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So...eight months on. Now, where was I?

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Category: Miscellaneous | Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:32 pm

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I don't know what happened there. I sort of went all quiet for eight months. Well, not for all of the time of course. Trouble is I get caught up in other things. But I'm still here. I think.
Music has become a bigger part of my life this year than gardening.
The garden creation was finished and, being easy to maintain, it wasn't enough to keep me occupied. So I got into composing music instead.
Since my last entry (way back in very early summer!) the weather has been a roller coaster, and hopefully the last of the extreme conditions have now passed with the last lot of gales a couple of days ago.
So, where has all the time gone - and on what? Had a stab at oil painting, with gross results (I think I'll stick to watercolours). Started building a model railway in the shed...boy's stuff, I'm afraid, ladies - hard to explain why.
And the rest of the time pottering around on my keyboard. Oh, and I picked up an old Wurlitzer organ which is now working great after an engineer stuffed a screwdriver into it and gave it a good talking to.
And now we're heading at a rate of knots for Christmas. Another year almost done with.
And heck, how will I ever catch up with all the Gardenstew forum posts (16825!) Gulp.
Never mind.
I believe I did say at the start of this blog that it would be a 'now and then' thing. Sort of proves my point.


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eileen wrote on Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:16 pm:

"Started building a model railway in the shed...boy's stuff, I'm afraid, ladies - hard to explain why."

Hey - some women like to build model railways too. My eldest lad and I built up a system with bridges, water towers, engine sheds, tunnels, stations, platforms, houses, etc etc and it was terrific fun.

It certainly sounds as though you've been keeping yourself busy while you've been away. Pity the oil painting didn't take off though. I must admit that I prefer drawing to painting nowadays as I just don't have the patience for oils that I used to have.

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dirt2diamonds wrote on Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:51 am:

Glad you returned. Hope you have luck with your music

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devonpete wrote on Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:00 am:

Hi Eileen. I think I was talking in general re: model railways. I know of a few masterpieces produced by women. I find watercolours more responsive to what I'm trying to put on paper. Oils were like painting with coloured treacle - I wasn't enjoying it so much.

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devonpete wrote on Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:05 am:

Hi dirt2diamonds. Yes, the wanderer returns - thanks - I think I'm luckier with music than most things.

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Frank wrote on Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:14 pm:

Welcome back Pete!

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eileen wrote on Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:11 pm:

I agree with your description of oil paints Pete. I also found I didn't have enough patience to wait until each layer was dry before applying the next. Watercolours are just so much more versatile in my opinion.

Oh, meant to say, that I'm now helping Duncan (my eldest lad - 35) to make up a 3D model layout from Lord of the Rings. Guess we never really grow up do we? LOL

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