Two Pennies Left

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My cabbages are growing again! They really are Savoys of the super hero variety :rotfl: It seems the caterpillars have ceased their rampage of destruction and the cabbages are making a comeback. The hearts have started growing back so I may get a harvest after all.

Other hopeful MS news:

• it looks as though I will have a couple more courgettes to harvest too
• got a letter from the Financia1 0mbud$man $£rvic£ asking for more information about Mr F's job when he was in the army. I gave them a call to find out what details they wanted to know. It seems that there was a clause in the MPI which meant the policy wouldn't pay out if death and injury occurred as a result of war. Mr F could have been deployed to a war zone at any time during the term of the insurance so maybe we have a chance of getting some compensation after all
• called the alarm company and have all the information we need now. Just a case of paying up :eek: I'm trying to save some more money so the dent in the savings doesn't look too dreadful
• finished the first boat painting. Very pleased with the way the sea came out and with the proportions of the boat. Think I may have placed the boat too far out in the sea though - what do all you art critics think?
• Spinach, Tomato & Marscapone Gnocchi from the meal plan for supper last night

Just got an invite from neighbour-across-the-lane to go out for coffee with friends on Friday morning but... it would mean missing Step. Loaves or lilies? Loaves or lilies?

Happy hump day all

Fortune x

skint_spice

Love the boat picture, no arty advice but feel calmer whenever near water so works for me:D

Mint1955

The boat picture is fab and a three collection of these would look lovely in my seaside room ;-)

Karmacat

Hello Fortune! After our chat, I decided I had to follow up, so here I am - as with Greying's thread, I've only read the first page as yet but I just *know* I need to subscribe - extra happy to do so now I've seen your painting. Wow!

LauraJo

I know nothing about art but it looks beautiful to me

XSpender

I really like the boat picture. It is very calming/relaxing picture. That one and the Bouquet Garni are my favourites.

****goes off to see if there is any free wall space in my wee house****

beanielou

Love love love the boat picture

How long is the courgette season?
This has been my first year.
Not had that many but took some off the other day & wondered if that was the last of them.

Fortune_Smiles

skint_spice wrote: »

Love the boat picture, no arty advice but feel calmer whenever near water so works for me:D

Mint1955 wrote: »

The boat picture is fab and a three collection of these would look lovely in my seaside room ;-)

LauraJo wrote: »

I know nothing about art but it looks beautiful to me

Thank you everyone - that's very kind. I feel more confident about presenting it now. I did a little extra work on it today to soften the line of the keel. The boat now looks more as though it is sitting in the water rather than sitting on it which is what I was worried about.

Fortune x

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Karmacat wrote: »

Hello Fortune! After our chat, I decided I had to follow up, so here I am - as with Greying's thread, I've only read the first page as yet but I just *know* I need to subscribe - extra happy to do so now I've seen your painting. Wow!

Hello Karmacat. I mis-read your diary originally and thought you were closing it January next year. Now I've realised it closed January this year So I'm really glad you popped in as we'll have a chance to be friends after all.

Thank you for your thoughts on the painting. It's my new venture and I'm boring everyone silly with it. I usually just put links in now so that people can give them a stiff ignoring if they want but this one is a commission and so not in my Folksy shop.

Look forward to swopping posts.

Fortune x

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XSpender wrote: »

I really like the boat picture. It is very calming/relaxing picture. That one and the Bouquet Garni are my favourites.

****goes off to see if there is any free wall space in my wee house****

Thank you XS - I really appreciate the feedback. Being quite new to all this I'm still quite nervous about showing my paintings and this particular one is a commission so very scary. The Bouquet Garni does seem to be popular - but I do hope my destiny doesn't lie in curly parsley, it is surely the nemesis of all artists :rotfl:

beanielou wrote: »

Love love love the boat picture

How long is the courgette season?
This has been my first year.
Not had that many but took some off the other day & wondered if that was the last of them.

Hi Beanie - thank you so much. I know you to be a poster who doesn't waste words so 3 'loves' means a lot

My round courgette plant is putting on a spurt now. It aborted its flowers all through the Spring and Summer but seems to be getting a wriggle on now it's getting cooler. I might end up getting 2 or 3 this year Last year I had so many normal courgettes I was giving them away!

Fortune x