Saturday 10. 08. 19 Have spent the last couple of days here keeping an eye on Grappa and enjoying the pool. Back home tomorrow.
Journal
Birthday
Wednesday 07. 08. 19 Spent my birthday chez Claire eating a delicious lunch in her garden. We were joined by this little guy!
39 Hazel Close
Thursday 02. 08. 19 This is one of my new projects, images from childhood then and now. Above is a photo of where I lived during the war and a painting of the same scene today.
Back in the studio
Tuesday 30. 07. 19 Back in the studio today. Didn’t start anything new but have lots of ideas. Worked on a small painting of Sainsbury’s Whitton, decided to redo the trees in Flea Market and finished Franglais 7.
Drawing Room
Monday 29. 07. 19 I have just spent an exciting, stimulating and fun week at the Summer School at the Elephant & Castle. What a week! Met up with some people from last year’s class and also met new friends. Lots of new experiences, new thoughts and new directions. Looking forward to seeing how all this will affect my new work.
Bastille Day
Monday 15. 07. 19 Yesterday did a couple of small watercolours en plein air whilst sitting beside the pool. In the evening went to the fireworks at Clermont.
Plaissan
Friday 12. 07. 19 After my Franglais group I went over to Dot & John’s to water their plants whilst they are away. I also got to enjoy their pool!
Franglais
Friday 05. 06. 19 Introduced Beatrice to the class and also donated a bottle of Ice Wine which I had brought from TO.This went down well and helped us all with our fluencies!!!
80th
Tuesday 02. 07. 19 Just back from a quick visit to TO. I went as a surprise for Alan for his 80th birthday and indeed I was a surprise. I also managed to see most of the usual suspects and got caught up with them and also the family. Back here Friday night to temperatures of over 40 degrees! This is a Tooney that Alan designed for the 75th anniversary of D Day.
Meze
Saturday 08. 06. 19 Had a delicious lunch at L’Oscarine in Meze with Claire and got caught up with each other’s news and travels.