I haven’t written in a long time, nearly a month. I don’t really want this blog to become just a daily account of my activities but a few things have happened since last writing.One of my daughter’s had Covid which took us by surprise and we were a bit laid back about it and almost…

Sometimes there are good days and other times not so good. I was lucky to get time for more studio painting. Today was a not so good day painting though. I wanted to try a traditional, more nature inspired wizzardy, Santa for old fashioned Christmas cards. Now, bear in mind, I’m not finished yet. I…

As often happens with the foreign community (that means me and others!), they stick together and help each other understand how things work in a different country. People who have experienced certain thing,s laws, taxes, builders, anything, will share their expiences to help others along! So it came about, many years ago, that I used…

I made good progress today on the ceiling panels and I believe I can feel a difference already! I only have to go around the edges, which, to be honest, are the most tricky as I can’t reach some parts because they are over the stairs and I don’t have special ladders. I have a…

I should call this blog what I do after work! This, as some of you may know, is because I work every day. Today, after work, I went down to my garden and weeded for a short time. My main purpose of going into my garden was to fetch my step ladders. I wanted to…

I started today by rolling out of bed after having slept through my first alarm! It was a scramble but these things happen. After a relaxed breakfast in the nearest town of an apple tart and two, yes two cappuccini, I felt ready to go! I dropped a breakfast off where my son works, at…