The full story behind this drawing is on the link below, plus the original rough. It’s his birthday today and I expect he won’t notice this, that is the posting, not the day. I’ve no doubt he’ll be on the look-out for the odd bargain. He’s not called Robin either. I’ll expect his kids and my sister in law to like this. What’s in a name? Continue reading Happy Birthday, Brother.

So a bit of a walk last week with my chum Richard. We managed a break in the dull weather and got out into the sun in the Mendips. Did wonders for my ‘steps count’ on my phone, especially when we took a slight detour. The highlight for me was this beechwood with the sun shining through. I wish my photographs did it as much justice as it actually was on the day.   Continue reading A break​ in the weather​

Customer Service. It seems to be a theme for the week. After I’d done this drawing it reminded me of the waiter at a local restaurant where I took a couple of friends recently who helped me with my exhibition earlier in the year. This is what it was all about It was one of those fake French places where they serve you Shepherds Pie and call it Parmentier to give you the impression that the French might eat it. Perhaps we should call them French Impressionists. Zey all speek wiz ze sleight Franch accaun, but are probably from Wolverhampton. … Continue reading Too cool

Cheltenham Borough Council have caused a bit of a “who-ha” by suggesting that they abandon their current very expensive method of planting some of their flower beds with bedding plants each season and using a more sustainable and economic way of planting. They have explained it as below, but I fear they are fighting the boring old fuddy-duddies who won’t change anything, least of all their dreadfully wasteful way of planting and then watering these blooming things. The Fuddies have got up a petition to keep it as it is,. I’ve signed for change to the new way of doing things … Continue reading I’d like to plant this idea please.