining was done by my friend and we got Charlie £350 we had to raid every moneybox in the house and the cats have to wait another 6 months or so before we can afford their teeth cleaning trip to the vets but it has been so worthwhile because not only does Charlie give us lots of laughs and shows us great devotion but he has helped me keep the weight off and exercise my way to fitness through our daily walks.
6/1/08 What's Happening
Whats Happening
Well I'm waiting for the next lot of denervation injections in my back I went to the hospital just before Christmas and the consultant has agreed to do the left hand side of my lower back and to top up the right hand side, funny when I asked originally if they would do both sides at the same time I got various reasons for not doing so from it's too long to do both to it's a matter of too greater risk, anyway I was told it will be 11 weeks or sooner so it should be about the end of February.
I can't wait I didn't realise how beneficial it has been until I recall things I could and couldn't do 6 months ago and the things I have been doing lately about 2 months after the operation I bought a Dog and started taking daily walks with him and up till a couple of weeks ago we had managed to walk round the lake for about a mile it took us approx 40 to 45 minutes but having the dog with me certainly made it easier and much more enjoyable I had forgotten how wonderful it is to have a dog it must be about 30 years ago when I last had a dog and because of work commitments I have only had cats since. Anyway its getting harder now to do the mile and I'm beginning to struggle to keep up the pace so the sooner the operation happens hopefully I will be able to improve one the mile.
I must say in the early days before the denervation when I was 2 stone heavier and in constant pain learning to paint was my savior, not only did it give me something to fill the hours with after giving up my job, but it turned out to be the best pain relief ever. I became so engrossed in painting that my pain seemed to go away, only when I went to get up did I realise the brief respite I had experienced whilst painting.
Note to all those overweight hard though it may be it is worth loosing even just a little bit it really does help, once I got myself help with the pain in the form of painkillers I was able to go to the gym and together with joining weight watchers I managed to loose 2 stone
Well I'm waiting for the next lot of denervation injections in my back I went to the hospital just before Christmas and the consultant has agreed to do the left hand side of my lower back and to top up the right hand side, funny when I asked originally if they would do both sides at the same time I got various reasons for not doing so from it's too long to do both to it's a matter of too greater risk, anyway I was told it will be 11 weeks or sooner so it should be about the end of February.
I can't wait I didn't realise how beneficial it has been until I recall things I could and couldn't do 6 months ago and the things I have been doing lately about 2 months after the operation I bought a Dog and started taking daily walks with him and up till a couple of weeks ago we had managed to walk round the lake for about a mile it took us approx 40 to 45 minutes but having the dog with me certainly made it easier and much more enjoyable I had forgotten how wonderful it is to have a dog it must be about 30 years ago when I last had a dog and because of work commitments I have only had cats since. Anyway its getting harder now to do the mile and I'm beginning to struggle to keep up the pace so the sooner the operation happens hopefully I will be able to improve one the mile.
I must say in the early days before the denervation when I was 2 stone heavier and in constant pain learning to paint was my savior, not only did it give me something to fill the hours with after giving up my job, but it turned out to be the best pain relief ever. I became so engrossed in painting that my pain seemed to go away, only when I went to get up did I realise the brief respite I had experienced whilst painting.
Note to all those overweight hard though it may be it is worth loosing even just a little bit it really does help, once I got myself help with the pain in the form of painkillers I was able to go to the gym and together with joining weight watchers I managed to loose 2 stone
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