ask me i won't say no how could i ?

been for prayer for the
 coaching
dancing
and the piano playing

Holy Spirit encourage me to bring cheer and joy Amen

went for a walk before church and two things
less is more emerged from the abundant hedgerow and landscape

someone had balanced a round red stone on the slanted grey sea barrier

a single very black smooth blackbird with bright orange/yellow beak was amongst a busy stick hedgerow

when i got back from church i spread the floor with books and things

this deliberate mess

contains clues and relationships of who i seek to be

Maurice sendak has produced three book forming a loose triptych through the years

the first was where the wild things are

the next was

in the night kitchen and the third

outside over there

so then a sort of biography of transformation clues

the third being a little like midsummernights dream a play within a play within a play

something my son was aware of so he sent me the third sponataneously via amazon

change the way you see things is a coaching book

par excellence as it points to asset based thinking 

what has God given you that you are not using

and what gifts lie undiscovered?

Ron Hilditch pointed out the existence of the Victory over lifes challenges

and it too is a coaching book on gifts and forgiveness

the little giraffes are a snoozy hat from when my friends

Julie and Erik Bengston employed me to design Swedish childrens clothing patterns

Moon Jumpers by sendak is a book written in haikus 

the ukeleli is colour coded like my bass and guitars

james rae gave me this lovely highlighter set

which is with sara Middhas french sketchbook

I long to continue to design as she does for businesses i like

botttom right a wonderful printmaker who makes family images is

Anita Klein

Annora Spence also makes wonderful playful prints and sculptures

about gentle colours and bold shapes and narrative compositions

I am going to be 60 soon

and long to play by making cloth sculptures of bold joyful forms

hjere is the lion cushion i bought and of course tove's moomin and a pig doorstop that was getting damaged so now sits high on t.v.

two project goals ar4e imminent

making a mind map of my writing course 

and teaching my lass of 4 the watercolour custard lesson

enough for now

John has passed me back the highlit notes on andrew matthews being happy

with these highlighter pens.

going to read a little and play some piano and tidy floor collage and have a cup of chai with soya milk