Wednesday 31 August 2011

bra yoga

I was in my yoga class enjoying a moment of serene calm, as Kay the yoga teacher reminds us we will only be in this moment once. I became aware of a loud grunting sound and took the opportunity afforded by an inversion to glance behind me. One of my fellow yoga participants, a lady on the larger side, had taken off her top and was doing yoga in her bra. This image was imprinted on my memory from thereon and though the drawing was not made live and in the moment I was readily able to purge myself of its' burden soon after.

Monday 29 August 2011

A potato based day in Lachapelle. I spent all morning painting the potatoes whilst chatting to Angela. She was showing me a trunk of dolls clothing which had belonged to the two deaf ladies who had lived in her house early in the 1900's. The tiny clothes were all hand stitched and had been clearly treasured, a fact visible by the presence of heavy mending. There was a pair of tiny hand made dolls shoes, hand knitted cotton socks and knickers made from a monogrammed handkerchief. In the evening, when the painting was finished I put the potatoes into a tortilla. A great deal of attention was paid to those tiny tubers.

Tuesday 9 August 2011


Once when my son was in reception class we were on the beach at Cabo Pino near Marbella in Andalucia. I suddenly realized he had disappeared and felt a sick panic as I scanned the empty white sand that dropped steeply into the sea. I was with my Belgian friends and we spotted a blonde haired boy in the distance, he appeared to be with a family but I found myself running over. My son was sitting making sandcastles with a small girl. I hysterically asked him "Where were you?" He glanced up at me with a quizzical look and replied "I was playing with Anna Maria". She was a girl from his class in London.

Monday 8 August 2011

Sunshade






























In the same spot on the same day, first off there was a child's party. The sunshade and pool area were decorated with balloons and bunting. Later on in the day under the same sunshade Lorraine discusses tonight's menu with her friend Emma.