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I’m touched that people likes my paintings
I’m gijnv share one here that show a different side if my art … I am part of a group of active artists in Andalusia and we beautiful Amanda … I painted this in her memory and her daughter asked me for a copy … of course I sent the original … I understand if you don’t see this as art but fir me that’s exactly what art is …
 
IMG_8867.webpThis was painted this month after the loss of a beautiful friend
The horseshoe reference is my town La Herredura the horseshoe
I know people may not understand my art all the time but for me it’s about what i feel as much as ge technique
Thank all for being so kind about my art .
 
anjelikaferrett said:
Hi folks. I hope everyone is having a nice Sunday. I did overtime this morning and we took some stuff over to our new house - mostly garage/outside things. I haven't been over for a couple of weeks - it was lovely to see some daffodils and crocuses in the back garden. We also had a look at how the decorator is getting on - he's finished the bedrooms and they look lovely. We're hoping that we will be in a position to move in in about 4 weeks.
It's been a funny day weather wise. Sun, rain, freezing cold- sometimes all at the same time.
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I love those first daffodils … they seem so eager pushing up into the light
It’s cold and wet here in Portugal and not a daffodil in sight !
 

Barnfred 55 said:
Well it's been an extremely interesting morning. I may have mentioned in here before that my neighbours (and landlords) have been seriously contemplating moving house, which was put on hold after they pulled out of a property last summer due to having no interest in their current house. Well they recently put it back up and now have somebody interested that is coming for a second viewing this week. They have also found a property that they are keen on, on the outskirts of Truro, which is the main infrastructure and transport hub of the county.

They were updating me with all this over coffee this morning and were showing me details of the property they are looking at buying. It has a huge indoor swimming pool in an annex, which has a large self contained flat above it. I (half) jokingly asked if they were looking for a tenant for this flat, but it seems that they may be. It's actually not something that they are actively looking to do, but they would make an exception for me. They also mentioned that Peter, the son, in another year or two may be looking at moving himself, and he of course owns the house I'm currently living in.

This house is far too big for my needs and I've always known it isn't a long term solution for me. Plus living in Truro would give me far more independence not to mention a saving of circa £5/600 pm on my current outgoings. Mind you I'd probably spend half of that on dining out. It has it's own outside area which Rob says is quite private but I'd be quite happy for them to join me occasionally for a summer cocktail or to throw a steak or two on my barbie. The down sides are moving away from North Helford, which is, IMO, the most beautiful part of the UK Plus, although the flat is quite large (around 2000sq ft), it only has 1 bedroom so I'd probably need to invest in a sofa bed in case I had visitors. To counter this I can quite easily get to most areas of Cornwall from Truro, so I can get to visit all the favourite haunts from my past plus there's a twice hourly train service to Falmouth.

At this moment, nothing is set in stone and they want to sell their house before they commit to the purchase, so I'm not getting too excited over it. And even if it goes through quickly I probably wouldn't move until the end of this year at the earliest as they have work planned for the new property. But they did say that me going with them makes it much more doable for them from a cost perspective, plus Rob knows the guy selling it through his Round Table connections, so even if there is a delay in his own sale this guy could possibly agree to take it off the market once Rob commits. Anyway he's taking me to see the flat tomorrow so I'll have a bit more of an idea after that.

As a matter of pure interest, the person potentially buying Rob's property is the widow of John Nott who is looking to downsize after her husband died last year. Somebody Pete possibly came across during his days in the industry.
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Your home seems a little isolated so would Truro mean you are closer to trains and buses? Ease of getting around and being able to walk to shops etc would be the biggest thing for me.
 
Armaghtoffee said:
Your home seems a little isolated so would Truro mean you are closer to trains and buses? Ease of getting around and being able to walk to shops etc would be the biggest thing for me.
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Pretty much a 10 minute walk to the train station where I can get trains to Falmouth, Penzance and St Ives. A little bit further to the bus terminus which serves the whole county. There are around 5 supermarkets including Waitrose and M&S Foods, plus dozens of restaurants, bars and takeaways, all within walking distance. So from an independence POV it's great. I won't be a half hour walk from beaches and sea views like I am now but I'm still only a 10 minute walk from the countryside, and a short train/bus journey from the sea. Hopefully we'll have the right weather to make the most of where I live this summer if I do end up moving.
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Barnfred 55 said:
Pretty much a 10 minute walk to the train station where I can get trains to Falmouth, Penzance and St Ives. A little bit further to the bus terminus which serves the whole county. There are around 5 supermarkets including Waitrose and M&S Foods, plus dozens of restaurants, bars and takeaways, all within walking distance. So from an independence POV it's great. I won't be a half hour walk from beaches and sea views like I am now but I'm still only a 10 minute walk from the countryside, and a short train/bus journey from the sea. Hopefully we'll have the right weather to make the most of where I live this summer if I do end up moving.
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Well for me buddy, it’s a no brainer then. If it works out for them buying the house the jump at the chance of the flat.
 

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