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For my previous post in NeedleWork Monday, I had wanted to post something (I want to be in it!) but wasn't sure what. I picked up a couple of woven bracelets I'd made before and thought I'd post a photo

Portraiture is my favourite drawing genre. I do try to do other things, like nature, or still life, but often get bored halfway through and it's an effort to finish. Even doing portraits, once I get the

Yesterday, I posted about Elizabethan poet, John Donne. Every blog post needs an image. Here is the story behind the image on that post. I considered some of the images of John Donne, but decided it was

A while ago I put up a post jokingly called, "Ask Not For Whom the Bell Tolls" about the (prematurely announced) death, by drowning, of my phone. The post right before mine in the Team Australia

Hmmm... OK - Not my best idea. No teenagers were pooped on in making this post (Yeah, that surprised me too!) ** This gif was made from original photos taken by me.

Hi Needlework Mondayers, I didn't get to posting anything last week. I was too busy ridding my house of bees! This week, I've got some very simple woven bracelets. I bought a bracelet making kit for my

My humble sketchy offering for the day, complete with pretentious-feeling signature to show that it really is my work (thank you for the suggestion @jimy74). This is my doggy waiting for someone to throw

The events of the last few days were exhausting, and lots of other stuff to catch up on. So here is a quick sketch of the cat looking pleased with herself - as she always is. There are still bees out the

If you've been reading the past installments of this gripping story, Episode 1 Episode 2 You'll know that this is where we are: A migrating hive found some handy dandy cracks in our house and a dark, cool

So, now I have a nice new drawing desk, but ironically I'm still drawing mostly in other places. Before I got the desk, I'd often draw in my bedroom - away from the distractions and noise of the living

Our bee problem settled down last night, but this morning they were back and doubling down: I wouldn't mind if they picked a corner of the yard, but right next to the front door is a bit awkward. They're

Small (A5) sketch. Poses from a series of photos taken last Thursday at Portarlington beach. Is anyone else having problems posting recently? I've had several posts just not go up. This, if it's successful

It was a temperate day, so I set up to do some outdoor maintenance. The plan was to wash down a window frame and paint it. I grab my (new!) phone, set up a podcast, slip the earplugs in, grab a broom and

This is the second of TraderSharpe's maths problems. The biggest challenge here is to not sound like I'm just copying him, since he's already answered the question himself in other posts. So, here goes.

... it tolls for my phone. After giving it a bath last night, it still seems to be working. The alarm went off this morning to wake me up and it dings whenever I get an email. Unfortunately, it's stubbornly

Awful photo because I took it with my yogabook because I didn't want to go up the other end of the house in the middle of the night and have the cat and the dog following me and all the movement waking

I spend a lot of time waiting around for my daughter to finish riding horses, so I sketched a bush (or succulent... thing). It's a bit of a mess. The scanner washed it out a bit.

A couple of weeks ago I posted pictures of some of my handiwork and @crosheille was kind enough to stop by and let me know about needleworkmonday. So, today, as my first #needleworkmonday post, I have

I was walking the dog along a boardwalk section of a walking trail. There was much flapping in the grass right next to the path. Luckily, doggy was on the lead, because she loves chasing flappy things.

... now living in someone's yard. Photo taken Thursday 5 October 2017 at Portarlington, Victoria, Australia with Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge