Back at the desk, well almost, just for WOYWW

Happy New Year to all,

it's going to be a good one,

I can just feel it.

I hope Santa visited each and everyone of you.

I was spoilt with some wonderful things

and here are a few of them, sitting on my desk

just in time for What's on you work desk wednesday.

Feel free to visit the other desks on WOYWW.

First, my biggest present,

my new Canon Pixma.  

My old printer was one of the first Pixmas and this new one is just incredible.

I have only had a little play with it and I can't wait to spend some time in here making some prints.

The next photo is of my very special presents

The first is a beautiful art deco calendar from my wonderful friend Angie, in England

and the second is a journal that I received from my daughter Audrey.

Some of you may recognise the picture, it is one of Tracey Fletcher Kings journals 

and it is really bright and gorgeous.

I have not had much of a chance to come in and do any arty things for some time

and I am suffering severe withdrawal.

I did get close to doing some art on Audreys Christmas present.  She received (among a thousand other things) a wii U draw tablet and I was actually allowed to have a play.

It is not exactly the best piece of art I have produced

but you have to understand that I had this tiny little drawing tablet 

(I have a big Wacom tablet in my room) on my lap, 

a big fat parrot on my shoulder

and a child with a guinea pig sitting almost on top of me.

Here is the best of the worst I produced.

The amazing thing is that I was able to put the image on an SD card and stick it into my new printer, which then put it into my computer.  My computer is close to 10 years old and they didn't have slots and things back then.

If I am really lucky, my little miss will allow me some time

to do a bit of drawing over the next few weeks.  

I will really need something to keep my sanity 

as I will have a thousand school books to cover in that nasty sticky stuff 

that sticks all over me and not the book.  

Then there are the uniforms, I always have to take the hems up or down,

putting name tags on everything, 

getting lunch boxes and drink bottles,

arrrgh it drives me crazy!!   

So a little drawing time isn't too much to ask for is it? 


I will tell you when we finish that darn game of Monopoly!!

Have a great week.