tired

I have been absolutely super tired these past few days, I gave no clue as to why. It was bed at 9 then woke up at 9ish... went back to bed with massive headache at 6pm woke up at 8pmish.... then last night bed at about 10.. slept in til about 8ish. I don't know why im so super tired. I have been drawing, I went shopping for groceries... i baked some melting moments for dad to take to his appointment. I got a cup cake carried.. im going to make chocolate mint cupcakes later today. I found a great recipe for them.

I sat with my calligraphy pen today and wrote a few letters. Sometimes I fancy using it... its a dip pen and i have found that the cheaper ones work the best. Though there is a great pen shop in elizabeth st that louise showed me... they sell some stunning pens and great notepaper... I think I shall call in there next week.

I bagged up my cards the other day... it works out that I have made around 200 gift tags... shhhheeeesshiiieess... i really have been as mum would say (going like the clappers)...its lunch time now ..

best be off then

caio

packed up

I packed up and cleared the work space for a few days. Last night I bagged up all my gift tags, all up i have made around 200. I have many more to make though. I only managed to make 14 bags worth of ten but I've sent away a fair few.


I made it through one of the lowest days I usually have. I put plans on pause til tomorrow. I woke up at 10am, slept soundly, no 4am wake up. So i'm going to ring a few people tomorrow see if I can get a spot at the markets around here. Also shall get business cards made.. ive drawn the back drop for them (little black and white umbrellas)

Its getting warmer now so I can paint again. Mum is cooking goulash for dinner... delish. Must go now...

ciao

bumper crop

the photo above is of the bumper crop of umbrella cards I made today. I have been going non stop since this morning. Though mum cooked a carbonara at my request for lunch. Thats about it for right now.

friday

a very un eventful day. I stayed home. Got a LOT of drawing done as it was raining outside. I drew around about 4 pages of various coloured umbrellas done. And a quarter of a page of cat shadows done too, they will look great when I have made them into cards.

I had blt for dinner as U did not feel like cooking, now I have a pasta craving so im gonna look up a cream base one, That's what I fancy. Im a wee bit tired right now and its early morning. Perhaps I need another coffee? Or Mint tea.? hmm a pick me up of sorts is the order of the day.


See what else happens, write you later aligator


albell

a jammy sort of day

I'm a bit tired and this is the first chance to sit down nearly all day. I have not made any cards yet. I will do that tonight. The poppy ones look really pretty.


I made a double batch of curd, rhubarb and vanilla jam and still to come is lamb and mint sausage rolls. Sheesssshies. Im just taking a half hour rest. Ive chopped all the onion etc for them just a matter of mixing up the spices and adding to the meat. Im not baking it in filo im using extra butter puff pastry instead. See how they will turn out. I have a bit more mince than is required.. I grabbed it in a mad dash around the supermarket, so as I could catch the bus home. Mum is buying salad to go with them.


I better get cracking with the mixture..


ciao

albell

day

I know its wednesday now, four or so days have passed since I last blogged here. So sunday, mum cooked a roast as it was fathers day. I got dad a mini greenhouse seedling raising tray. So cute. Louise also got him something practical.. a self heating heat pack, great for him as he tends to lie on the bleeding paths all over the garden and then says his back is playing up too. I wonder why?!!

Monday seemingly slipped past un eventful, bar washing and having a coffee out.Yesterday I challenged myself, I went to a painting class at yarragon town hall. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone. There were about 20 of us there. At the moment she is teaching watercolours. To which I no nothing at all about. It was of another persons painting that we copied off. Mine isn't too bad.

So I managed that. I woke up today and Id like to go to spotlight. I waited and waited for the train... never came so I started to walk to the scrap booking shop... and heard the toot toot just after i got over the tracks. GRRRR oh well. I spent enough anyway. I used my loyalty card.... and only had to pay 80cents!

I bought more rhubarb , vanilla and am ready to make lemon curd again. I bought some small jars and i just got put them in the oven for a bit. My mood is lifted and I am a little sad still. A little frightened. I hope it will pass soon..


on that note'
cheers.

albell

interesting

Am cooking for my cousins birthday. I was not happy with the raspberry and white chocolate cheesecake so I made some lemon sourcream cup cakes. Im in the process of making some rhubarb and vanilla jam for lou and alan too. I have enough ingredients to make lemon curd so I shall also do that later as well.

Ive been drawing. I bought some lovely plain cards that im going to draw on later. Im hungry and it looks like lunch will be a vegemite and cheese on bread. I have not had that in a while.

My cheesecake turned out um edible but not that great. Well I will write more as the day slowly unfolds..

cheers
Albell