I’ve given up on the rosebud tisane, and made a pot of jasmine tea.
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Zimmerbitch 
Lovely, gentle Still Life, Su!
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Those are more than scribbles!
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Baby steps in learning to paint! But fun, and that’s the most important thing.
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Lovely drawings.
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Thanks Jude. I used to draw a lot (in a life far, far away), and lately it’s seemed like the right time to start again. 🙂
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I love the jasmine tea (even though I can’t quite smell it from here) and the use of almost all white, with the colors from your sketchbook for contrast. Do you draw/paint also? Looks like a nature notebook and quite well done, whatever it it! You’re a talented woman, Su.
janet
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Thank you Janet. I used to draw and paint a lot in my youth, but like many enthusiasms, they were packed away. I’ve recently decided to try again to learn to paint. The hardest thing is not giving up when my visions don’t match reality, but I think I’ve learned to be kinder to myself. And the jasmine tea definitely enhances my mood.
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Jasmine is a delightful tea 👍😃
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🙂 agreed!
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Now if that were coffee, I’d come over and admire your drawings 🙂 🙂
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🙂 I’d make you a coffee Jo. And with the Big T’s love of all coffee-making paraphernalia, I could even offer you a choice of styles/brewing methods.
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I’m no expert. Any way it comes Su. Just grateful for your company 😊
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I’m with you, but I’m a Lapsang Souchong sorta guy.
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It’s been years since I drank Lapsang Souchong. I did find the smokiness a bit overwhelming, but perhaps I should try again. My local tea shop has started selling single-serve tester packets, so I can try lots of different teas. Heaven!
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That sounds and looks soothing.
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🙂 I am trying to bring some calm to my usual chaos, and proactively making time to sit and think and write. It’s a long time since I did that regularly and it’s like welcoming back a particularly loved old friend.
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Excellent!
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It looks like the pot of jasmine tea has brought you great inspiration for a lovely photo, Su. The notebook is ready to receive your next post.
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Thanks Peter. 🙂
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No coffee?
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Already had a cup, and saving my second allotted one til later. 😂😂
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😉
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I like your version of ‘scribbles’ 🙂
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Thanks Joanne. I’m trying to slow down and enjoy the process — and make the whole thing more visually appealing. That way I might go back sometime and actually read what I’ve written 😂
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Maybe someday I will be confident enough to include my artwork in my journal musings. For now, they are just newbie ‘scribbles’.
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My friend Claire, who is an artist and art teacher says that we should look at every creative thing we do, and find even just one thing we like about it. It might be a nice spot of colour, or a particularly well-drawn bit. But if we focus on that a) we see success and that boosts us, but b) we also have an actual example of “good” that we can take and build on. It works for me and I am the worst self-critic!
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That is great advice! Right now I’m appreciating the learning in the mistakes I think I’m making 🙂
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🙂 that’s how we get better.
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Jasmine is much more my cup of tea.
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Mine too; though I’m finding all teas dry my mouth out a bit — hence the search for alternatives.
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Ooh! Love to have a peek at your journal, Su!!! Looks so pretty and colourful! 😄 xxxxxxxx
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😀 It’s getting really messy. I’m experimenting with putting gesso on the paper so I can paint in the journal. Fun but messy. 😂😂
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In my eyes it’s a good sign when it gets messy, people need to see what you’re up to so leaving a bit of paint on your fingers is also a good thing.😉 And as you say: fun but messy. Wish you lots of fun!!! 😄
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On my fingers, under my nails, in my hair!! 😀 xxxxxx
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