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on the downs .......... a thought provoking and minimalistic reminder of easter being with us

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for those familiar with this building here is a daytime shot of the new colour scheme next door ......... which is relevant to my afternoon as i spent a couple of hours dicussing in minute detail the museum's new "corporate" colour for logos, graphics, decor, etc .... i'm now suffering from colour swatch fatigue .......

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sometimes the day begins badly,
but ends brimming with possibilities.
i love those kind of days.

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trying to make the ironing look romantic.

unsuccessfully.

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omg ....... shock horror ...... the church next door have repainted their front door today a sort of ploppy brown colour (looks reddish in the lamp light)....... my arbour no longer blends in with the blue theme ........

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another journey through time that sums up this house and its occupant ........ can you name what's in my drawers?

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management training at work today.

it's all worthwhile stuff but it does mean a day out of my normal week,

which means i dread tomorrow.

been suffering from such a bad headache this evening

that i can't even face a piece of chocolate cake

so instead i am listening to the sound of H enjoying his...

and the fairy lights are on,

and the shopping is done,

and the washing up finished,

what now?

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three little piggies went to market and came back exhausted and fell asleep ...........

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back to this beautiful weather again ...

a lovely sunday spent in the garden planting, out walking, making cakes,

and spotting my new favourite plant at the garden centre.

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spent the day in kingston doing a spot of shopping.

the mind boggles at the sheer amount of STUFF on offer;

it's no wonder so many people are in debt in this country!

would have been a wonderful day for a stroll by the river had it not been so overcast.

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not an everyday sight on Ryde Pier ........

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happy day 90! love the blue and white ... my contribution is rather more monochrome ...

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today's theme is blue and white .........

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tonight i was so lazy.

this is pretty much where i spent my whole evening.

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it was painful to have to sit at a computer all day while the sun shone ........

at least today's photo got me into the garden ...... spot the imposter .........

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a touch of realism against a background of abstraction ....

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abstraction on my lunch time walk

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paper dahlias ...

maybe one day i will be able to grow the real thing.

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another cracking day ....... which encouraged my cherry tree to burst into flower .........

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a day off work - bliss!

spent the morning sitting in the sunshine;

not bad for a monday.

excellent news about dave's new job ...

looking forward to having a house guest!

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gretchen snatching a few quiet moments on a pile of duvets ...

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to the top of the castle ......... a day to celebrate mitsubishop's success!!!

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a beautiful sunny day for lunch outdoors ..... the question is which of us was sporting these trendy socks?

[a clue : 60% of the lunch party had hairy legs]

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i suppose you might call this photo a gift horse ..... i was in the right place at the right time with a camera ....... it was an advert for a ploughing match on april 1st at shorwell

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billowing sheets on the line ...

it's spring!

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heading back down to the isle of wight ... looks like it's going to be a glorious weekend.

 

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guns n ........ daffodils

looking like a good weekend for gardening!

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a long day ending with pottery ..... no not this creature but my first go at making multi-section pots ...... i'm now exhausted ......

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i had to get up much earlier than usual today for an early start at work.

the sun had only just come up and there was a lovely soft light on the wall

which reminded me of all singer sargent's whites that aren't really white when you look closely.

much like many things in life,

if you look closely.

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equally frantic day:

arranging russian visas;

managing guest list for 200 tomorrow morning;

performance reviews;

[intermission: going to the hockney exhibition again at lunch time just to sit in front of his calming videos;]

phone calls;

diary clashes;

meeting rooms;

traffic;

folk songs;

tube;

train;

car;

blog;

bed.

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frantic day, double booked appointments, long list phone messages, longer list emails, interview on Vectis radio, writing copy for leaflet, researching exhibition, looking after volunteers, trying to say "no" politely to people, standing in as phone receptionist, explaining to Southern Water man that I could not help him locate the donkeys' water supply which has seized up .....