September 3rd Three Days In

More Art Journalling.

I'm loving it.

My First Attempt at Art Journalling

I am still not confident about painting, I am still more comfortable with stamped images.  I may get to playing without stamps before the end of the month. But doubt if I could ever not have them.

Thirty Days Hath September

September is my favourite month of the year, followed closely by October. Autumn being my favourite time of the year. With the coldest summer for eighteen years departing yesterday, I am looking forward to the warm, rich colours of Autumn to brighten things up.  I remember as a child and also when my own children were of school age,  September was always warm and the sunshine was so beautiful it took my breath away at times. It always coincided with the start of the school year and it seemed such a shame that summers final glory came during term time.

 I have given myself a project for September, I am going to try to post here everyday, something I have created, be it photo, a card, a scrapbook page, some art journalling (just getting into it). I so want to get back into having some fun with all the "Toys" I have at my disposal.  Today it is a set of canvas's I have done for my granddaugher for her new bedroom.

WOYWW

I have been gone a while, but I am back and hopefully will start some serious playing in the not too distant future. On my play desk this morning is a delightful stash I bought yesterday on a jaunt to Art From the Heart in Harrogate. What a FABULOUS shop!  I could have broke the bank but I was kept in check by my beloved.  Well sort of, because when we were having a bite to eat in the cafe downstairs, he offered to buy me the Dylusions sprays I had been coveting. Hence  back upstairs we went and purchased eight delicious colours just waiting to enhance my world.  I NEED all the colours though so I may be visiting again online before very long.  I also bought three Moleskin journals, not the really grown up one's but the learner one's. I want to get into art journalling so thought these would be  good to get started with. Any tips on getting started would be graciously received.

Anyway must get gone, have a great day grazing on delicious arty desks via

The Leader of the Pack Mrs Dunnit

My Shed.

My shed and my crafting has been sadly neglected of late. With all the problems with my husbands eye, I have had too much on my mind to think about playing. Today though  I got out there and have had a big sort out and cleared the decks ready for when my mojo gets back..

We are still in limbo as to how things are going to turn out for Ralph but getting on with living.

St Lucy Please Listen

Well the eye surgeon didn't really have any answers, in fact she is referring Ralph for a second opinion to a consultant in Chester. She said during the operation she could not get his eye to move after she had undone what had been done in the first operation. She spent two hours trying to get it to move!! Stopped the operation and went to discuss it with two other eye surgeons. She reckons she has never come across this before and neither had the other surgeons. She has been a consultant for fifteen years or more....


We have to ring each morning to see if he can get the MRI scan sooner than 27th June. The surgeon said to make a nuisance of ourselves...

So we are trying to be upbeat, not easy, Ralph's mum is very upset and angry about the situation and it was sad to hear her on the phone yesterday, the mothers instinct to protect her young was very apparent in the 84 year old lady, I guess it goes to the grave with you.  So we are praying to St Lucy as well as the Good Lord and hoping things will improve as nature takes it course. Thank you for reading and for being there.


Sheilagh


One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.
~John Galsworthy~

Not a Good Week

This past week has not been good. Ralph's operation should have took 40 minutes at most, but took nearly 3 hours instead. He has to have another MRI scan as they have found "inflammation" behind the eye.
He is in considerable pain and the operation was supposed to correct the mistake in the first operation. There has been NO improvement.  We have an appointement with the surgeon who did the operation tomorrow, she better have some good answers  I would be most grateful for prayers and healing thoughts for my darling, just to get back to where he was before the operations. Please.