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Well, that was not the quick, draw one thing that I was aiming for with this new A6 sketchbook.
But that’s OK. And if I get through the whole small sketchbook and find that I was still spending as long on my Morning Ink practice as with the A5 ones, that’s OK, too. That’s important self-knowledge and self-awareness.
But it’s also likely that it was always going to be a long drawn-out leisurely page this morning, because (1) I do not have to get to my desk to do work (just have some invoices to send out) and (2) I have been sitting chatting with my sister and (3) I had a big busy weekend on the back of a few weeks of busy work.
We went to see Gifford Circus yesterday for the first time this year. If you have never been a d have the opportunity to do so, go! It’s absolutely brilliant and beautiful amd funny and inspirational.
I made lasagne yesterday. Vegetarian, not vegan. And was lovely. I made a mushroom, lentil and courgette filling, which is different from my usual filling as there were no aubergines in th Co-op. It worked really well, though, to the point I might switch to that regularly. It was, as anticipated, joyous to cook for lots of people.
And then we played games for a few hours after dinner, which was wonderful, with loads of laughter. Two games of Articulate, Harry Potter Dobble, a Friends trivia quiz and Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza.
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As usual, your artwork is stunning Tasha, and if I could buy it in fabric, I would snatch it up in a nanosecond. I am the quilter from California who keeps urging you to do that. Look up Ruby star Society. Those women have an incredible thing going on And maybe you could fit into a genre like theirs.