The UK has a reputation for precipitation,
But Vancouver takes the biscuit.
If all that’s outside is dihydrogen monoxide,
How can we stay optimistic?
Through fun indoor activities that are not just for kids, that’s how!
Last week in our rainy spare time we decided to try creating some art for our walls. We thought about potato stamps or colouring in with crayons, but eventually settled on one level up – chalk pastels. With the help of a certain website for pin enthusiasts, we decided on some simple abstract creations and set to work with the masking tape and our index fingers for blending. Thanks to Loolar for the hairspray fixing tip!
Rosie regrets trying to make the moon look more moon-y, it just looks a bit grubby now. We think we deserve a 4 out of 10, not bad for a first attempt.
We didn’t have much hope for Sunday when we woke up to this view:
But amazingly the fog lifted and we managed to go for a walk around the Vancouver sea wall before coming home to watch the Super Bowl. Apparently it was a boring game, but Rosie thought it was like every other sports match she has seen, just with slightly more falling over than usual.
Finally, an update on the kombucha and an answer to the age-old question: who out of Rollie can jump higher?
Roaming Rollie 
Rollie’s art looks really smart
It couldn’t have been neater
Unfortunately, their poetry
Does have a dodgy metre
But which is best? Who would have guessed
That Rollie had this skill?
Though if they drink, that stuff that stinks
They surely will be ill!
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Ollie says the only reason people read your poems is cos they’re forced to at school
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Also be prefers John Agard
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I demand a re-match! Ollie looks far to pleased with himself on impact so I suspect foul play. (Maybe he has flubber on his feet?)
Personally think the moon looks lovely with a bit of mooney-ness… it adds an element of deapth and interest to an otherwise static and one dimentional structure, the disparity of which lets the veiwers eye engage on many levels and acts to consolidate the piece. (Aka…the texture is a nice contrast)
I am glad you got out for a walk. Can’t wait for a review video of the kombucha!
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You’re structue is static and one dimensional!
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Check in progress. Possible smugness from
Ollie Summers
Decision:
Jump disallowed.
Minor fist-pump detected post-jump.
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A permanent ban then?
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Phil got me a Brian Bilston poetry book for Valentine’s Day. I thought you’d enjoy this:
Ten Rules for Aspiring Poets
1. Poetry does not have to rhyme
Well at least not (*all the time) always
2. Metaphors can lend a poem power
(although mixing them isn’t good).
Should they start to fly in all directions,
nip them in the bud.
3. Focus and concentration
are important skills to hone.
Close the door. Turn off the wi-fi.
Don’t get distracted by your ph
4. Avoid clichés like the plague.
5. Don’t write stuff that’s a bit vague.
6. The use of unnecessarily long words
may result in reader alienation.
Curb your sesquipedalianism.
Obviate all obfuscation.
7. Always proof-read you’re work.
Accuracy can be it’s own reward!
And remember that the penis
mightier than the sword.
8. Check haiku closely
for lines which have too few
or too many syllables.
9. Never ever follow rules.
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(Ed’s note – *this bit in brackets is crossed out in the original!)
Loved the paintings by the way!! x
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Very clever. 😀 I’m going to at least stick to the last point!
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Do the other two pictures abstractly represent anything specific?
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The inward-focused folly of society and a rubber duck?
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