Walking out of the cave
11/02/2011 05:15:00 PM Posted In Angst , ink and colored pencil Edit This 11 Comments »
Well, it's been way too long since I've posted to my blog, but I've been totally in the midst of artistic doldrums. No whining ... no complaining .... no explaining .... we've all heard it (and some have experienced it) countless times before. Suffice it to say that even though what is here isn't a drawing, I did manage to get something down on paper (it took me a long time - not because of degree of difficulty, but because of ... well, You know). Then, after I got finished with the ink doodles, I decided to put color in it. That was fun, but another way to procrastinate, if truth be told.
In the meantime, during my angst, we had a bunch of work done on the house, all of which started with a crack in the caulk around the bathtub that I became worried about - I just kept having visions of the dreaded black mold. Since we've caulked it before, I thought we should maybe hire someone to do put some ceramic tile around the tub to take care of the problem once and for all (assuming there wasn't any mold). Well, to make a long story short, $4000 later we got that crack in the caulk taken care of, along with a number of other things involving a plumber, tile men, painters, a drywall man, and a wonderful carpenter!!! And, thankfully, there wasn't a speck of mold to be found. God help us if I notice a burned out lightbulb! Then, a couple of weeks ago we had our annual well-baby check on our furnace. Baby isn't so well after all. We have to get a new one ... goodby $5400 more!!!! ouch! (Is it any wonder I've been a tad out of sorts? lol)
So, now I'm back. Yes, please note the declarative tone of that last sentence. I've done my time in the Cave of Uncertainty, so now I think it's Abby's turn. Abby is our dog, and she's not uncertain about anything, so I think she'll do just fine, thank you!
In the meantime, during my angst, we had a bunch of work done on the house, all of which started with a crack in the caulk around the bathtub that I became worried about - I just kept having visions of the dreaded black mold. Since we've caulked it before, I thought we should maybe hire someone to do put some ceramic tile around the tub to take care of the problem once and for all (assuming there wasn't any mold). Well, to make a long story short, $4000 later we got that crack in the caulk taken care of, along with a number of other things involving a plumber, tile men, painters, a drywall man, and a wonderful carpenter!!! And, thankfully, there wasn't a speck of mold to be found. God help us if I notice a burned out lightbulb! Then, a couple of weeks ago we had our annual well-baby check on our furnace. Baby isn't so well after all. We have to get a new one ... goodby $5400 more!!!! ouch! (Is it any wonder I've been a tad out of sorts? lol)
So, now I'm back. Yes, please note the declarative tone of that last sentence. I've done my time in the Cave of Uncertainty, so now I think it's Abby's turn. Abby is our dog, and she's not uncertain about anything, so I think she'll do just fine, thank you!
