mark smith
@gcu-grey-area
Still owned by a cat. Graphic designer-ish/illustrator, mainly within the model-hobby industry. Cow-botherer. Somerset badlands, twixt Bridgwater and Glastonbury. Am GCU Grey Area on theafterword.co.uk forum/blog.
Have some joy; the field slightly east of us has the wheat safely in, the straw baled and in the barn. Some fields not far from us were grown with long-straw wheat for thatching. Sheaves of wheat really anachronistic.
Our late cat wasn’t interested in boxes until we bought an electric rotavator. She went straight into the inner box when I unpacked. My partner put a cushion in, and then covered it in fleece. Little Puss loved it. Though she preferred laps, and sleeping on top of me.
Chatsworth have some lovely Limousins. This was Gladys, a few years ago.
This was Steve*. He came free with our holiday let in Hayle last week. He tapped on the window when we were in. And possibly when we weren’t. * His/her name might not have been Steve.
There used to be a place where four counties met before boundaries were redrawn in 1974, near Moreton-in-Marsh. The pillar is still there, and marked the join of Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.
Our late cat would have been in the greenhouse today. She adored heat. Never had a cat who was such a sun-addict. This was September, and it was pigging hot. She’s buried just outside, as close to her corner as possible.
I don’t know how many are in this Chris Mason post. Skulduggery collided with cock up. ROU?
I provide volutary outreach care work to our local cows; conversation, pats and thumbs for those who like them.
My origin story. I started reading magazines about model-making. This was bought with birthday money. The first (1971) Airfix Magazine Annual. Blessed be the name of Alan W. Hall in particular.
From the instructions of our new Hotpoint cooker, in steam-assisted mode. Ready-made water?
‘Marine Blue’. Work very much in progress. Wall tiles to follow, ditto final paint, tbd.
I received proofs for circa 30 1/72 scale sheets yesterday. The artwork is derived from 1000s of profile drawings I’ve done. Price per A4 page is about £15. High-quality, waterslide with true white. Varnish/carrier layer is continuous but under image, not over like silkscreen.
Trump on the phone images always remind me of the original of this cover. With apologies to 10CC and Hipgnosis.
Coastal Forces developed Light and Dark Schemes, which in this instance used three colours in an attempt to 'flatten' the boat. Areas in shadow were painted white and highlights pale grey.
There are two pre-‘Warboys’ road signs in Glastonbury, and this is one of them;