Jan's Rustic Life

Jan's Rustic Life

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  • From Thrift to Treasure: A Week of Slow Living & Painting

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    This week has been a quiet celebration of second chances. I began with a thrifted dress that hadn’t worked out in a previous attempt—but after some thoughtful restyling, it’s become one of my favourites. In between stitches and seam ripping, I found time to experiment with a new watercolour style which has renewed my painting…

  • From Spinning To Upstyling!

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    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…

  • Beautiful Walk And Amazing Sunset

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    I seem to be writing every other day at the moment due mainly to the fact that I blog right at the end of the day and I get tired! I did have a good day yesterday and managed to do more painting. This afternoon though I went for a walk around my tiny village,…

  • More Studio Painting

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    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…

  • I Appreciate My Rustic Life

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    After all the travel of the last few days, I decided that relaxation was a must. I went to bed very early for me. I was exhausted. The weather was looking a bit dramatic, my balcony so I went out to look. I love this view. I am so lucky and privileged to have it.…

  • Dinner And Meeting

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    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…

  • Making Good Progress

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    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…

  • What I Should Call This Blog

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    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…

  • Local Shopping Out Does The Net

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    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…