it's over

2012 ..... a little late getting going but here we go.

50 things to do this year

1.                                              Draw more

2.                                              Start a new venture

3.                                              Start making things to sell

4.                                              Have a back up income

5.                                              Do a job I love for a living

6.                                              Do some printing

7.                                              Revamp Dining chair

8.                                              Re-cover stool

9.                                              Make stuffed toys 

10.                                           Remember birthdays

11.                                           Go to the sea

12.                                           Save at least £50 a month

13.                                           Read a classic novel or novel by classic author

14.                                           Go to a gig

15.                                           Take a train just for the sake of it

16.                                           Find a new positive mantra and use it

17.                                           Get a new hairstyle

18.                                           Buy a random gift for someone you love

19.                                           Go on a picnic

20.                                           Go for a photo walk

21.                                           Take a day trip to a new place

22.                                           Read the book of proverbs

23.                                           Take a bubble bath with candles and music

24.                                           Eat fish

25.                                           Plant or tend a garden/plant/veggie/herb patch

26.                                           Go swimming

27.                                           Praise someone I love

28.                                           Go to the hills

29.                                           Do a random act of kindness

30.                                           Lay out under the stars

31.                                           Start a new tradition

32.                                           Take a course in something i.e. upholstery

33.                                           Learn something new

34.                                           Find a poem to love

35.                                           Invite someone new over for dinner

36.                                           See at least two art or design exhibitions

37.                                           Stop comparing myself/life/house etc to others

38.                                           Host a games night

39.                                           Give a gift to make someone smile

40.                                           Try something you've never tried before

41.                                           Be the best person you can be

42.                                           Try singing

43.                                           Go on a ferry

44.                                           Wear hats

45.                                           Have a driving lesson

46.                                           Wear stockings

47.                                           Go to the dentist

48.                                           Make a nest

49.                                           Sort stuff stored in Ireland

50.                                           Find a pair of comfortable shoes for every  occassion

Orange – achieved from last years list but will do again

Blue – also on last years list – OOPS!! Must try harder!

Pink – new challenges

give way

sugar in english

end of the roll

red, green & blue

 

A busy Saturday morning and a doing Sunday this weekend. Off yonder to The Road of Easter and then to the Walk of Leith. Mission accomplished. Nothing better than a fresh bed. Sewing and darning and purse clamped closed.
Huttons - the best for shoe repairs in Edinburgh

Mysterious Jack

neighbourhood

 

killing time past dusk in the local area brought about some wonderous lights of many colours, irridescent (love that word) from different angles and I remembered  another word I love which fits too

 in·can·des·cent/ˌinkənˈdesənt/

Adjective:

Emitting light as a result of being heated. (of an electric light) Containing a filament that glows white-hot when heated by a current passed through it.

Waverly glass

 

On my way to England I stopped in the railway station foyer and looked up. Much to my surprise as part of the refurbishment to Waverly, the lightwell was covered with tarpaulins and it just looked so beautiful. A bit like a japanese umbrella I think  

commission

 

A flyer designed by A Sunday School Project which comprises James and myself.  

no 26 - Brown Fish

all on a September walk