Ready, set, illustrate!

Grandpa's second sketchings

I apologize for the radio silence, friends. Life has been a little mad over the past month. Last minute work trips to Houston, Chicago, and my husband's graduation in NC...in addition to work and Fanny coming down with pneumonia, life has been crazy. But, that said, the dust is settling and summer is on its way! Hooray! So, here we go again.


My first flower arrangement using flowers from the garden.

 
RANDOM MEMORY: A quick and hilarious joke Grandpa made in response to Fanny’s razzing him about being in his pajamas in the afternoon. (Keep in mind, I myself was still in pajamas at 1:30 on a Saturday. Fanny and I were both reading The NY Times at the kitchen table. It was pouring rain outside. Grandpa had left about an hour prior to change into his clothes for the day. Enter Grandpa, in his pajamas)


Fanny: “George! What have you been doing? Have you just been lying up there this whole time?”

Grandpa: “Lie? I never lie. I always tell the truth.”

Grandpa at work

Fanny: “Oh, you’re so witty, aren’t you?”

Me: laughing…hard!

Back to story:

I had to either buy a birthday card (which I typically don’t like to do unless I can decorate it to fit a design I’m going for) for my friend's 30th or make one. I used to make them all the time but have had difficulty finding the time todo so.



This little man came out of our first illustrating initiative

 Well, after a delicious and healthy dinner, my uncle (who’s visiting from D.C. to help care for Fanny and George) suggested we set up a little art studio on the kitchen table to inspire Grandpa to draw (he’s an amazing doodler and artist, in general). I made a card for my friend, not even remotely close to the creative, most talented way my Grandpa creates illustrations...Check out the results! It was difficult to inspire Grandpa at first, but once he started...

 I’ll keep the stories coming, and I still have some pics to show you from Easter…