My Art Muse........

My muse today is my 8 year old son.  He is a lovely little artist and has a real raw talent there.  He now takes art classes out of school and this is something that he produced in his last class.  Worthy of a frame and a space on the wall.

At this age his art teacher doesn't necessarily show him proper techniques but allows him to have fun with it - which I think is the main thing.

It has inspired me to get my paintbrush out this morning - once the picture is dry I will post a picture.  It isn't as cheery as this one though!

Hope you are all having a fantastic day!

MSMxx

Coffee and Cake.....

I have been feeling a bit flu-y today and all my body has craved is coffee and cake - so who am I to deny it what it wants!!

This will need to be a one-off today as I am running the Edinburgh Bupa 10K in less than 2 weeks and have got lots of training to be doing before then (which will involve less coffee and definitely less cake!)

I shall enjoy it for now and pop the kettle on again!

MSMxx

Got myself a new set of wheels....

I have been looking for an old city bike for a while now and managed to find this one on Gumtree.  It is from 1976 and has been restored by a man who now restores bikes in his retirement.  He has done a great job here.  Ideally I would like to re-spray it cream, but for now I am enjoying cycling it green.  

I love the white seat and the whitewall tyres.

My kids love to cycle to school so now I can join them instead of running behind them to keep up!

MSMxx

Making Faces out of fruit

Now I know that you can't see this cake stand properly in the picture, but it is an ebay purchase that I am totally in love with.  It is three-tiered and is made from a wood-effect plastic and I believe it is from the 1960s.  When I don't have cakes to hand to stack on it, I tend to use it for fruit.  My son made this smiley face out of the fruit which made me smile!  Hope you are having a great day!

MSMxx

Summer is over - Autumn is definitely here

With a sigh, I am sad to say that summer in Edinburgh is over!  Today has been a chilly day, and although the sun has been present, it has not been kind enough to be warm.

On days like this I love to have a walk, wrapped up in some appropriate Autumn clothes, as I love the fresh air on my cheeks.  Today I took a walk round the Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh.  Whilst you are not allowed to take photographs inside the gallery, it is ok to do so outside.  There are some fantastic statues in the grounds just now by Tony Cragg (shown in the first two images) - they are excellent and huge.

MSMxx