Grey skies and bright inky colours for WOYWW

We have yet another grey, rainy old day

here in Brissie but that worked in my favour today.

I couldn't paint so I did what any normal female would do,

I went shopping!

Not your normal boring shoes and handbag type shopping

but art supply shopping and boy did I have fun.

Here are some of the things I bought.

Four nice big water colour brushes,

(no more nancy little paintings for me)

some bright inks, and some paints, 

a pipette, a scratchy-ink thingy (no idea what I will use it for)

 and a few other goodies.

I haven't been home long but I've had a quick play to see 

what the inks do

They are really bright, you just can't see that in the photo,

cos it pouring outside (sigh).

I can't wait to do a painting with them, hopefully tomorrow,

if the stinking rain will go away.  

The bad thing to happen this week,

is that my computer pen has died (boo hoo)

You see, I have a real problem with using a mouse.

I'm blonde and left handed, which is trouble in itself

but when I try to use a mouse, disaster happens.

I can't use it in my right hand or left hand

 and when I want it to move the cursor up,

my hands move down.

I sort of drive it with both hands,

trying to steady it and press the clicker with whatever is closest to the button,
which is often my nose.

My husband just shakes his head and walks away.

Hence, the need for the wonderful pen you see in the picture.

It's just like using a normal pen only it's a mouse,

works for me and has for around ten years.

Until yesterday, when it took it's last breath and just wouldn't

click anything.  

So I'm moving in slow motion,

swearing a lot and trying to find a replacement pen

on the internet, which may take a while,

the way I drive that silly mouse.

If you're wondering what on earth WOYWW is,

go on over to Julia's Stamping Ground

and you will find desks from all over the world

on this rainy What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

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