Weekend

Hi Everybody!

Today the sun is shining, and I enjoyed a nice

walk along the Rhine. It's still quite chilly, but when

the sun shines it just feels better! Thanks to those who wrote 

and asked if I was okay when I didn't post - I am just

very tired when I get back from the clinic each afternoon

and can't post everyday, but no cause for alarm!

For Go tag Thursday, men or boys, I have a 10" tag. I found a piece 

of DP with town motives which I sewed onto a manila tag and a

peeled cardboard backing. I dipped the edges into Frantage aged

gold EP. The 'sandwich man' stamp was from a company which

no longer exists. I used to love seeing the Sandwich men walking up 

and down the main shopping streets when I was a kid, but it was

probably a tedious job for low pay. Mr UM has been cut from

an old almanac cover, and is bearing adverts out of sympathy for 

the Sandwich man.

I am also linking to More mixed media, anything goes

I walked along the stream, and everything is slowly turning green:

The ducks were enjoying the sun, too:

 The Rhine is full after all the rain of the past weeks:

Great name:

This wood pigeon is already busy:

Beautiful spring flowers all around the castle ruins:

 Mr Music was playing happily as always:

Some different gulls were out today:

 Our little town looks like spring:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks for coming by:

Out and About

Hi Everybody!

I'm very happy that it's weekend, as I am really exhausted

after all of the therapies this week, and a bit of rest

will do me good.

For Yvonne's challenge 'Out and About' at

Art Journal Journey I have a hybrid page made by cutting

and combining 2 of my van Gogh paintings, with a photo of a horse 

and a bird added:

I am also linking to Paint Party Friday

The tag was made some weeks back, and as it has now reached its 

destination in Canada I can show it. I used various bits and bobs, 

combined with da Vinci's Leda stamped and painted onto

a coffee pod paper. I sewed the tag onto cardboard and then onto 

some brown burlap sent to me some time back by dear

Chrissie:

Nature is springing even if the weather isn't

playing the game:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Mid-week this and that

Hi Everybody!

Today is cold, wet, wild and windy, and so I arrived back home

wet and tired, and plan on having an easy

afternoon with my feet up.

For Art Journal Journey, Yvonne's wonderful 'out and about' challenge,

 I have a hybrid piece using my fave bears again (Serif). The background is a photo of the plastic lid I use as my palette. Family bear are

having a picnic for Dad's birthday, and he forgot to bring goodies for the kids

and has already emptied nearly all the bottles. Mother Bear

is not amused

:

For Paint Party Friday I have a double mixed media spread

in my 2nd 'new' journal, using a painted background, paper napkins

and stenciling. The quote is from Dylusions. I am also linking to Simon
Monday Challenge, make your own background:

We had some incredible skies again this week:

I discovered this strange, rusty fire hydrant on my walks,

I think it will be good for a steampunk piece sooner

or later:

Have a good week you all,

take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by