With apologies to Steve Earle. . .
and with many thanks to you for your empathy. . .
Thought it might reassure you to know that I sketched a page in my journal yesterday. It did me, as I’ve been low on any impulse to do anything, never mind anything creative.
The inspiration comes from Shari Blaukopf’s latest post — next time I try this, I will know to sketch the “frame” in pencil first, so that I can erase it in the spots where I let the leaves and flowers escape its edges. The paper in this journal isn’t well suited to anything more than the lightest wash of watercolour, and I’ve kept the colours muted deliberately. (hmmm, was that a reflection of my mood? I think I just wanted the restfulness)
Besides offering thanks and reassurance, may I recommend two very different shows on Netflix?
We watched Ben’s Back, featuring Julia Roberts and Peter Hedges, turning in truly bravura performances in a film that deals credibly with a pressing reality: the current horror of opioid addiction, particularly as a development from doctor-prescribed painkillers after serious injury). Knowing this might be heavy to watch, we followed up with The Glitter Room, a performance by (originally Canadian, now living in London, UK) stand-up comic Katherine Ryan. So funny, so topical, so trenchant!
