Is it cold out there?

Yes it is but no real frost and no snow yet. The wind is from the north-west which is helping and not due north which would be even colder.

I know I am a wimp when it is cold but if we are going to have a hard winter I will try to get used to it and get down to the beach more often.

Sun on the waves.

Two lovely sunny days but with a mean temperature of three degrees C. Great to look at but all I want to do is sit by the fire and keep warm.

An abstract picture created by accident as the paint peeled off the animal feeding trough. I keep finding these pictures on driftwood and other odds and ends and I think I feel an exhibition coming on for the shop.

I have got a bit behind myself.

The yard is out of control after the busy summer, but it has been productive. Beans, broad and french, with carrots and tomatoes and a few potatoes and herbs to add to the mix.

With a lot of help from two friends it has been returned to some semblance of order and is now ready for some horse muck to enrich the compost for next year. Very much a case of many hands get the job done.

I have been moon watching.

It is being a hectic week as I dash around doing Festival business during the day. There are many evening events but I am sitting with a glass of wine looking at the moon and being lazy.

The Felbrigg mosaic has been done.

It did not rain and the sun shone. The children turned up and fell to the work with enthusiasm while the artists looked on . We all had a lot of fun.

One to make you smile....

Chris is my window cleaner so was happy to share the joke.

I have been working on the Cromer and Sheringham Arts Festival so no time for walking on the beach. The Festival starts on the 23 October and runs to the 31st.

Spot the less-than-deliberate mistake .... for the dyslexic amongst us, this should read Cromer.......

I am mainly painting stones.......

The Cromer and Sheringham Arts Festival [23-31 of October] is getting rather close and there are still things to do.

The drawing is 8ft by 8ft and is the design for a mosaic which will be made up at Felbrigg Hall, with the help of the artists who are showing in the walled garden. We will be doing this on the 24 October between 12pm-3.30pm so if you are in the area come and join us.

Mosaic design by Sam Robbins

I am painting the gravel as the colours we need don't come naturally in this part of the world. I also would like dry weather to dry the gravel after it has been washed and so I can spray paint it outside. Oh happy days ............. the things we do for art.