Gabby wisdom

​Ana and Brianna love a show called Gabbys doll house. 

Mainly it’s a girl and her kitty friends having adventures and learning 

Remember that. 

Today I went into my art studio and decided to try “ a thing” 

It was a failure. A huge mistake 

The hardest thing to do in art, well for me it is, is to know when to stop and walk away 

I could hear my teachers voice saying” just leave it and come back “

I really should listen 

The oil paints are taking a long time to dry. So by trying to “ make it better” 

I totally just made mud. 

It was awful 

But gabby said, “ it’s an opportunity to learn”.  

And I did. 

I wiped the paint off. Carefully, 

And started at step one 

I’m now at this stage. I’ve used a trowel 

To scratch the leaves out. So I could see where I had them. But as my teacher always says. It all adds background. And it has on some of the leaves they definitely look like real leaves.  Well actually they’re going to be Lilly pad leaves 

So I’m not upset and I’m not disappointed. It’s a part of the process. 

See I sometimes am wise 

Meanwhile I was “ creating art”, hubby was moving the tap. It was in the fence between the wicking beds. But now it was behind my room. 

It’s now going to be right at the end of the rose garden. Don’t look at the garden. It’s more weeds that rose bushes at the moment 

You can see the beds in the background. They will be moved into place once he’s done 

Winter has definitely finally arrived. It’s very cold out there. I’ve put more firewood in and I’m burning it hot. Hubby will need defrosting once he’s done Winter comes in 

For those in the middle of the heatwave. Stay inside and hydrated. And maybe put out some water containers for the birds and animals. They will be feeling this heat too. 

Stay cool