a roundabout.....

it's been busy
and a muddle of good news, bad news and just plan life


in work.... well i am drawing again..i was off to a rocky start..
so bad that bernie asked me 'what the hell is that'
i said ducks and he said NO WAY, they are really shit ducks

yup they were
then i did a fast duckling study really fast
took like 5 minutes and the watercolors ran
but it worked
and that is the important part (and if you look on the easel you will see my reference photo i drew off.....that is thumbprint as a duckling)

i also took thaddeaus inspecting the easel when i started set up.... he approved and looked out the window.... fawn has already claimed my drafting chair as her own again.....with delight. i think she is one of my muses.



some of the really bad news is...one of my friend's is losing his partner of 32 years to colon cancer
it's a torturous thing to watch
and all i can do is talk to him
by email
even the phone isn't a good idea right now because of the amount of things going on with all this.
i cry for them both

other bad news, my van is completely toasted
completely
totally
and i am not only heartbroken but we are not without transportation of our own
bernie does have a unit for back and forth to work
however if we need to take me to the doctor or he wants a day off.....we are totally screwed
we started to look for a used van.....and wasted all day saturday after one with seriously low mileage
only to have a bait and switch pulled on us
we walked away

some of the good news? another friend who's husband had colon cancer..is now cancer FREE.....thank goodness and the universe
i am so thrilled for them both you all have no idea

and i also haven't missed the irony of one of my friends leaving and one staying who dealt with this disease.

so there you folks are........all caught up with my life mostly
the no van thing is driving me nuts and i am worried terribly about so many things

take good care you all