What's going on in the woods today?

Hi Everybody!

The first day in the Rehab went well, but was very strenuous. At the beginning we had a talk from a young man about why we were there, and he radiated 

the enthusiasm of a snail in winter-sleep, but after that we got down to brass tacks, there were lots of examinations, tests to see what we could move, how far and how well etc, and on the basis of all that our training plans for the next days

will be compiled. The staff are all very friendly. The food was not exciting, but edible - more is not necessary!

For Art Journal Journey, if you go down to the woods, I have another hybrid page, once again with bears....

And some photos from Hösel Woods:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

In the woods again.....

Hi Everybody!

My first day at home was not easy, but slowly by slowly I managed.

I Just need to think of new ways to do things just now!

On Wednesday the Rehab-Boot camp is starting, so I am

sure I will learn some new tricks there!

For Art Journal Journey,  if you go down to the woods, I have

another hybrid page, using a photo as background, which was taken at the castle in the woods which I visited last Autumn, as were the other photos shown today.

My bear family is once again having fun, and Daddy Bear seems to have drunk too much, so Mummy Bear is not amused....

And for Elizabeth's second on the second a face made last year, in the original version, and in 2 altered colour versions. Also linking to 99 faces

I am trying to get round to visiting as many people as possible, just having problems as I still have to spend a lot of time flat on my back, and everything

I do is very exhausting -but sooner or later it will be better!

Have a great day you all, take care, 

and thanks a lot fr coming by.

New challenges and More

Hi Everybody!

It's great to be back home again, and I am very thankful to the team 

at the hospital who operated and got me so fit in such a short

time. Thanks, too, to all who sent cards, greetings, mails and encouraging comments, they helped me so much! On Wednesday my Rehab will start, something like Boot Camp, so sounds like fun!! 6 hours of training daily, that should get me back in shape!

Today we are beginning new challenges at Art Journal Journey

and TIOT.

At Art Journal Journey we have a fun theme and Chris is our hostess for the month. She has chosen the theme

'If you go down to the woods'

which of course gives lot of scope for flights of imagination with forests and trees, the animals and birds that live there, fairies, wolves, owls, foxes, and of course, Teddy Bears and picnics. Hope to see lots of you joining in, as this theme really has something for everybody.

I made a hybrid page, layering the water coloured trees from a a digital set over a painted background and then combining digital elements, a Banksy Stencil and my photos.  My Mum is hiding there, and I am too, and a creature from Beatrix Potter has also wandered in to see what's going on at the picnic. 

I am also linking to Elizabeth's T Stands for Tuesday, so a big hello to all the T gang, just sit down and join in the picnic, there's enough there for everybody!

At Tiot our new theme is

Feminine and Fancy.

 I made this hybrid piece some weeks back when I was preparing for the knee operation, and chose the Proverb to try to counteract my worries about the OP.

I am not as lovely as the gal here, but I do think we need to look with hope into our future. For this Hybrid piece I layered digital elements onto a painted and stamped background and layered it with various scripts.

As always, projects of all formats are allowed, and you have 2 weeks to join in.

Here a few photos taken from bed through the hospital window.

I have a few ghastly ones of my leg, but I think I should keep them for myself!

I enjoyed, as always, the ever changing skies, and the wonderful sunsets:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Last Day of 'If music be....'

Hi Everybody!

And the very latest news :
Back home, safe and sound!
Sooooo happy!

Latest news:
Making good progress, hope I can go home today or tomorrow-
yeah!

Today is the last day of our challenge at Art Journal Journey, and we have had loads of wonderful entries again. Big thanks to Hazel for being a wonderful hostess, and for all her hard work to make the challenge a success!

I have made my usual collage of the pages I made this month:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Music and childhood memories

Hi Everybody!

Hospital news.
Well, things are getting better by the hour! The pains are less, and I can walk more easily, today I did over 400 steps, and it is such a relief to be able to walk to the bathroom unaided! So. Now back to the scheduled post.

For Art Journal Journey, if music be the food of love, 

I have another hybrid page. The background is a photo taken near here. I added photos of my Mum and Erika as children, and lots of Beatrix Potter's figures.

These photos were also taken in the station at Krefeld, and I am sure that many people, big and small, have happy memories of things like this:

Hazel's challenge only runs for one more day, so you need to be quick if you want to take part!

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

This and that

Hi Everybody!

News!
I had lots of rather torturing physio sessions, and had to
have a series of X-rays taken for which I had to get into positions like a prima ballerina, not easy. Now I am happy to be doing nothing. Sooner or later it will be better!
Have a great weekend. Now back to the scheduled part.

For Art Journal Journey, if music be the food of love, I have a hybrid page using one of my  photos as background

The photos here were taken in a neighbouring town when I visited there some weeks back. They show the main station, a beautiful, Art Nouveau sandstone building, which was renovated a few years back.

I loved the modern stained glass windows in the main hall:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!