Well, the beginning of 2016 was so awful that I haven't felt very inspired of late. However, as things slowly quiet down it has been possible to gently get back into the swing of things. I've had this picture of a turaco in mind for months, probably since the summer, and have finally got a spare week to get on with it. I am using Derwent Coloursoft pencils - a huge set of 72 that I was given on my birthday. They are indeed quite soft and took a while to get used to, but I am now getting the hang of them and realising they need to be built up with many layers to get the depth of colour I want, but it is worth the extra effort. The slow pace has been great for de-stressing!
With the January sales going on in our town, I have found several knitting books going very cheap. One had this fab hat pattern in it, which justified the whole £3 I spent on the book! Quite complicated when you are not feeling 100%, but it turned out well - a present for my boy!
It's been a tad chilly this week -this was the edge of the pond yesterday where the fountain had gone off centre and sprayed the rocks. Pretty!
