Thursday journal with Neet

 The words this week are ‘I can and I will... watch me ’ I am having a real nightmare with this computer 

and Blogger  in particular as it won't let me load my scan. I am using my phone to take a picture and upload that. 

Alice had gone round to see her sister Maureen who is a very good dressmaker and was making herself a dress for a party. When Alice arrived it was to see her sister's tailors dummy dressed in a mock up of the dress Maureen was going to make. "I presume that is the dress you are making for the party. It's a bit glittery on the top isn't it, and it doesn't go with the fabric of the skirt" she remarked. "Well" said Maureen "I think it's OK and I like it. I must find some gold shoes to go with it and a strapless bra." "Goodness it sounds worse by the minute" surely you won't dare wear it, it will look out of place in someones house, it's not a ball or cocktail party you are going to" said Alice.

"If that's a dare, then I can and I will.....watch me.

I am linking this to Halle's theme of 'I've got a notion' on Art Journal Journey

Thursday journal with Neet.

 Hopefully I will get the right quote this week. I hope it’s’ It's never too late to make things worse'

I am having the most awful time with my computer, and it has taken me all evening to get it to load my photograph having failed miserably to load the scan.

Cindy was visiting her friend Kathy as she was putting up her display of needlework for Art week in her local town. When Cindy walked into the main room that would house the exhibition she was a bit surprised to see  the decoration Kathy had put on the main wall. "Why have you put buttons and scissors on the wall" Cindy asked. "Well it means it's going to be showing my embroideries and material collages" relied Kathy. I didn't know you used buttons"  said Cindy " I don't' said Kathy. "Well why put them as your main display" said Cindy, 'it looks silly, mind you it's never too late to  make things worse" " What in your opinion would make it worse" replies Kathy getting a bit annoyed with her friend, and wishing she hadn't asked her round to help. " Well you could get a couple of dressmakers dummies in and dress them in really pretty clothes, that would confuse everyone" said Cindy. "But I don't make clothes" said a puzzled Kathy. "Exactly, you would get people coming in and asking you to make them a dress, that would be a lot worse" said Cathy getting a bit annoyed. “Oh I see what you mean now” said Kathy “ I’ll replace them with embroidery stitches now, then we can get on with putting my work up, should we have a cup of coffee before we start?

   I am linking this to Art Journal Journey where Halle has chosen ‘ I’ve got a notion ‘ for her theme.

Thursday. Journal with Neet.

First of all, apologies to Neet, I have done a different page to Neet. I have actually managed to do one that isn't even on our list. I have no idea what made me do that, I am definitely doing some odd things since I had my stroke in January.  It fits Halle's theme so that's one result.

The words this week are 'I'm not trouble just a challenge to handle ' Jennifer had suddenly thought that she hadn't heard any noise from Malcolm, her not easy to manage son. She immediately went on a tour of the house and eventually found him in her sewing room. She dreaded to see what he had been up to. "Hello Mum" he greets her with that I haven't done anything wrong look he managed to do every time he had been up to no good. "What have you been doing in here Malcom you know this room is out of bounds" "Well” said Malcom, first of all I decided to put some sewing decorations on the wall, and  I actually found a stamp that would do" Malcom thought he had been very clever finding that. " It isn't very straight though is it" said his mum. "Well the first one was then I slipped, so I tried to make the last one straight and that went upwards instead, but if you leave that lady in front of it, you won't notice so much" I see you have found the buttons to play with, I don't mind you doing that" said his mum, "but what are you doing with those scissors” panels one 20 x 600 the last time she asked. "Well I thought the lady would like a few more clothes, so I was going to cut some out" replied Malcom looking very innocent. Jennifer dreaded to think what he was going to cut up for her clothes, but didn't dare ask. She was going to explain to him that it was a dressmakers dummy, but thought better of it as his big brother called Malcom a dummy and he wouldn't understand the difference. "Honestly Malcom you are always in trouble, you must learn not to touch my things especially if they are dangerous as some things are in here. "Honestly Mum, I'm not trouble, just a challenge to handle. "Right out of here now and we'll get you some juice and biscuits” replied Jennifer. There was going to be a lock on that door from now on she decided, as visions of her curtains being cut to shreds springs into her imagination.

I am linking this to Halle's theme of ' I've got a notion' on Art Journal Journey.

Thursday Journal with Neet

 'Don't try to figure me out it will only exhaust you' are the words for this week. The theme on Art Journal Journey. has changed this week with Halley from 'Halley's hobbies'  choosing  'I've got a notion'  Now I love themes with anything to do with sewing, but as we are moving and my time is limited I have packed everything to do with sewing that would be of use in art journalling. Teeth grinding together as I write this. But I will do my best.

Sarah and Eva had been friends for a long time and Eva thought she knew everything about Sarah. When she went round to see her she was a bit taken aback by the fact that Sarah was sitting on the floor with what looked like fabric and yarn samples. Not even trying to guess what Sarah was up to she felt compelled to ask her. "Sarah, why do you have material and yarn samples on the floor around you?" "Well, I have decided to take up sewing and knitting and make my own clothes" replied Sarah. Not quite knowing what to say Eva asked her what was wrong with bought clothes ? "Well, they are all the same and you only get really well made ones if you pay a lot of money, and I don't have the money" Knowing that a sewing machine wasn't cheap and with fabric, threads and patterns it can't be much cheaper to make them Eva thought and said as much to Eva. "Well don't try to figure me out it will only exhaust you" Sarah replied.

Thursday Journal with Neet

 The words this week are 'Being an adult is too complicated, time to be a unicorn' Bethan was really fed up with people expecting her to be sensible all the time. Since she had reached the dizzy heights of adulthood her parents and older relations expected great things from her, like a sensible worthwhile, well paying job. What Bethan thought of as her sensible friends also came in for scrutiny, and Bethan just wanted to do her own thing and just be normal, not boringly sensible. What fun was there in being sensible. One of her friends had taken herself off to  a far distant exotic country to help save the wild life there, what isn't sensible about that she wanted to know. Her parents just gave up at this point and just said "It isn't and that should be a good enough answer" Bethan was very tempted to do the same thing as she loved wild animals and abhorred the fact that so many were in danger of extinction. She decided to think a bit more of the possibility of doing just that, even though her parents would be against it, they would come round eventually. Bethan decided to chat to the birds about it all as she knew they wouldn't understand a word she said. She loved the birds and often talked to them about her problems. This time they listened quietly and as they were so quiet and Bethan was struggling with her conscience about upsetting her parents. She  sighed and said to them "Being an adult is too complicated, time to be a unicorn" The birds looked at her in horror as they were not sure what a unicorn was and thought it might be dangerous and eat them. I too love birds and have made this page with one of my favourite colours - Turquoise

I am linking this to Matilde theme on Art Journal Journey of 'What makes you happy"  

  

Thursday Journal with Neet

 ' I am a teller of unpopular truths' are the words this week and I was a bit puzzled as to what I could do with this one. To comply with Matilde's theme of 'What makes you happy' on  Art Journal Journey I have added some butterflies, that I love to see on my plants in the garden. Alex and her friend Paula are having an afternoon chatting and as usual Paula was sitting on her fungi stool and boasting about how she had been studying really hard for her business studies exams. She was brilliant at typing and shorthand, and needed to concentrate on the business side of it. They were  both doing the same course so she didn't want Alex to drop out because she hadn't worked hard enough. "As I know you haven't done any revision at all Alex and you really need to, don't you think you should get down to it and put a good few hours in and revise the bits you are not sure of" As Paula knew her so well there was no point in Alex trying to deny it so she just kept quiet and shrugged her shoulders. "You know I am right Alex, but you know me I am the teller of unpopular truths, so I'm sorry if you are mad at me but it's for your own good. Alex was still very quiet and the only thing she could think of saying was " I don't like the way you have stuck those butterfly pictures on your wall, they are in a v shape, and geese fly in a v not butterflies" With that, they both started laughing and went to make a cup go coffee.

Thursday Journal with Neet

 'Good Morning, no such thing' are the words this week. 

Millie and Lexi are sisters and they went downstairs for their breakfast, and greeted their Mum with " Good morning" as they do every morning. This morning it proved not to be a good idea, as no sooner had they said that, than Mum answered with "Good morning, no such thing" Wondering what on earth had gone wrong Millie braved asking her what was making her mad. " your cats that's what's wrong "their Mum answered. "I knew it was a mistake letting you have cats and one of them killed a bird this morning and then ate it" "Well it wasn't mine" Millie said quickly. "And it wasn't mine" said Lexi. "You know how much I love the birds and I am really upset" said their Mum, "and I know it was one of them as I just vacuumed up the feathers in the hall" The girls looked horrified and immediately looked at their own cat for telltale signs of murdered bird. Millie's cat Smokey a lovely grey cat with blue eyes was looking very pointedly at Lexi's ginger tom. Lexi had failed to notice that Ginger was licking his mouth and looking innocently at her. "I think it's pretty obvious which cat did it" said their Mum, but it's hopeless telling them off as I suppose it's in their nature, but it doesn't make it any less upsetting. "Sorry" said Lexi perhaps it was Ginger as he is looking a bit guilty"

I love cats, and I also love birds and do get upset when our cat catches a bird, but apart from keeping them in all the time you just have to let nature take it's course. Ours is a very good mouse killer though- so a bonus.

I am linking this to Matilda's theme on Art Journal Journey with a theme of what makes you happy.