If you’ve been wondering whether I’d fallen down a pot-hole, I haven’t. BUT – I did fall down a hill, or rather, I was launched down a hill uncontrollably by my dog and, as I grabbed on to a tree in order to stop, I was then catapulted on to my side, landing directly on to a fallen tree, ribs first.
There was a mighty crack, and the pain was extremely unpleasant! Clearly my bottom two smallest ribs were now a bit wobbly and very painful, as was whatever organ is underneath!
It turns out that many normal daily activities involve ribs. Reaching for things, getting dressed, breathing, yawning (ouch), laughing (OUCH), sneezing (OMG!!)… All surprisingly rib-heavy pursuits. So progress slowed down a bit a couple of weeks ago while I rested them for a bit.
The good news is they now feel solid again. Still a bit sore, but otherwise I can now at least put my knickers on without wincing!
Other than that, I’ve been steadily working on my cherry painting and I’m pleased to say it’s coming along nicely. The photo you see above was taken quite early on in the process, pre-rib drama, and it has come on quite a bit since then. I’m now on my upper layers, which is the exciting bit!
I’ve also been filming the progress for my very new YouTube channel, and that is actually very time-consuming; not just the filming part, but the editing and putting together part too. I’m still trying to build my YouTube subscribers, so if you’d like to see where the painting is at right now, how it got there, and the various stages along the way, you can take a look, and maybe subscribe too. My filming skills are a little questionable, but I can only improve!
Anyway, I just wanted to explain why I’ve been quieter than usual.
I’ll share more updates soon, both here and on YouTube, and hopefully with significantly fewer injuries involved!
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