a time to heal, move on and be happy ....

................ and Im sorry for not being around, we had to make an unexpected trip to Bakewell Derbyshire

down by the river in Bakewell

in and around Bakewell



The Square

Bakewell River where we had huge fun feeding the ducks :)

Jim feeding the duck

Today this song came into my head

To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal..............

My paternal dad died three weeks ago and it's left me very sad and confused about the emotions I'm feeling. Sadly I have very few happy memories of him however I do remember him singing and playing his guitar, one of the folk singers he liked was Pete Seeger who wrote the music these words are often sung to, is this a coincidence or a message from the angels.
My dad's wife has so generously given me his easel, watercolours and pencils ~ Ive been using them today ~ could that be why the song came to me? I wonder if they're telling me to move on, I am trying to leave the sadness around my childhood behind, just stuff keeps happening to dig it all up again.

I returned to Derbyshire for the funeral and met with family I'd not seen for 30+ years ~ it was all very emotional. We stayed in Bakewell where I spent most of my childhood weekends and fed the ducks on the river ~ it was very soothing watching the ducks and the people walking by, the pull was very strong and it was really hard to leave and I'd only spent 5 days there!

Anyway now Im home in Scotland and I have to get on with my life here, I've had two lovely lunches this week ~ one with college friends at Dundee Rep and one with my sisters and Ed (my other dad) for Tina's birthday

Happy Birthday to Tina

and Bill

I have college again soon, screen printing at the Print Studio at DCA (my new favourite place) and last but very certainly not least my gorgeous girls are back in 63 hours, I cannot wait


here's the Judrops Angel I painted this afternoon

( : judrops angel : )

So to the future I hope you are all happy and making the most of living and life and making plenty of art ~ God bless and love to you all ~ Judy x

Had to leave you with some crazy images of this little bird who wouldnt leave us alone till he got cake!!!

and wanted more!