My  goodness, just signed into my blog and it was like trying to get into my bank account! What  will they demand next time?

Funny week, weather very up and down, definitely getting colder and we have had a couple of really dull days.  Very depressing. I have done some pictures, but the paint alongs that I participate in, were pretty disastrous.

Anyway, I have managed to put some photos on to the computer and will show some of the things I have done:

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 Oil on small panel

Oil on small panel.  A repeat of the one I sold at Carisbrooke Priory,

 

Another small oil on panel

 Watercolour in sketchbook

 Watercolour in sketchbook

 Watercolour in sketchbook

These are not all the paintings I have done, just a selection.

Henry and Muffin are fine.  I think they are relieved it is not as hot as previously.  However, their walks get a bit restrictive when it rains! Can't have it all ways.

Other than that I'm still keeping up the swimming and am finally feeling a bit better for it (now that I have increased the number of sessions and distance - not a lot, but enough).

So now to publish this little ramble..... 

 

 Jusr a quick update, and of course, again three weeks to catch up on.

I have been doing a lot of swimming, and I think finally it is getting a bit better.   I have also been doing a lot of oil painting, predominantly on small oil panels, which are fun.  I have done some a little larger, and obviously they take a little longer. I think I prefer the smaller ones because I can actually create a reasonable picture in an hour.

I have also been catching up a bit on watercoloour, which has been fun.

However, for the last two weeks we had our exhibition at The Carisbrooke Priory, which, as usual does take up a lot of time, and when it's over, I have to produce the accounts.  Although it was fun, this does put a spanner in the works as regards my painting and swimming, hence why everything has got a bit delayed.  Hopefully, I can now get back to a more organised week and will also start to download some of the pictures I have done. I sold a few cards and one of my small oil paintings.

I did actually go swimming yesterday afternoon, as I am very determined to improve my front crawl.  I think I did make some improvement, and today's swimming session was definitely better.

The boys are ok and now the weather isn't quite a hot, we are able to take them for slightly longer walks, although Muffin is not really up to a longer walk.

Sailing appears to have been put on hold for a little while, but again, that is something we will get round to getting back to.

Better finish here, so that I can at least publish this post.