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Knitters cast on and sailors cast off….

Now here’s a thing – I’ve never knitted and never will, having no affinity at all with anything that requires needles, whether knitting or sewing.  At school I was thrown out of the domestic science sewing class because I was so hopeless, and sent to do Latin instead.  Believe me, Latin was a doddle by continue reading »


Fun in unexpected places….

Spending a day in a sea scout hut in Milford Haven may not sound like a bundle of joy, but take a roomful of lively U3A students and one watercolour tutor on a mission (me) and a great time was had by all.  Well, I enjoyed it anyway (and got paid for it!).  It was continue reading »


Back to the drawing board

So much for a daily blog….. well, I’ll try for weekly.  New year, new term and my watercolour class at Haverfordwest community college were back at their drawing boards eager to get to work last wednesday, so I’m aiming for an art tip each week.   This week we were working on drawing theory, learning to continue reading »