Life on the other side

Wow well I am in full juggling mode and I am taking 5 minutes to catch up…. while the 2 year old destroys upstairs in protest at being put to bed….

There’s lots to tell you…. I am not sure where to start… Last Wednesday I went to Life Drawing again and it was a fun one, new model, a French girl with a head full of black dreads… really nice to draw, here’s a couple of pictures. I tried coming out of my comfort zone and used charcoal.. I normally go for a really soft pencil and a putty rubber…. I found it much harder but it’s good to expand your skills.

After that on Thursday I went spinning again, How different.. who’d have thought an exercise class where you ride like a nutter on a exercise bike could be so different… it was less Ministry of Sound more gay cruise this time…. I liked it better, squatting up and down, racing , fast, slow, while listening to Abba! I am booked in again for Sunday evening which will apparently be different again!

Friday LP went out after work so I was home alone, normally I would have just watched TV, but since we got rid of it…..(see previous post ) I was kind of at a loose end so I started sewing…as I have been meaning to for weeks…. LP’s mum (MIL) asked if I would like to sell some crafts at her church craft fair and it’s not like a normal church fair you might imaging… it’s a massive modern church that is based in an industrial unit…and it’s not called a fair it’s an Urban Market….so I said yes and now about a week before it’s due to happen I finally get round to starting to make some things!

I’ll show you some pictures of my creations when they are a little more finished…..

Saturday LP got up and took the kids out eventually he was feeling a bit rough….. they all went on the train as LP’s train pass was still valid and 2 year olds enjoy that sort of thing!! in the afternoon I had arranged to meet an old college friend of mine who I hadn’t seen for years…. and purely by chance happened to have moved into a house a couple of 100 yards away…. so a couple of pints in the local were called for, family in tow… it was so nice to catch up, they say people come into your life for a reason and I think this might be one of those times… old friend who is into art and showed an interest in coming life drawing!! so after a a couple of pints too early in the evening for me, I attempted some sewing ….. bit scratty had to unpick most in the morning ooops….

and Now we are onto Sunday, I get the morning off most Sundays as LP takes the kids up to MIL’s church… this week MIL came back with him… nothing like MIL visit to spark a mammoth cleaning session and the house needed it sewing is a messy business.. Cooked chili, coconut, pumpkin soup…. and they were back, a nice afternoon with MIL, then Sister-in-law (SIL) came round as we were all going to see Coco before Chanel at the Screen Room Nottingham’s smallest cinema… only 21 seats I would recommend it!!

Last time I went there was SIL’s hen do… that was a really nice day, we had cup cakes and cava while watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s….. then went on for cocktails and finally champagne and nibbles followed by very posh meal!! It was lovely…. MIL & SIL are very fashionable and ALWAYS impeccably turned out so I put on a bit of mascara for the cinema???

After the film, which I throughly enjoyed, we had a pasta supper and glass of wine or two… all in all a very civilized girly evening out…

And then we are up to Monday… I spent most of it madly sewing and pretty much ditto for today!!!