Yesterday I finished my ironing from our mini holiday in 30 degrees. This was in the cool shade of the kitchen. Phew!!
Despite not liking stitchery I am also finishing the second of the two cushions we were all given in our patchwork group. I have just begun to quilt the borders.
Here is the progress so far!
Lucy and Matthew left yesterday and will be back at work this morning. We all had a great time at the hotel Mainake here in Torre del Mar here are a few photos. This is our last day here :( but we will be back home in Competa tomorrow :)
Here's a picture of the tapas Lucy, Mathew, dave and I ate on the terrace tonight delicious. The aubergine and pepper supplied by our neighbour Carmen too mmm
The temperature here in Competa is getting hotter every day. This afternoon it is 32 degrees.
I also got a surprise gift from one of my Spanish friends yesterday, an infusion mug set for making tea. Thank you so much! I love it!
Tonight Dave and I are having a couple of friends round for drinks and tapas on the terrace, and to show our appreciation as they will very kindly be watering our plants while we are away next week with Lucy and Matthew for a few days.
Here is my latest watercolour painting. I have experimented with the use of negative space to outline the subject of pomegranates. I had to stop myself from over painting and muddying the colours.
I will definitely use this technique again. At this time of year the paint dries really quickly due to the heat so I had to keep the paper wet.
Any comments would be appreciated thanks.
Today after we had been shopping in the local market, I painted some frames that I had bought earlier in the year gold, which really covered the old brown plastic.
I then put in two watercolour and ink sketches I finished yesterday and changed the frame of the one I hung up the other day to match.
Here are a few photos of the results.
I have finished a watercolour painting of the hanging houses here in Competa, which I have been working on during the week.
I am told that after the fire it will take about eight years for the trees to regrow. At the moment investigations into the cause of the blaze are still ongoing.
