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luciabI'm probably one of the few people in the entire state of NC who ins't jumping up and down and screaming with joy right now about the NCAA. Hrmph. I was sitting here in the middle of the state feeling perversely midwestern and hoping Illinois would pull out a victory. Oh, well. In the overall scheme of things I guess it's not really earth shaking. And if it makes everyone else in the state happy I guess it's not all bad.
It's been a slow couple of days. Absolutely gorgeous outside with brilliant blue skies and bright sunshine, and I've enjoyed the picture postcard quality from safe inside my nest. I feel like such a vampire. I really hate that I don't enjoy being out in the sunshine any more, but I really don't look forward to it at all. Talk about perverse. I've had a bad migraine to start with the last two days, so bright light sure isn't the ticket. Today I couldn't do anything besides sit and read, which the cats adored. I hate to have too many of those days in a row, though. I want to get some spring cleaning done! I've got tons of stuff to donate to somebody or other, and then there's the stuff to pitch.... I'll be able to see so much more floor when I'm done. And even if I still act like a vampire, I won't feel like a troll with a cluttered cave.
I think the kittens must have had a growth spurt. They look much bigger all of a sudden. I noticed when I got back from Kentucky that they had gotten big/strong enough to make a single graceful leap onto things they used to have to clamber onto by circuitous routes. Their play has changed somewhat, too. They have started to fluff their tails when they chase each other and they are doing a lot more pouncing on each other, too. Fortunately they haven't been pouncing on Molly a lot. I don't know if they will-- she gives them holy hell when they startle her. When one of them just walks up to her she's being pretty friendly for the most part nowadays. Just don't surprise her!
I was/am pleased with the way Caroline's scroll came out. I went with the black paper/gold lettering and grisaille style painting. I don't know if/when I'll do another one like that, though I think it's a great effect. It's just..... well, the thing I like best about painting is the color. The black, white, grey and gold is elegant, but it's kinnd of boring to paint. And geez, it takes three or four coats of white paint, even the opaque stuff, to cover black paper. Yikes.
It's been a slow couple of days. Absolutely gorgeous outside with brilliant blue skies and bright sunshine, and I've enjoyed the picture postcard quality from safe inside my nest. I feel like such a vampire. I really hate that I don't enjoy being out in the sunshine any more, but I really don't look forward to it at all. Talk about perverse. I've had a bad migraine to start with the last two days, so bright light sure isn't the ticket. Today I couldn't do anything besides sit and read, which the cats adored. I hate to have too many of those days in a row, though. I want to get some spring cleaning done! I've got tons of stuff to donate to somebody or other, and then there's the stuff to pitch.... I'll be able to see so much more floor when I'm done. And even if I still act like a vampire, I won't feel like a troll with a cluttered cave.
I think the kittens must have had a growth spurt. They look much bigger all of a sudden. I noticed when I got back from Kentucky that they had gotten big/strong enough to make a single graceful leap onto things they used to have to clamber onto by circuitous routes. Their play has changed somewhat, too. They have started to fluff their tails when they chase each other and they are doing a lot more pouncing on each other, too. Fortunately they haven't been pouncing on Molly a lot. I don't know if they will-- she gives them holy hell when they startle her. When one of them just walks up to her she's being pretty friendly for the most part nowadays. Just don't surprise her!
I was/am pleased with the way Caroline's scroll came out. I went with the black paper/gold lettering and grisaille style painting. I don't know if/when I'll do another one like that, though I think it's a great effect. It's just..... well, the thing I like best about painting is the color. The black, white, grey and gold is elegant, but it's kinnd of boring to paint. And geez, it takes three or four coats of white paint, even the opaque stuff, to cover black paper. Yikes.
