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Wednesday, 7 June 2017

Copycat WOYWW #418

Hi all, a busy week, this week, as I've started to work from home again, before going back to working in the office in London.

 Before the weather broke, I was still painting outdoors, closely supervised by our 2 cats ;-). 
 My mother-in-law, aged 95, is in  hospital and I want to encourage her to try with the physio, or she won't walk again, so here's a card I made for her, copying Dino (and making him look a little more dynamic ;-) 


It was my birthday on Monday, so Brian and I went up to London to the Hokusai exhibition at the British Museum. http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/hokusai.aspx

My new favourite painting is the waterfall, below - the water looks so vigorous. We then had a long, lazy Italian lunch and came home.



On the knitting front, I'm trying to incorporate both patterns by making a sort of windowpane on the front - maybe a few at the bottom and a few near the top? I don't know, I'll see how it goes and how much patience I have for unravelling the inevitable snarls.

My grandfather's peonies, which are supposed to flower on my birthday,  had flowered early this year, the story of that is found here: 
http://lmcollis.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/peonies-on-my-birthday.html

 That's all for this week, have a great week, all! Hugs, Lynne xxx 
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33 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 June 2017 at 02:58

    Happy WOYWW. I wish we lived closer to London, so could get there easily for exhibitions etc. I quite often see things I would like to go to. Hope your MIL is up and walking. Ali x #29

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    1. Lynnecrafts7 June 2017 at 11:39

      Thanks, Ali. We're lucky to ave a high speed line to take us to
      London. Me too. Have a good week x

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  2. shazsilverwolf7 June 2017 at 05:13

    Hi Lynne, I saw your pictures of the Hokusai exhibition, looks amazing.Dino looks fabulous! I do love peonies, such a beautiful colour. Loved the ATC- thanks for swapping with me. Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #6 XxX

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    1. Lynnecrafts7 June 2017 at 11:40

      Hi Shaz, many thanks for swapping with me too. have a good week, hugs, Lynne xxx

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  3. Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith7 June 2017 at 06:11

    Awww, I adore your kitties! That's a great painting - I hope you're MIL appreciates the effort that must have gone into it. Hope she takes your advice. 95 is a very respectable age. Have a good week! zsuzsa #28

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    1. Lynnecrafts7 June 2017 at 11:42

      Me too, they're 6 yrs old now but we had them at 6 months so they're always the kittens to me. ❤️ Thanks, have a good week, hugs, Lynne xxx

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  4. Sarah Brennan7 June 2017 at 06:29

    Love the painting you did of one of your kitties. Look forward to seeing how the reworked knitting looks. Have a good week Sarah #8

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    1. Lynnecrafts7 June 2017 at 11:42

      Thanks, Sarah, have a good week, hugs, Lynne xxx

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  5. Julia Dunnit7 June 2017 at 08:09

    So much to look at Lynne! The peonies are wonderful, I hope yours were better protected from the rain than ours, the weather breaking was quite savage wasn't it! Love the rendition of Dino, you're a clever stick. Hope your Ma in law sees the value in being a bit agile...my Mum is in a home and the sedentary residents don't seem to do anything, worries me!

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    1. Lynnecrafts7 June 2017 at 11:45

      Thanks, Julia son, ours got battered down as well. I hope, but I'm afraid she'll end up in a nursing home as well. I know from when I broke my arm and ankle how quickly you lose muscle tone if you don't move. have a good week, hugs, Lynne xxx

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  6. Bubbles7 June 2017 at 10:01

    I shed tears when I read the post you linked "peonies on my birthday"... so beautiful!. Maybe you have a sign that you should start celebrating your birthday early this year? :)

    I can see what you mean about the waterfall - it's almost like the water is rooting to the ground... amazing :)

    Have a great Wednes-YAY!

    Bubbles #36
    http://patchworkapples.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/woyww-418.html

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    1. Lynnecrafts7 June 2017 at 11:46

      Thanks, Bubbles, that story means so much to me. You have the water exactly 'rooting to the ground.' have a good week, hugs, Lynne xxx

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  7. BJ7 June 2017 at 12:43

    Oh Lynne, I had to laugh at your comment about getting you ATC the right way up as when I first photographed the 6 of them this morning and even posted it to my blog I had got one upsidedown!! It wasn't yours and just a silly mistake which I quickly changed. Thanks for the visit BJ#17

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  8. Helen7 June 2017 at 12:48

    I love peonies- what a beauty that is. Hope it survived the rain... Helen #1

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    1. Lynnecrafts10 June 2017 at 16:42

      Ni, but it was beautiful while it lasted, thanks. Have a good week, hugs,Lynne x

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  9. Felix the Crafty Cat7 June 2017 at 15:21

    Happy birthday Lynne. Love your kitties, the peonies and the knitting. so much to see today. Wishing you a great week and a happy woyww, Angela x14x

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    1. Lynnecrafts10 June 2017 at 16:43

      Thanks , Angela, have a good week, hugs, Lynne x

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  10. Lunch Lady Jan8 June 2017 at 05:51

    That's a great painting of your puss cat, I'm sure the card will have made Rene smile. You're really good at this watercolour/pen malarkey aren't you? Hidden talents!!
    We're doing ok but there is a big Harry-shaped hole in the house at the moment. Giving Ron lots of fuss 💖💖
    Hugs, LLJ 11 xx

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    1. Lynnecrafts10 June 2017 at 16:44

      Thanks, Jan, big hugs to you and to Ron, who must also be confused xxx

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  11. Lindart8 June 2017 at 07:06

    I love your rendition of Dino, lovely! I hope your MIL gets some encouragement from it! Happy Birthday! What a wonderful birthday trip to take! Thanks for sharing, Lindart #41

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  12. okienurse8 June 2017 at 11:24

    great card! I hope it stimulated your MIL to do the PT! Happy Birthday late! sounds like you had a really good time! I didn't make it around to many desks last week so thought late or not I was going to visit as many as I could this week starting with the ones who visited me! Have a great week. Vickie #43

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    1. Lynnecrafts10 June 2017 at 16:52

      Thanks, I hope so too, but she is 95 and I can understand the difficulty. She's in Wales about 200m away so it's not as if we can be there all the time. My sister in law is near her. Thanks and have a good week, hugs,Lynne x

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  13. May8 June 2017 at 14:54

    Love your painting of your gorgeous cat.. I hope your MIL will be inspired by it... Happy Belated Birthday to you... Enjoy your week ahead... May #13

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  14. Bleubeard and Elizabeth10 June 2017 at 07:43

    Sorry I'm late visiting. My internet was down for nearly two days, but I'm back now and here to wish you a belated happy birthday. Seems I'm really running behind this week!

    Love the exhibit photo you shared and the gorgeous peony. Mine bloomed back in April, so your weather is much different from mine. Bleubeard gives two paws up for your awesome cat painting. It is beautiful. Happy belated WOYWW from #5.

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  15. Lynnecrafts10 June 2017 at 16:59

    Thanks Elizabeth. I hope you and Bleubeard have a great week too. Hugs, Lynne X
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  16. Katie @ Arnold's Attic13 June 2017 at 05:32

    Fabulous post,
    Sorry for the delay in commenting, laptop trouble. It's died on me and I'm in a bit of a flap.
    On a positive note, my Dear Husband plans to buy a replacement for me.
    Katie #33

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  17. Lynnecrafts13 June 2017 at 07:30

    When I chatted with LLJ about joining WOYWW, I did check there was no compulsion to post or visit EVERY week, so I don't think anyone needs to apologise for not posting or visiting. I find it nice to visit and see comments, but no way am I ever going to get round everyone every week, so no need to apologise to me either! hugs, Lynne xxx

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  18. Plush Possum Studio28 June 2017 at 16:04

    Dynamic Dino! - what a nice and creative way of encouraging anybody who's got to work on their Physio. Great job!
    Your sweater is coming along quite nicely, I must say. I really like your color choices.
    Happy WOYWW
    Rose #22

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  19. Cheetarah29 June 2017 at 06:06

    Happy belated birthday! You share the same birthday as another desker, Helen, i have noticed, who also had her birthday on Monday :) Your Dino watercolor piece looks fab!! Have a great rest of the week! xoxo Cheetarah WOYWW #39

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  20. Lynnecrafts30 June 2017 at 11:13

    This isn't my latest blog. Something's gone wrong. See top left for blog no 421

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  21. Lindart30 June 2017 at 11:21

    Happy Birthday! Glad you had a lovely day! Your drawing of Dino looks great, I hope it works for MIL! Such cute cats to have helping! Thanks for sharing, Lindart #35

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