Dbee Robinson Artist - The Fat Struggling Menopausal Artist

Today I am wearing my Harry Potter 'Dobby has no master' socks.  WHY? I hear you ask! Is it because I do not have a lord and master, and I am free? .....NOPE! Is it because I have done something wrong? .....NOPE! ....Well not that I know of anyway. Is it because I can materialise in different places or make Elf magic? .....NOPE!  (Although my Grand Daughter called me a 'Dream Maker' recently.) Is it because I am small and wrinkly and seem to spend my day serving and clearing up after other people? .....Possibly Ha ha!!  No! It's simple!  ....I am ironing wth a bag of ice strapped to my fingers as I am so tired, I just ironed my hand. Just like poor Dobby. ( click here to see the Dobby scene in Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets.)  Dobby the house elf Sadly though, the bag of ice keeps splitting and melting all over my ironing so it's taking ages just to iron a t-shirt as I have to iron it more to dry it out!! Ho

Sleep over sunrise It's the little things in life that please me. I think after you have watched a love one (or two) fight an illness, sadly breathe their last breath and slip away whilst holding your hand, you realise what is important. That is not meant to sound morbid, but help you understand why just a simple sunrise with the right people can be all you need for a perfect life. Missed buses, stupid arguments and other daily issues we all get stressed or worried over are merely noise in the overall scheme of things.  Our Granddaughter stayed over as a treat this weekend for her birthday and was a joy just to spend some quality 1-2-1 time with her. She is easily pleased and has good conversation skills now, so watching the sun come up while chatting and drinking hot chocolate is just a perfect start to the day.  Birthday cake Pancake Pancakes for breakfast are a given on a sleep over and this time we added an arty twist to them. The Birthday cake pancake I made

 Purple Wedding Bells, The Finale. A cement goose and 2 cats. Well the wedding came and went. The Bride was beautiful and the Groom handsome, but I'm informed it wasn't a true wedding, and I will explain later. Purple is the new Black The day before the wedding I treated myself to getting my nails done and did a little artiness on them to match my dress which I absolutely love, especially as I had to take it in a bit as my strategy for dieting worked and I have lost 6 kilos over the past year. Woo Hoo! (Don't worry, I will share my strategy in another blog)  My £5 hat I purchased from a 'buy and sell forum' was just perfect and my hairdresser managed to put my hair up inside the top of it so when I took it off I didn't get a flat hair do. My little gold bag from Oxfam was a find at £3. The hat pins (which turned into Hair sticks when I took my hat off) and jewellery I made were matching my nails, and also, as it happens matched the cake topper wh