Friday 26th April 2024 - Abstract with Fern

I left home at 11am this morning. It is now 22 minutes past midnight. I will tell you about today tomorrow.

Abstract with Fern 

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Thursday, 25th April 2024 - View from Little Rock

It's Nick's birthday today. Happy Birthday. I love a birthday celebration. Tim and I battled through Folkestone's bracing wind and sea rain and met him with Alli, Si, Lesley, Lucy and Mick in The Ship Inn for a pre lunch drink. We missed having whelks and cockles at Chummys - not so keen myself. We had a table at Little Rock with a great view over the sea that was a threatening green colour with wild white horses. I want to go back and explore - when I have finished my lino cuts that are coming along slowly but surely. What a great place Folkestone is. I can see why it was voted the best place to live in the South East. 

View from Little Rock 

Watercolour

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Wednesday, 24th April 2024 - Six Months until Fruition

I am looking forward to an abundant crop of Bramley apples to make pies, crumbles and chutney. 

Six Months until Fruition 

Watercolour

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Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 - Rambling Up Hill

In between having a messy time cutting a lino print fish I had brunch bought for my by Gay as a lovely belated birthday present.... And her and Robert gave a beautiful pink rose. I have walked it around the garden to find a suitable spot. This afternoon Tim, Wendy and I started a short walk due to the incoming rain that never arrived so it ended in a very very long walk ending at The Bull. 

Our new woodburner is glorious throwing out heat to warm our chilly bones in the evenings. 

Rambling Up Hill 

Pen and Watercolour

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Monday, 22nd April 2024 - No 64316

Yesterday, Harriet's friend Katie Fox ran the London Marathon to raise money and awareness for Unique, the charity that supports her son's rare chromosome disorder. Not one blister. What an amazing achievement. She is an inspiration.

No 64316

Pen and Watercolour

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Sunday, 21st April 2024 - Wonky Berries

My guests didn't want fruit salad for breakfast. Tim and I ate it.

Wonky Berries 

Indian Ink and Watercolour

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Saturday, 20th April 2024 - Trees and Bluebells

Hopefully Tim has done the last grass cut with the sit on mower before the robot is allowed out.

I have been gardening. Potting on my rampant seedlings, getting rid of exuberant weeds and planting out mysterious plants as the labels I wrote in the autumn are now blank. 

Tim added a prawn curry and homemade roti breads to the two curries I made last night. 

The bluebells are looking lovely in our hornbeam woods. I have been inspired by the Impressionist pointillism I saw at Musee D'Orsay for today's postcard.

Trees and Bluebells 

Watercolour

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