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Friendship Week, A Little Travel, A Little OOTD

Friendship Week, A Little Travel, A Little OOTD

After three months with almost no Girlfriend Face-to-Face time (very grateful for my friend Lesley in Bordeaux), I got what I’ve been missing this week. Lots of it! A visit with a good friend here…

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Bordeaux Sketches — Grocery to Table. . .

Bordeaux Sketches — Grocery to Table. . .

 We’re off paddling this morning, but I have just enough time to share a couple of pages from my Bordeaux sketchbook. . . Top left, the sheep’s yoghurt I loved (the shapely little glass decorated…

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Maybe I’m Comin’ Around . . .

Maybe I’m Comin’ Around . . .

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…

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Not (Quite) Drowning, Thank You for Waving Back. . .

Not (Quite) Drowning, Thank You for Waving Back. . .

Title’s a reference to Stevie Smith’s poem, “Not Waving but Drowning”, in case you don’t know it. . . .  Late posting this week — I tripped over something that sent me into a puddle of…

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How To Visit an Art Gallery . . . .And Make Connections. . . Early Steps. . .

How To Visit an Art Gallery . . . .And Make Connections. . . Early Steps. . .

First, let me tell you that I posted myhalf-year reading listover on my Reading Blog, if you’re looking for new titles . . Last post here, I mentioned some on-site sketching with a Ten as…

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