So, what would you do if two of your friends were admitted to hospital, positive for covid19, and public health called you and told you to self-isolate?

That is what happened to me this week. No need to worry about keeping a distance from my son, cleaning handles, using different towels etc as he jumped ship immediately and moved in with his girlfriend!

The question was what to do with all of this time in the house on my own. I decided on a mix of doing some painting and drawing, which I enjoy, and some clearing out of cupboards, a task which is usually avoided except when moving to a new house!

Having enjoyed doing pen and ink drawings for the ceramic candle jar designs, I embarked on some designs for a new range of cards and coasters: Fox, mouse, squirrel and hedgehog. Having completed these fairly quickly and having become bored with cupboards,

I embarked on a recent commission to paint a barn wedding venue in St Andrews, with a view to making ceramic coasters for the wedding party favours, as a keepsake.

It is nice to have variety of subjects and mediums, so probably now time to move on to finishing my sheep felts, which still require beading and embroidery.

Unfortunately, my self-isolation meant my meeting to discuss Etsy had to be postponed, so no movement on that idea just yet. However, I was invited to join a new  Facebook group ‘ She Means Business ‘ this week ,where there are social media experts who may be able to help me too.

I got more information regarding the charity auction for the Edinburgh Cat and Dog home this week . It will be held in April but merchandise featuring our images will be on sale in SDX after that, with all proceeds going to the charity.

I will share related blogs when available.

Rhona x