Gallery...nearly ready....

 Last minute additions today, of stock I had replaced at the Dancing Thistle. These are all bar one at the Smiddy Gallery now.

Here's hoping that tomorrow will be a good day....without today's sharp cold showers!!

Just when I thought of a bit of garden work...!!

Life...sucks sometimes

 I found this morning from a mutual friend that our friend in France had blocked me on fb. There's a first time for everything as they say.  I've no idea why, as I was very careful NOT to do things that I knew he didn't want.

He has blocked some others too..so not just me. 

Still, he gave me a break in the sun when I most needed it, couldn't have treated me better. Introduced me to an area I now live...and will return to in May. Introduced me to places and people...some of whom are now friends who I'll be seeing..

Got me brave enough to organise and book this trip for myself....

So he has done me many favours. 

But I don't give up on people just like that...which he knows.   So hey ho...Things might work themselves out one day, meanwhile it is just carry on and be positive...or Possee-tive....as Possee was Pirate's surname ..and attitude.

"woodwork"

 Not exactly wood...shelf material, plastic coated fibreboard I think that it is called.

The pieces were cut for me by the glass artist as he has a proper saw bench to get them accurate.

I haven't done any construction for a very long time.  Between having husbands who enjoyed doing that ..then children also, including my daughter. 

In her teens she built a bunk bed as we were to host a school exchange student from Brittany. 

I've just made a plinth.  screwhole filling and painting to be done to finish.

Not a lot else constructive done today oras after a blue sky start we had 50mph gusts all morning and heavy rain and hail showers all day!!

stocked

 I took my stock to the gallery this morning. What is there looks good, but I need bigger pieces...and less of a scattergun choice of items!!

Then to buy a countersink bit...an independant shop was shuttered ..and it wasn't lunch time quite... so off to Toolstation where I got a pack of three different sizes. ok for metal, so shelf plastic shouldn't beat them!

Asda for some reduced items and a picnic lunch to eat in the car. then home in the rain. as if we hadn't had enough already!

Further north has snow....

Not much else constructive apart from fettling some bowls and putting them sae in mushroom trays.

taking stock

 I got the washing through nice an early and a brisk but chilly breeze almost totally dried it by lunchtime. Rain arrive mid afternood as the breeze became wind.

Now it is almost nine p.m. and the wind is roaring around and whistling through cracks ...

I listed all the stock I have here to decide what is going where. A group exhibition by Carrick Artists in the small gallery at Souter Johnies in Kirkoswald in May.  The Dancing Thistle small art and crafts shop in Ayr and the Smiddy Gallery at Culzean, our main group gallery.

I can sort the cards for the Smiddy tomorrow. Nothing new yet....no inspiration!!

Now to do my Duolingo evening session...

homework for the  AF class can wait for tomorrow afternoon!

Improvement

 To edit...it was the penicillin antibiotic which has caused the problems....

All the symptoms are steadily disappearing as my body clears the penicillin. It will take a while with some of them, but even my hip is easing steadily..I'm keeping up with anti inflammatory gel..and keeping moving!!

Despite a chilly breeze, I weeded a quarter of the polytunnel and cleared the grass as well as I could from the quarter which has alpine strawberries. With the wind from the front of the house and with the late afternoon sun I was warm enough and the fresh air was good.

Then a bit of improving..fettling the greenware which is waiting to be fired. I am putting it in mushroom trays, packed around with shredded paper.

discovery...and commenting

 With help from a knowledgable friend I have worked out that I'm allergic to penicillin....muscle and joint pains kicking in after two days...consequently walking was a bit difficult today..

But I did it!

Concentrating on the lesson wasn't easy either...after a sleepless night...despite that I got much work correct.

I'm having difficulty commenting (even on my own blog!) The method to use when it just sits there saying "publishing" is copy the comment, reload the page, paste the comment..and it usually works. 

If you get the sad face instead of a comment box, reload...or go back later.

It was frosty again this morning...and I found a good sign the the Glasgow School of Art..and the old building still smells smoky as you walk past 🙁