Two new paintings

Been back to the easel this week, got out my lovely pastel box and got my hands dirty!

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Searing Pain in Big Toe

I have been struck down with a searing sharp pain in my big toe.  When I walk, I get the most excrutiating sharp pain in my big toe.  You know when something hurts so bad and so intense and sharp that you get goose bumps from it, that is what it is like.  Totally agony, I have had to take my heels off in the office and limp about barefoot!!!!


Someone suggested that it may be Gout, perhaps it is.  My only knowledge of Gout is from fellow suffers that inform me how painful it is and there should be no red wine drinking.  My immediate thoughts were how can I go a winter without red wine???  I had just posted on my facebook status that I was sick of this searing humid summer heat wave and that I was looking forward to swapping my champagne and airconditioning for snuggles by the fire, curries, and red wine!!  and now the thought of a winter without my dear old glass of red, unthinkable!!


What is a girl to do????  Stop wearing heels????  Stop drinking Red Wine???? Is a little big toe pain going to do me in????  As they say beauty is Pain... Am I going to Suffer in Silence....  Definately NOT you will all hear about it .....as they say friends "a pain shared is a pain lessoned".

Time for Bootcamp

Its official the matriarch of our menagarie is O B E S E, shhhh don't say it outloud she will hear you and be very upset. Our staffy is aging, she is around 12 years old and has been struggling of late so I took her to the vets for some advice.  Now I know that she isn't about to be in a two piece hot pink bikini any time soon and her body does resemble a tick with a head but obese!!  I was told that the best thing we can do for her is get her weight down, which will reduce her heart problems and her old ailing legs, dropping weight will give her a new lease on life.  So I walked away with a measuring cup and obese biscuits for dogs.

So it is boot camp at the Steer's, am I going to start walking around in army pants and calling myself the "Commando" probably not but just quietly and I hope the husband doesn't read this, I wouldnt mind being chased around by the Commando from the Biggest Loser...  ooops day dreaming again... mind out of the gutter and back to obesity.  Fatta gail was given her meal and I expected her to snub her nose at the very boring biscuits but she wolfed down the whole bowl and that is her lot for the day.

So weigh in this week is 20.9 kilos and will report her weight loss for anyone bored enough to care ha ha!!!

But frankly look at this face, how can you resist.....

More paintings

This is a painting of a beach in Exmouth, photo borrowed from a friend.  She is an amazing photographer.  This painting has been sold this week.

This is my gorgeous bestie Niki and her son Logan, paddling at Yanchep

Beach Artwork

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