Fruit Flies, Leaping DVDs and Lutradur

So, this morning I went around the house doing the Evil Laugh of Doom as I inspected the fruit-fly catchers! They worked very well. {If you have no idea what I am talking about, go back one entry!} It struck me as very odd that we had fruit flies in the bathroom but then I realized that was the only sink I hadn’t poured bleach down– so I did that this evening!

Oh, and I think I have found out why my DVDs now LEAP out of the slot and shoot to the back of the desk. I took a good look at the slot in the monitor {I have an IMac} they go into and come out of, and apparently there was a piece of fabric which feels like suede in there and now it is sticking out of the slot. I assume it was there to slow down the DVD coming out. And now if the fabric isn’t there to slow it down, out it shoots! I have now learned to put my hand up when I push the appropriate button to eject the DVD and gently prevent  the disk leaping to the back of the desk!

A few days ago, I bought a neat little rolling utility cart  {look at # 4} to put into my cart and to carry the art supplies I take each week to K.’s house. She is always very good at helping me bring them in and take them out again at the end of the two hours, but my motto lately is, in as far as possible, to manage for myself, and this cute little thing will not only help me get stuff into and out of K’s house, but also to get groceries from my car into our apartment! I will have to get it up two steps but that is doable. So, we shall see. I also have to plan what I am going to work on for two hours. I have recently bought some Lutradur which is a totally non-tree "paper" and I may fiddle around with that and see what I can do. I also have a book  called  Fabulous Fabric Art with Lutradur which contains ideas for not only crafts but also mixed media art. I like trying new things.

"We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." – Booker T. Washington.

"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change." — Katherine Hepburn