When Elizabeth of the Canadian-based Kitty Cafe shared a recipe for Italian plum cake, I was immediately interested. You see, we have enormous amounts of home-made plum jam, but only one regular plum jam eater (= me, Top2). So, one … Continue reading
According to the newly installed Blogger thingamabob, this is the 501st post on this blog. It’ll be the last Blogger hosted post – I was so annoyed when Google kept asking me for my mobile phone number and refused to … Continue reading
A mixed-media painting I’ve been working on today. I chose to use the back of a perfect chain stitch yogi – as this is a self-portrait, I thought it best to use the flawed side. You see, all the yoga … Continue reading
Perhaps she misses our fur ball as much as we do. Most winters, he was her faithful fireplace couch / heated bathroom floor companion. I’m sure it was more comfortable to lie side by side with him on cold nights, … Continue reading
as the lass cries pink, high on lustre, her cohort stretches an unclad hand, and with all the heart he can muster gets his martial mind to understand magic pouring out at every angle she up and stirs the colourless … Continue reading
You may have heard of Ishi, the last of the Yahi. The story goes that Ishi was saved from starvation and ‘put on show’ in a museum, where he eventually died of a disease he would probably never have caught … Continue reading
Firstly, after almost two years, I’m still not sure what Flowtops stands for. I’m contemplating ditching the current by-line in favour of “Take what you’ve got and turn it into art”. After all, art is what we do, or would … Continue reading
The little lady is all but seven as she lands her own make-up heaven First she summons the wind to blow out a beachdressing cape for the sea scout Then she grants her man a mouth to air the gaudy … Continue reading
They are a rather shabby pair, though they started out as perfectly respectable newly-weds, happy to oblige the wiry boy in his desire to dress smartly. Over the months the fabric of their relationship suffered blow after blow. Knee-patches helped … Continue reading
Rather tired of conquering the quay he set up a chinwag with the sea “You just relax and be very deep while I give the sky a big ol’ sweep” Later he ate his tattered apple and watched the … Continue reading