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8″ x 5″, pencil, watercolour, pen & ink

Clothing tags from three tops and one dress purchased on a summer Saturday afternoon out.

8″ x 5″, water colour and pen & ink

My shiny, red, portable USB turntable.  I purchased it for listening to my vinyl albums and for digitally converting them so that I could listen to them on my MP3 player.

I actually purchased it last fall, and have yet to use it very much at all.  It’s funny how fast weekends go by when you spend your weekdays working like mad.

4″ x 6″, watercolour, gouache and pen & ink

I was really ill during the week I had off following Christmas with a mysterious throat infection that also affected my sinuses.  So, I never felt like I ever had a break following the crazy work schedule leading up to the holidays.

My doctor couldn’t see anything in my throat to indicate that I had Strep again.  But, I had other signs that confirmed I was suffering from a bacterial infection.  Instead of the more common ten-day course of antibiotics I was prescribed a “Z Pack,” or a five-day course of Azithromycin antibiotics.  It took me five days to deal with the side affects while I was on them.  And, then another ten days after that to finally feel normal and healthy again.

pencil, pen & ink, watercolour

I found this tiny, squeaky, plush hamster on the subway many years ago.  I have no idea if this was part of a larger set of toys or what it was called.  Was it one of a cast of many characters?  It still makes me happy to see the little fella and to give him a little squeeze to hear him squeak.

pencil, pen & ink and watercolour

An old battered table lamp that caught my eye a while ago.  It had a nice Art Deco inspired base and worn patina.