After the sad closure of our BNI (Business Network International) chapter in Grangemouth this week we all had to find a new business breakfast group.

I visited Building Bridges chapter in South Queensferry on Friday morning with a view to transferring there.

Having been unwell with a nasty viral illness all week meant that I still had no voice. When I stood up to give my 60 second presentation about my business my voice was so husky that I sounded as if I was advertising a dodgy phone sex line!

As if that wasn’t memorable enough for my first day, they also had to contend with me being in fancy dress at 6.30 am , as I had decided to join them for their Halloween meeting .

The leadership team consisted of Morticia Addams, Deadpool and Tony the Tiger . The meeting was incredible.... well, I did meet Mr Incredible. I was Ozzy Osbourne, complete with wig, purple glasses and tattoo sleeves. If you fancy finding out more about referral networking please come along and join us one Friday morning.

Still with no voice, ten days into the viral lurgy, I attended a ‘meet the artist ‘event at the Scottish Design Exchange in Ocean Terminal. It was a good way to meet other artists and customers.

Having decided that it would be good to have a painting of a local scene for my forthcoming Port Gallery exhibition (8.11.19) I decided to start a painting of Burngreen bandstand in Kilsyth as my demo at the SDX event. I almost finished it, so it was a productive afternoon.

People often like to purchase artwork which evokes memories and emotions from their past.