Random Beach Conversations....

Sadly the time has come to re-enter the real world after an amazing holiday at the beach

it is quite a task to get my brain back in the game after the break

I am still firmly in the head space of beach, pool, sand, sun and painting

of course we also read books and had epic naps and all those other good things

so this post is full of some of my drawings and paintings

plus I included some summery beach pics to warm you up

but it wasn't all sun and sand

 there were an inordinate amount of random conversations

some of which are still doing my head in...

I like that my DVD player says hello when I turn it on, 

but it doesn't say goodbye when I turn it off

Phantom's, however, does say goodbye

 so does that make hers the polite DVD and mine the rude one???

and if you go to the trouble of programming it to say hello

wouldn't you program it to say goodbye?

Now that my hair is growing back lighter 

and has gone from deep brown to quite white with dalmatian like spots of grey!!!

can I tell blond jokes without offending???

we were divided on this one as technically I am not blond

maybe I should stick to dalmatian jokes...

are there dalmatian jokes???

My brilliantly stupid offspring, Phants, wanted to know why Bolivia is in South America

because it sounds like it should be near Bulgaria and that region...

which led to which other countries are out of place due to their name not matching their location

couldn't think of any mind you

but we tried...

Tied in with the whole country/ language type thing 

was why do we use gazuntite when people sneeze?

why does Germany have the monopoly on sneeze etiquette?

do other countries have cooler sayings if you sneeze?

and why don't we bless people when they cough?

are sneezes more special?

big questions I know...

also on the Phants conversation list... do spiders have tongues?

last year we found out that chickens have tongues, which was a weird goggle search

and was oddly hilarious, but spiders having tongues is disturbing

imagine them licking you before they bite you

makes me shudder just thinking about it...

The longest debate was about the Queen of England farting

and whether you would call her on it

now we all agreed correct protocol would be to ignore it

but it led to all sorts of questions and debate

as to what circumstances would have to exist for you to break protocol

eg... if it was really smelly??

or you were stuck in an small enclosed space??

then that led to what dignitaries or famous people you would call on it

it is like a rabbit hole when you start thinking about it

So I am closing by asking you our current conundrum

would you rather have to call the Queen on passing wind

or be licked by a spider???

Happy PPF and weekend all...xx

Taking Time...

I am taking a bit of a blogging break

And am going to be busy not doing housework

Or trying to tame the jungle that the garden has become

Or tackling the dust bunnies who are trying to take over our floor

I won't even try to catch the tumble weeds that waft cross the dining room on every breeze

and I definitely won't be playing the part of domestic goddess

in any way, shape or form

But I will be indulging in a week or two of benign neglect of all family members

 I will be attempting to catch up...or more accurately... start

on The Documented Life Project

now that I have my diary thingy

and have the cover decorated and the extra pages added and all that

I may just head off and enjoy a bit of time at my favourite beach

where chocolate will be consumed in copious amounts

tea will be drunk and there may even be a bit of glug glug woohoo

And I will be teasing the poor mutt who had a little operation the other day 

and now has part of his snout shaved and part of around the opposite eye

It looks so fabulously mad that I really need the time to enjoy the full comedic possibilities

And I will draw and paint like crazy

Especially this new teapot and cups... They will be drawn over and over I think

Because how could I not draw and paint something so glorious

And I am going to sleep... All I do at the moment is sleep

Bloody chemo is still wreaking havoc so I am going to take time out to rest up and gather my energy for a full on onslaught of creative madness that is to come...

See you all soon and happy painting all...xx