When I woke up on my first morning after finishing work, I could see summer stretching ahead and I was full of ideas and plans. Sometimes we just don’t feel days are productive, yet looking back at my diary it is pleasantly filled with wild swims, gardening and some well- needed runs for solitude. We have visited one agricultural show and three vintage rallies. Yes there have been times when I have been tired and times when I’ve felt frustrated with aching joints and muscles and times when I’ve felt elated by a time spent in a Pilates class or time spent with friends. Learning to accept myself as it is with all its limitations is something I need to practise. My art is work in progress – three pieces have come out of these last six weeks. The one of the moors in sombre mood is still unfinished. It’s a first attempt at oils.
Here’s to autumn.
Goodbye summer.
Ruth Partridge 