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I am having a lovely morning...so far .....

The skies are blue and we have some sunshine. The air is lovely and crisp and you can sense Spring is around the corner. I have the desire to renew and move out of my sluggish state of hibernation.

I have taken Harry to his swimming lesson and now I am back. I have fed the birds, got the laundry routine going, cleaned the kitchen and have made a lovely spicy parsnip soup and a vegetable chilli for this evening.

While all this comforting domesticity goes on I am feeling way to edgy. It is Derby Day and Everton are playing Liverpool at Anfield. I do not have a ticket and I refuse to listen to it on the radio or look at the scores on BBC Sport - I am the world's worst Jinx if I do.

COME ON YOU BLUEBOYS!!!!

The Proust Survey

Just been reading one of my favourite blogs -Here comes the sun. one of the posts is about the The Proust Survey - I have never heard of this before but it looks great. Here is mine:

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
Losing my mind
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WAY OF SPENDING TIME?
Drawing, writing, people watching, spendingtime with H, reading.
WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
Keri Smith, Oprah, Paul McCartney, Dalai Lama
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
Moominmamma
WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES?
the brave and compassionate ones -the ones that stand up for what they believe in
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
My sketchbook(s)
WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
21 November 2001 - Liverppol Women's Hospital - maternity ward
WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC?
creative thinking, excellent listener
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS?
arrogance and ignorance
WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
erm... you have seen me, you can guess...
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
being an good mother (no complaints from him so I must be doing OK!)
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
Aberdovey - Wales
WHAT IS IT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
spitefulness and bullying
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS?
honesty
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
at peace
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO (WORDS YOU LIVE BY OR THAT MEAN A LOT TO YOU)?
Everything is going to be OK
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
Me (I like my own counsel), Patrick Heron, Sarah Ban Breathnach

The Mindful list

This blog also serves as a kind of sketchbook for me as well, somewhere to glue some good finds and bits and pieces.

I have been following this site for a week now and I love it! I am really getting a lot from the prompts.

http://www.themindfulist.com/


Hop you enjoy it too xx

Friday evenings

Friday evenings are the best. The end of a busy week, just done the weekly shop, Harry has his Top Gear cards and I have my glass of Red. All is well in the world.

We have a tradition here for friday nights - Pizza and Pyjama night we settle in and watch a film, always one that H picks which is not that bad. We are currently watching Ironman and I am curled up on the sofa reading my blogs.

I used to buy magazines every month, now I get everything I need from blogs, I love it! and its cheaper - so I can spend my pennies on something else,or even save them in my holiday tin.

Hope you are all having a nice evening

see you later xxx

Friday

Just having a quick tea break and a catch up. I have been working since 7.45. Sitting here thinking about a lovely weekend pottering about the house. This is a rare event for me so I am filling the weekend with some drawing and some writing, trying out my new Muji coloured pencils (I heared that the colours were something else and they are right ...very Gill colours!) I am also planning some cooking and H and I may make some rock buns.

some bits from my sketchbook

2010

OK - I am officially in the zone now... ready to kick this year's arse. 2009 was a bad year .. I have had 2 in a row now and I am gettinga bit fed up.

Lest see how this goes......