I am trying to grow plants. The avocado took about 3 months before I could put that in the soil. By the way, that one is thriving now. It has several leaves and looks very healthy. The succulents were easy, which I expected. They had roots within a week. So now I tried some branches … Read more
Last March we went to the Madrid Zoo with the whole family and saw beautiful mandrills there. They were behind glass and pacing up and down, so I could hardly make a good enough picture of them. I decided to draw one as soon as I had my drawing stuff out of the storage. Well, … Read more
I gave myself a present last weekend: a new iPad and a stylus pen (Thanks, Eduard, for the inspiration). And I bought a sketching app as well. Mind you, the app was wayyyy cheaper than either the iPad or the pen! So now I am sketching on the iPad. As a lot of people know … Read more
When I bought the soil for my succulents I saw sets with seed on the counter. It seems a nice set for the grandchildren to grow seeds, but they are still little. So I wanted to make sure the waiting time wouldn’t be too long. Besides, I like growing things myself as well. Last Sunday … Read more
I keep pinching myself. And remind myself it is winter. It is so great to work on the terrace in the sun all morning. Tom says I even have a tan by now 🙂 ^hm
What an absolutely gorgeous day today. The sun is shining on our terrace until 2:30 p.m. Out of the wind it’s about 18 to 20 degrees. So I have been working in the sun until lunchtime. Tom prepared a meal which we enjoyed in the sun as well. Our daily walk was up the hill, … Read more
What an extraordinary day today. I choose just one photo each day to post, so I could have picked the one in which I am sitting on the beach in a ‘chiringuito‘, enjoying a coffee. But this natural phenomenon was such a surprise to see that it won. We weren’t in the village anymore so … Read more
Arrived in the south of Spain! I still have my coat on, but that is only because I forgot that it is not cold here at midday. Have to find my summer jacket as soon as possible. 🙂 ^hm
Today was such a great day: Jenny explained cyanotype to me. And it turned out it was not just an explanation, but a real workshop as well. So I made a couple of my own cyanotypes. It’s a good thing I have discovered this technique today and not a year ago because I would have … Read more