Sunday Sevens is a blog series devised by Natalie at Threads and Bobbins.
Monday morning walk/jog
If I’m going to fit into any of my dresses in time for the soon to arrive Christmas party season without industrial strength under garments I really need to lose a few pounds (weight, not money sadly). With my intention to start the week healthily I headed off for a Monday morning jog. It started and ended with a walk and I stopped to take one or two photos so I can’t claim too much exercise was had, but it was good to get out of the house and get the blood pumping and enjoy the views on my scenic outing.
For those of you unfamiliar with Gibraltar, the above photo was taken at Camp Bay (or El Quarry as it’s known locally, because it used to be one once upon a time) looking north towards Parsons Lodge, a military building from long ago. Just the other side of Parsons Lodge is a small bay where Nelson’s ship, HMS Victory, was brought after the Battle of Trafalgar. Anyway, I digress, there was a really moody levante cloud forming over the Rock on Monday morning, that’s the huge dark grey cloud taking up most of the photo. There was blue sky and white fluffy clouds over my shoulder!
I took a detour onto the tiny pebble beach at Camp Bay for a moment before steeling myself for the upward climb through the tunnel towards the Europa Point lighthouse. Although I can see the sea from my home (I know, I’m very privileged to have such a view) it’s so nice to get up close to it every now and again and hear the waves crashing on the rocks.
The start of a new month…
Good heavens, how did we end up in December so soon? My watercolour class was cancelled this week but I had a small window of opportunity to crack out my paints at home for a change and spent the last few moments mucking about with the actual paints on the kitchen table rather than actually painting! Will I ever get my Christmas presents/cards done?!
Dressmaking
In this week’s class I made a waistband for my little sample gathered skirt. It’s just about big enough to fit round my wrist so would suit a doll I reckon. It really is so gratifying to learn how to do this and find out how garments are put together.
Christmas card frustration
I have finally finished my holly watercolour painting to a point where I’m happy with it and decided to turn it into printed Christmas cards. My parcel arrived through the post with my printable cards this week – how hard can it be to get them printed? Well for a complete techno dimwit like myself it’s extremely hard. I have no idea how many hours I’ve spent creating and then losing my virtual cards before attempting to print them. At last! I thought, let’s plug the printer in, I’m on the home straight. Alas, no. I cannot seem to get the image right on the card AND the words inside the correct way up…. I think I may have to resort to buying cards again like always 🙁
Tranquil sunset
Aah, that feels better. We have had a very overcast and cloudy week this week so I’m sorry to say there are no ‘blue sky’ photos this week but one evening the clouds did clear in time for sunset. It was beautiful.
And finally … A surprise party
Last night we were invited to a surprise 50th birthday party. This photo was taken in the few tense moments before the birthday girl arrived. It was a lovely evening and very emotional at times.
I do hope you had a good week. Thanks for stopping by!
Such lovely seascapes and sunsets again, it looks like a beautiful place to live. Don’t give up on those cards, ask for help to get them printed. They’re too nice not to use:)
Thanks for the encouragement, I’ll have another go I think. I needed to walk away and calm down for a bit! Yes we are very lucky to live here 🙂
Don’t let techno wizardry get the better of your cards, give it another go !!! what a busy week yet enjoyable, thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you, I think I’ve found someone to help me tomorrow, I’ll let you know how I get on! 🙂
I do hope it goes well, let us all know how you get on x
Stunning photos! That view would certainly inspire me to run, good luck!
Thank you! 🙂
I just had to laugh at myself as I didn’t initially realise that your painting supplies spelled December….I did think you had arranged them in an odd way but thought you had some kind of method behind it! Ha! It’s a shame you can’t seem to get your cards to work as that is a beautiful painted image 🙂 Will you be making your own gathered skirt now?
Hehe! Glad it made you chuckle! Thanks for the compliment on my painting 🙂 and yes my next dressmaking project is a gathered skirt. I think I’ll start it when we start back in January. Have a great week! 🙂
Hmm. For some reasons your pix aren’t coming up. Maybe they will when I’ve commented?
Ah got them now 🙂 you could always send your holly as an ecard?
I like Parson’s Battery. Went nosying around there a long while back, I see it has been reopened again.
I have a volunteer who’s trying to fix it for me. Fingers crossed it works this time! Can you just turn up at Parson’s or does it need to be prearranged? I’d love a snoop around. My eldest went on a kids history walk there once and raved about it- I assumed Joe Public couldn’t go in. Loving you profile picture of Snowy 🙂