"Light griefs are loquacious but great ones are dumb"

Earlier efforts for 2012.

Grief and how to express it, or not, and how it affects one .

Memories of an autumn trip in Portugal.

And, the New Year to remember.

So, it came out on top. How did I do that? Oh, well...

I have been having great fun with the artjournaling, but am not getting much better I'm afraid.

I need to have plenty of time and be alone, which is all right since I am on my own quite  a lot.

It's this blogging that I need a tutorial for. Must look for one and really learn.

For today, this is it

 After ages of inactivity, I'm going to try to bring my blog up to date. This is only  a first attempt at uploading  a picture from my computer. Here goes:

Progress, or not...!

So far I have been trying to learn from all the great journaling artists I have 'seen' on Moira Richardson's Weekly Art Date. I think Moira is setting up a really good course. I am trying hard and hope to post a journal page soon, though I haven't had the courage yet. But, I really think I am making some progress.
It's lovely, also, reading the comments and experiences of "my colleagues".
Thank you for the encouragement so far.

 Well, there has not been much opportunity for playing with my art journal. I'm very disorganised and suppose that I will have to make a plan for when I come over to England again. 
I have signed up for a whole year with Moira Richardson's workshop and have done nothing other than read the posts and check from prompts and other art ideas but am all behind.
I'll have to catch up from the middle of April onwards.
I'm writing these words in order to keep focused.

Meantime, I'm going to try to upload a photo or two. 
This is a photo of me and my sister in Portugal-

I'm just trying to get the hang of this blogging business...
These two pages were done while staying in center Portugal with my sister.
I used some leaves of her olive and fig trees. The wind turbines on the top of the hill are not very clear here, but there are five of them on this hill.
The herbs, well, they are part of my sister's harvest!!

Christmas