My Mum and Teddy...

Teddy, at the moment, is my Mum's constant companion. He sits at the end of her hospital bed and gazes wisely around, or snuggles up to Mum offering comfort and a soft cuddle.
Mummy has not named Teddy yet, she thought maybe 'Noj' as the foot is embroidered N° 1 Mum. But tonight she had different suggestions.
I drew this this afternoon, between wakeful moments as Mum snoozed regaining energy.

If you are someone who prays, take time to remember folk you may know who are ill or suffering at the moment, place your petition before God for their care and healing.

Giffilated

 

 

 

I spent a silly hour tonight giffilating one of my sketches so you could see how it built up.

Book Reading

Reading a book with letters printed on pages. Is this a thing of the past?

Music is the wine

Mouse Juggling Elephants.

Like a mouse I feel I am juggling Elephants - so I drew this.

 

 

But then I thought, no, I am an elephant, huge in my own eyes,

juggled by an incredidibly skilled and modestly sized in his own eyes God - who also juggles many other outsized self inflated elephants.

God does not drop us.

Orchard Street, from memory

My childhood was spent running in and out of these doors, up and down the row of cottages.

Very much on my mind at the moment, not surprising my pencil began this sketch.

My sketch of Mum's Mouse Sketch

Right back to when I was very young, my Mum would draw the most delightful mouse to ornament cards, letters, notes - or just on his own.

Here is my tribute to Mum's mouse, and hoping she may draw many more.

Just recently my sister embroidered it onto some clothing for Mum, a wonderful idea, a great idea of how much this mouse has always meant to us.