Friday 20 May 2011

Books, Bills and Worms

Will we ever have rain again? I am so tired of watering the garden and it is like dust again very soon after. However it has been great to have the dry weather while doing the kitchen. A large fridge-freezer arrived today and we just took it for granted that it could wait outside until this afternoon when the floor is (hopefully) finished. I don't know about being laid back about the kitchen JP - laid out might be closer. We are on the last lap and the wwsil is doing a great job of putting it all together - in spite of the apparent puzzlement.


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Just the carcases so far, so the pretty bit is yet to come. I have gone for a weird mixture of traditional oak and glitzy, shiny black and am now wondering if I was mad. I'll keep you posted.



We will probably have something watery somewhere in the garden, Heather. Smudge does like to watch the frogs. I shan't have fish - too upsetting, as the heron always gets them. We made fantastic compost at the last house but there is a severe lack of worms here so I had to order some on-line. The postman was horrified!

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I am working on my next book which is about using photos, photocopiers and imaging programs and by-passing the need for drawin. Not that I think we shouldn't draw (and there will be a lot of ideas for taking the techniques and boosting drawings) but some folks just don't. It will be called 'Your Cheating Art' and if it fails as a book it will at least have a chance in the country music charts.

The piece below comes from a photo of our mate Bill, much changed. Don't think he'd know himself in the pic below.

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I have printed it on fuzzy paper and started to stitch into it.

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Hope it will be one for the FOQ talk too, Gilby. It will be great to see you there and, if I don't recognise you, just shout.

5 comments:

JP said...

fancy having to buy worms!!! - fisherman passing our door ofton call in for worms from our compost!!! - our kitchen looks like yours at the moment - another couple of days of messs and muddle !!!

gilby said...

Hi Maggie,
The new book sounds very exciting. I enjoy drawing and try to draw every day, but it is great to be able to create using technology, i feel it brings new and exciting effects to a piece of work. Good luck with the kitchen.

Heather said...

I'm sure you'll like the kitchen when it's done, but I know how you feel. We need new carpets and I'm terrified of choosing the wrong shade. Your new book sounds great - I'm not good at drawing but neither am I good with technology - You just can't help some people!!

jeangenie said...

ha ha love the worm delivery would have liked to have been a fly on the wall in the sorting office good stuff enyed reading thank you

vintagerockchick said...

Oh Maggie - I love the title of the new book! Look forward to seeing it.
Hope kitchen is progressing nicely x