I am back in the studio and painting again finally
it has taken quite a few days longer than I had planned
partly because I got in and decided to clean out a few drawers
which led to the whole room exploding into a cloud of paper
that coated the floor and made walking in and out a trial in coordination
that proved to be a bit beyond me and led to Phants finding me sitting against the wall
looking faint from lack of tea and chocolate
she had been drawn to my location by the snorting and laughing
brought on by watching the mutt try to walk out of the room
on a floor that shifted below his paws like a maniacal travelator
the poor little mite face planted three times
though he retained an admirable amount of dignity throughout
other distractions were the heat and humidity
which has meant copious amounts of swimming has been required
plus when the pool proves inaccessible
due to the sun turning it into a heated spa in the middle of the day
we also had a new aircon installed and this sucker is insanely powerful
I am still debating as to whether it is a sign that it is cranked too high
if when the mutt walks into its cooling stream
it makes him look like he has his head out the car window
though he looks a touch homeless at the moment as I decided he needed a bit of a trim
due to the heat and as the groomer wasn't available
I had a bash myself... turns out I am not an undiscovered dog grooming legend
unless you like your dogs tufty, in which case I am a genius
so between dog grooming and swims Phants and I have been hanging out in the aircon
or as we like to call it ...The King Family Ice Bar
and like all good bars we have had many a deep and meaningful chat
we have broached heavy topics like
what would happen if we gave the dog a squirt of nasal spray
and don't panic, we aren't actually planning on doing it
but just imagine his surprise at the intrusion
not to mention filling his mouth with whipped cream out of a can
when he yawns... that would be genius
though he might just love that one as he has quite a sweet tooth
one conundrum that went unsolved is why the wonder mutt can go from a dead sleep
to upright and clawing at your legs in two seconds flat
at the mere suggestion of a biscuit or cookie being consumed,
but you can physically lift his ear and call his name down it and he doesn't stir
we tried cracking bikkies in the ice bar
he went from asleep to full alert and at Phant's feet in 1.3 seconds
his time when a biscuit is crunched in the next room
was only marginally worse at 1.6 seconds
and from down the hall, around the corner and down one flight of stairs
it would appear he actually made time stand still
or perhaps I just forgot to do the timing thingy on the phone
either way it was an impressive time let me say
but all this aside I did get in and finish off a few perfume bottles on my desk today
they are more trial sort of practice ones and will be revisited as both were fun
and on finishing I went through the whole nightmare
of trying to remember to put 15, not 14 in the signature bit
though it kind of works as some of these were started last year, so the combined squiggles of 14 and 15 over the top is quite appropriate
happy painting all...xx