Yesterday, as I placed some paid bills in our mailbox to be picked up, I found a package in the box . . . apparently left there sometime the day before. I had ordered a Kuretake brush pen along with a converter for using it with alternate inks -- excited that it arrived! I was surprised to find that it came with not one but three cartridges, though I've read that this ink is not water-soluble.
Then when the mailman came later, he brought a package from Rosemary & Co. in England. Several weeks ago I ordered a travel dagger brush from them to carry in my bag. Daggers work as both a flat and a round brush -- and even make a good "rigger brush" line! And surprise! Rosemary even stuck in a couple of chocolates with a Merry Christmas greeting!
Later I found a box at our front door -- a copy of Richard Sheppard's new book, "Impressions of Wine Country". Our Christmas shopping was finished before Thanksgiving but I did take advantage of Amazon's "Black Friday" 30% off any book coupon to buy this gorgeous book! (Maybe it's now a good time to thankfully play with my new toys and hide the credit card for a while!)
On Monday afternoon, we went to watch Macy, the daughter of friends at church, as she played basketball at her middle school. Her little brother, Blake, borrowed my sketchbook and entertained us all with his fun sketches and stories. (I added the referee and large basketball to his pages.)
BTW, I did a very silly thing . . . I drew the things I received in the mail late last night while catching up on some recorded Dr. Who shows. Then discovered this morning that the book was upside down as I was sketching. Oops!
For those interested, the upper left quote is from Victorian artist and missionary Lilias Trotter:
"The things that are impossible with men are possible with God. May it not be that the human impossibility is just the very thing that sets His Hand free? ---& that it is the things which are possible for us to do that He is in a measure to let alone?"
As always, I love your sketches! How fun to sketch with kids! They have such wonderful imaginations. I have also sketched in my book upside-down. I'm sure we're not alone! : )
ReplyDeleteLOL -- Well, that makes me feel better! I couldn't believe it when I opened my sketchbook this morning to find it upside down!
ReplyDeleteSeveral kids at church love looking through my journals and contributing when they are allowed to. In fact I sometimes have to remind them that these are my diaries; otherwise they would be filled by the kids (or my drawings of their treasures)!