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Of Course
Lockdown was a strange (and wonderful) experience. I know that we were quite content not to have to be around people we didn’t want to see. We were sad not to see friends though. After a while…you get bored. I started taking courses online. In particular Domestika. Art courses. 🎨
I’m not claiming this is a new career. It’s fun. At school I did Latin. Art was for wasters according to my parents…both of whom have had creative careers (mum wrote a newspaper column. Dad was a house painter and still makes art). I’ve always written and I’ve always drawn but not consistently. I take photos too. What I’ve learned is to relax. It’s for fun. Lots of my friend are doing this too. And I enjoy sharing (@ushiedraws on Instagram if you’re nosey)
It has made me look at things more closely. I use my phone less as a distraction. I’m not as bad as I thought might be, in fact I have a style. Faces are hard. Feet are not.
Be thankful this is not a video of my ukelele playing.
Dental Emergency
When you wake up for the 5th day with a sore gum and now your face is swollen you need to call the dentist. I live in the UK. We have socialised health care. It is pretty much impossible to get registered with an NHS dentist so, for over 10 years now, I pay dental insurance. I’m not happy about it but with a history of tooth problems and no way to get free dental care its all I can do. That’s the down side. The up side is that I can see a dentist whenever. Even evening and weekend in an emergency. Today was an emergency. I told the dentist the issue. Eg. I have an abscess, had a check and was offered the usual extraction or antibiotics. Well a tooth extraction means no scubauntil it’s healed so that’s a no brainer. Down side? I’m allergic to tons of antibiotics so the only one they would give me reacts badly with alcohol. Its not really a downside is it.
We have a gardener in landscaping as a result my wife is home too because I needed to go to have my teeth and gums prodded. I have the background noise of hammering (new raised beds going in) and phone conversation as the beloved works from home. That’s OK. Plans change sometimes. Mine was not the only medical emergency as the heating engineer had one too. That’s next week for radiator replacement then. I’ve taken the opportunity to get on with my online art course. I’ll share the output occasionally. I’m reading about putting my work out there at the moment too. Maybe I’ll start a ‘books I’ve read’ list. Watch this space.
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