Life has been busy in recent weeks and with one thing or another, I just haven’t written. One of the things was computer meltdown, another, an out of town friend in town, more social life overall now that spring/summer’s here and more employment , some of it teaching, some of it a calligraphy commission and the resumption of a cleaning job I’ve held for many years.
Because of the computer melt-down I'm back to using my Netbook, which isn't as satisfactory or as fast as my former laptop. It's painfully and woefully slow. Trying to get anything done with this tiny computer seems to take forever and blogging with it isn't a very appealing feature. I'm saving my pennies for a new laptop.
The difficulties of last winter are fading. I told that to a friend today. He said, yes, they are but don’t forget that next winter is looming. Well, I haven’t forgotten but today I choose to worry about today and let next winter take care of itself. It’s a beautiful, poetic June day. Around here, we’ve had more rain and gray days than sunny so the past 3 or 4 days of sun and balmy air is making everyone giddy.
I’ve been spending more time doing calligraphy and selling Serenity Prayer’s on eBay. That’s been an interesting experience and also a lot of strengthening in my hand. With every Serenity Prayer the lettering is a little stronger, a little tighter, a little more uniform overall. I didn’t/don’t make a lot of money this way but every little bit helps and it helped a lot when gas was up over $4. Per gallon. I’m calling it paid practice.
Other than sketches, I haven’t been painting. And other than the early preparatory stages, my calendar sits untouched. I’ve accepted that I’m in a phase of Stop, Look, Listen and am going with that for now. Until further notice.
While I haven’t been painting, I have been doing a lot of sketching and am going to share them here. They’ve been a great source of amusement, pleasure and learning for me.
