The Artist of Gloucester and her garden

Well, that was a fantastic blog. You see more about the gardener when someone else records the scene. Both the garden and the mosaic look beautiful......and the animals!!!!:o)))) Hope you enjoyed your lunch Sticki.

I certainly did! thanks linda.

What a great blog!!!! Into my fave's!!!!!!
Gorgeous property, animals, art, lunch and GoYer's :):)
So enjoyed seeing this Sticki. Now I'll know who I'm talking to:)
Also, thanks for the tip about the following day tooth brush clean up!

Aw.........sweet, thankyou!
Love the pics of the horses and Jazz, Pru and Sluggs and lunch!! Bakewell tart is all finished now (so is my waistline!)
I forgot to send you off with a Knautia!!!! You will have to return, make another mosaic and fetch one!!
Will send music suggestions later on by the way!!

Beautiful blog! :))))

I read this blog immediately after listening to the wonderful music in Meanie's blog and it's a great 'follow on.' The peaceful music, the artist and the garden have set me up for a tranquil day. "Bring on your worst!" You won't get to me today!.

Lovely blog, I cant wait to see that garden and its occupant's.

welcome any time Bjs! The more the merrier.

Great blog Sticki, you obviously had a wonderful day. Lulu's garden and animals are fantastic, and the mosaics too.

thank you everyone ~ i had a great day! it was like a holiday ~ a really good one!!

Ah Sticki lovely blog and the photos are brilliant isn't Lulu a talented lady just seen Lil's mosaics and I have to say they look wonderful too:)

she is a very clever and lovely lady nana ~ you are right!!

Sticki what does she use to put the mosaic pieces on is it another tile or slate?? Your mosaic looks lovely against the wall by the way:)

thank you again nana
i used a piece of slate [left over from door step] i think lulu uses slate, wood and possibly stone, things that will stand up to the weather outside, the glue and the grout are waterproof ~ bought from builders merchants.

Thanks Sticki might have a go at one myself I think they look lovely obviously done by a professional artist and Lil:)

That's a cracking mosaic you've got there Sticki....lots of energy in it...and lovely colours too. What a lovely blog..thank you! Lulu looking lovely as well! :)

Im sooo sad I missed it! But what a poetic blog!! Wonderful..and your hostess certainly deserves it. She's a clever lass. Next time I promise to be well!

Great blog...thanks Sticki...:>)

i hope so too tet ~ we missed you.
thanks karen and nana. lil and lulu are the professionals ~ come to think of it i have a feeling karen paints too ~ dont you karen?

Hahahaha Sticki! I think you just insulted Lulu, BIG time. I'm just a wannabe :)
Have missed Karen today, will have to catch up tomorrow. You should definitely give it a try Nana. I can just see one on your wall in the place of honour :)

if i remember rightly lil you recently sold a painting ~ that makes you an artist!??

Hi Sticki! Been away for a while. What a lovely, inspiring blog. Those mosaics are beautiful and you conjured the atmosphere of your fabulous day perfectly, with both your words and your pictures. Really enjoyed that.

thanks tuesdaybear ~ have a look at lulu's photos ~ she can do them properly!!

Excellent blog, Sticki, the joy of your day out shines through! ... Love the Butterfly photo ... definitely one to have printed ... your mosaic is fabulous and sits there just perfectly ... good to see Milliepuss not in a tree! ... :o)))

sluggy pup climbs trees too!
thanks shirley, it was great.

What a lovely start to my day.I really enjoyed this blog,Stickie.Is this place open to the public?The way you did it made me feel that I was really there.I think I'll stick(sorry about the pun) to my painting though.

LoL everyone! I am wondering how many folk on Goy will now rise to the challenge to make a mosaic?

lol a competition? THink you;d win henny! :)

I think Linda would win with her paintings!!

thanks rose ~ its Lulu's cottage!!!

I didn't realise that, what a lovely cottage it is and you were so lucky to go there.

i was indeed ~ very lucky!!!

Well Rose, if you ever travel down south, you will be most welcome to visit!!

This looked like such a great day out and so artistic too! It is wonderful when you get to meet up with fellow Goyers, Sticki. Your close up shots are stunning, and so good to see Lulu and the dogs etc too...Just beautiful my friend! You are indeed a talented lady Sticki..

no thats Lulu! It was a great day out.

Don't underestimate your own talent!!!!
Maybe next year you will be joining me at Cheltenham on a stall............well you never know!

what!! sitting down eating sandwiches?? or perhaps i could be mucking out a stall!!!

Sitting down eating sandwiches, the odd brandy to keep out the cold and selling mosaics!

i can do 2 out of 3 ~ thats the first 2!!

Well done Sticki . . . awesome blog - fantastic photos, and lovely to have "shared" your creative day! Thanks!

A lovely blog, Sticki. Loved everything about it - especially the horses! Just gorgeous!

thank you sheila and constance, glad you liked it too!!!

Well Sticki, I am almost lost for words. What a wonderful blog. I adored all of it and am really impressed by the mosaics. They are beautiful as are all the animals in the pics. and of course, the lovely garden. I would love to see it and the creation of the mosaics. Hope I reach your level of expertise with blogging one day.

oh breda you are much too kind!! i had such a lovely day ~ lulu is so good!!

Not sure about that Sticki!!! But I'm off to the shops to buy some 'maca' LOL!

shops open late near you?

I wish. Just hoping for a good nights sleep first!

perhaps all those tablets will help that too!!!

They better! I was writing backwards today, so tired!

oh no ~ mirror writing.

I also signed my maiden name instead of married one!

you have to get that sorted. you must be incredibly tired.

Just off to bed..........zzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZ x

sleep well.

I did thanks, feel so much better for it! :))

im very glad to hear it!!

aha it must have been the bee that made that zzzzzzzzzzzzz noise a few comments ago ~ i see he has replaced sluggy pup!!!

A new Avatar, I rather miss the old one.

this is lovely but i like sluggy too.

Oh I know!She's been waking David up from a much needed nap by lots of woofing!

ooops sluggy will be in trouble.

Big trouble, as usual! She us chewing her fish on the spare bed next to the computer!

a real fish?? that smells fishy??

no a rubber one!!

poor old sluggy. i cant help liking her.

She sais thank you, between.still eating her rubber fish!

chew away sluggy ~ dont they feed you real food??

At great expense!!

A magical blog and tour, its great to see Lulu working in her own environment with her pets around her, it all looks so beautiful and must provide lots of inspiration for her fantastic mosaics, loved it all;0))

it inspired me ~ or lulu did!!! thanks PP

Hey Lulu did you see that programme on tv about how the racehorse functions...amazing!

I did Tet, amazing, if a tad gory!! David loved it, esp the breathing problems they sometimes get. Were'nt those lungs incredibal!!

I cant believe they were 2 metres long! and would agree with David about the breathing probs..not sure I would like to know for certain about being able to scientifically know the diff between sprinters and stayers..half the fun is deciding by the pedigree lol! anyway, one still has to choose the parents and you never know what genes they will inherit..
The other fascinating thing showed how they impact is spread on their feet..I always wondered how such muscular creatures could survive on such delicate looking legs..really fab programme!

David got annoyed by the DNA re sprinter or stayer!
He took great pleasure in naming every interviewee, racecourse and horse shown on the programe!!

He knew more than me then, natch, but I have read (or tried to decipher) many of Dr Hill's papers on equine genetics..fascinating stuff, but there are lotsa places I dont want to go..the horse to me is a mysterious magical creature..well not when you muck him out or he bites or kicks..you know what I mean..he's a work of art for the heart, not the science lab!
However, I like to know how it all works so we take care of them better and I dont know if they will ever sort the DNA inconsistencies in the stud book, but for many its the dream of breeding/buying/training/owning a great horse that keeps people striving (and spending lotsa dosh) and that I love to follow.
Many people dont know how huge the bloodstock industry is and how much it contributes to our economy much more than any other sport.

True Tet!
When are you coming over to see our nags?

I must..soon..will have a word with Sticki to see if she's game (sure she will, she certainly took to mosaics!) and praps I can bore the pants off David with my paltry knowledge..

Lol! Hope to see you very soon then! x

someone at work told me about that program today ~ i thought you might have liked it.

when are you free lulu?

I can work around you gals, self employed!!

i have to check with OH who is meant to be on holiday next week???

not sure how i missed this sticki, great tour of lulu artist and family pets, enjoyed it all and lovely moisac :o)))

very welcome sanbaz, still brings back nice memories for me, lovely day.

me too, how about another day come spring!?

would be very nice, thanks lulu, how are you feeling?

feeling well thanks, just been for pre op check up ready now for Wednesday.............

All the very very best.

Thanks Pippa x It will be good to see my folks though, just a pity I will be in the RUH most of their stay! Am looking forward to meeting their new doggie and so is Sluggy!

Just googled Slug puppy and this blog came up!
Lovely to read it again Stickie!

lovely memories lulu ~ just over a year ago!!! thank you.

Time to do it again then!

that would be great lulu!! yes please!

Brilliant...see you soon then!

Got two small pieces of slate so far, but looking for a bigger piece today.

Are you in Wales now?!!

Yes in wild windy Wales!