Art Journal Journey - Music

 The last one for Vicki’s theme of music on Art Journal Journey which ends tomorrow.

Thursday Journal with Neet

 'I'd get organised, but it would confuse my family' are the words this week. Marianne and Anne had been friends since they started school  together when they were five years old. Things hadn't changed very much during the last twenty years. Marianne was still the neat tidy one and just loved being organised and wrote copious lists on jobs to do, shopping, work to do for her exams, books to read, and several others that she thought warranted a list. On the opposite end of the scale Anne was untidy and disorganised and somewhat lazy. Her parents had given up trying to get her to tidy her room and to get lots of practice in on their piano. As they were paying for her lessons they felt that they could keep reminding her to do some practice every day.

When Marianne arrived at their house, Anne was greeted by Annes parents who said to her that she would be lucky to get into Annes bedroom as it was such a mess. Marianne doubted if that was true, but when she walked through the door she saw that their description wasn't far off.

"For goodness sake Anne,  how can you live in such a mess, honestly it must drive your mum mad trying to get in here to clean.

"Mum has no need to come in here, I clean it myself" replied Anne, somewhat put out at the criticism. "You know what I'm like, I don't think it's worse than the last time you saw it, is it? asked Marianne.

"The last time I came we sat in the lounge, so I don't know what it was like then" At least you don't have much floor to vacuum, it's covered in stuff, but dusting must be a bit difficult" said Anne

"Yes very funny, if I put it all away I wouldn't be able to find it" replied Marianne.

"Well said Anne laughing, you are probably right there"

"Anyway. I'd get organised , but it would confuse the family" said Marianne.

"Well , you probably right there as well" replied Anne.

I have linked this to Vicki's theme of music on Art Journal Journey.

Art Journal Journey - Music

A journal page for  Vicki's theme of Music on Art Journal Journey The background is tissue paper with two images on card added on top.

 

Thursday journal with Neet

'I try to watch what I eat but it's too fast' are the words this week.

Annette was giving her friend a hard time about her weight and eating habits. She had been doing this for some considerable time. Annette was very slim herself and exercised and ate a healthy diet, and was not happy about the way her friend Esme was heading. 

"Esme, you are being very silly the way you don't cook yourself tasty healthy food, and you have put on a lot of weight since you left your mum and dads. Eating fast foods and snacking all the time is not good for you. The clothes you wear hide all the extra weight, but I know it's there and so do you."

Esme thought. Annette was being a bit bossy and said "It's alright for you, you have always been slim, I'm just reverting for a while.

"What do you mean your'e reverting for a while" replied Annette.

"Well, said  Esme, when I was a baby I was chubby, so that's what I am now"

"We were all probably chubby babies and you are being childish to come out with an excuse like that " replied Annette.

Esme was obviously not going to win this argument, and finished the conversation with " I try to watch what I eat but it's too fast.

Annette just gave up and grinned at her friend and tried to concentrate on which musical instrument to learn how to play next.

I am linking this to Vicki's theme of music on Art Journal Journey

Thursday Journal with Neet

   'The best man for the job is a woman'  are the words this week. Sometimes I agree with that statement, or as my Dad used to say, If you want a job doing, do it yourself.

Audrey wanted her friend to go to the sales in town and had asked her last week. Kathy had said no, as she was waiting for the plumber to come to fix her dripping tap that was just getting worse by the day. As she was on a water metre she was dreading the next bill. Audrey went to see her to see if the job was done as she knew Kathy liked nothing better than the sales, as she could buy the past Winter things so much cheaper.

"Well, is it done" asked Audrey a few days later.                                                                                                               

 Kathy was ready with the answer "No it isn't, he didn't turn up, so I left a message on his answering machine and told him not to bother coming as the job was now done, and added that she wouldn't be recommended his services to anyone"

"Wow, how did you get someone else so quickly" asked Audrey.

"Easy, I didn't, I went out bought the tools and did the job myself' 

"Gosh, I'm really impressed" said Audrey

"Well "said Kathy "The best man to do the job is a woman"

I am linking this to Vicki's theme of Music on Art Journal Journey.

Thursday Journal with Neet

 The words this week are. 'Lead me not into temptation, I can. find the way by myself'

   Heidi was the young sister of Amelia who was obsessed with films and television. To be fare she did go out to work during the week and considered the weekends time for leisure activities, as long as it wasn't too energetic. Heidi on the other hand was still at school and considered the weekends a time to learn new things and go out to interesting places, including a bit of television, especially the nature programmes and a few of the classic serialisation of interesting books. For  this term her parents decided  to send her to violin lessons. What she would do with this new found skill she wasn't sure, as  unless you were extremely talented there didn't seem to be much of a future career in it. It was time for her to leave to go to her lesson and Amelia was trying to persuade her to stay at home and watch the new series of Pride and Prejudice. It was the first episode tonight, and as it was on at the same time. each week there was no way Heidi could miss that many, as  much as she would like to.

Heidi gathered all her things together and headed for the door, and as she did so Amelia tried to persuade her to stay and watch the television with her.

Heidi just looked. back at her and said "Lead me not into temptation, I can find the way by myself" 

I wonder if Heidi was a little bit tempted ?

I am linking this to  Vicki's (http://stampedsmiles .com theme off Music on Art Journal Journey