Protection

We are camping at Bridport beach with our grandchildren so I am feeling very protective of them while they jump in the waves and climb over the rocks.

Windows

Daisy and chain

Size 20cm x 15cm

Vigorous growth

Gardens in Tasmania are growing with heaps of vigour this summer.

Secret garden

Size: 20cm x 25 cm

Something old!

Our grandchildren like to talk about the 'olden days' and are full of questions about family history and like most boys and girls are fascinated with dinosaur bones.

Ixorus

Laura's weekly challenge #6 is about exploring our new tangle 'Ixorus'. There are some delightful discoveries such as the way it can easily flow into the next tangle, it will follow curves or straight lines. I like the way it swells and grows to fit any space or fits snugly into a corner.

Overt

Another 'word verification' word which I thought had a ring to it is ovion and I wondered if it suited this tile. So out with the dictionary but no ovion, then I spotted overt..open, not hidden, bingo!
Still intrigued with ovion the next step was to google it and there it is, if you are 'Battlestar Galactica' fans of course you would know that ovions are insectoid creatures that manage a mysterious gambler's paradise on the planet Carillon. Fascinating!

Indulgence

Size A4

According to the dictionary 'indulgence' means...something allowed because it gives pleasure. I am very grateful for the fact I am allowed a daily indulgence!

Look twice!

What do you see when you look once then twice?

Sleep over at Grandma's

Cocoon pods by Grandma (55)
Lots of tangles by Heidi (7)
Swirls by Samuel (5)

Loopity loop

Heidi (7) helped name this one!

Louffska

You may be wondering what a louffska is! I am not sure if they lay about and snooze all day or if they curl up when you touch them. I do know that louffska was a beaut sounding 'blog verification word' so here is my louffska tile!

Challenge #5 Orbs

After reading Laura's blog today my first my thoughts were to tangle her a bouquet of orb shaped flowers. When it was finished I could see a fountain of bubbles for the boys! Thanks Laura, I will toss the bouquet and blow the bubbles your way!

Classy Cadent

Cadent was one of the 1st tangles that I went 'wow' over but lately it's been on the back burner so it was nice to go back and play!

Heart strings

9cm x 9cm tile

Drifting

Size A4

Corners

9cm x 9cm tile

A practice of corners.

Tangled name

9cm x 9cm tile



Have you tried Linda Farmer's challenge at http://www.tanglepatterns.com?
Spell your name using tangles. It is a fantasic idea if you have trouble trying to decide what tangle to do next!
S - swarm
H - hepmee
E - ennies
L - lacy
L - laced
Y - yincut

In the ball park

9cm x 9cm tile

Starry eyed surprise

9cm x 9cm tile

Laura's challenge #4 is Starry eyed surprise. Our daughter's partner is on our minds and in our hearts, he is in Melbourne recovering from a kidney and pancreas transplant, so here is a magic potion for Darryn fizzing over with love and starry bubbles.

Taking our time!

9cm x 9cm tile

Today Heidi (7), Samuel (5) and I had been quietly drawing when Samuel thought he had to finish in a hurry. I explained that he didn't need to rush so he said "Let's see how fast I am at taking my time!" There are so many things to do in a day when you are 5 years old!

Arty ate artichoke after the party!

9cm x 9cm tile



More fun with tongue twisters and tangles, they seem to go together quite well!

She sells seashells by the seashore.

25cm x 21 cm

Our grandchildren have been learning tongue twisters, can you help us with some more?

Lady Gaga's bra

9cm x 9cm tile

What we see in Zentangles is quite astonishing at times. When I finished this one all I could see was Lady Gaga's pointy bra. Lol!!!

Natural instinct

9cm x 9cm tile

When drawing a string my natural instinct is to swirl!

Eyes wide shut

Lara's challenge #3.
As I closed my eyes my mind was saying 'try not to swirl this time and be big!' Well, I was a bit disappointed by this tight string which started at the tip of verdigogh but as I turned the tile around this sticky beak seemed to point it's way forward. Paul called him 'Fowl play'. We had a good laugh! Thanks Laura....that was a beaut challenge.

Holiday handiwork

Size - 25cm x 21cm

OK, the weeds can wait, I put the rake and wheelbarrow away and settled back with pen and paper!

Summertime

Size A4

Summertime and the living is easy....

Callington Mill

Callington Mill is situated in Oatlands, Tasmania. We climbed the stairs to the top, admired the reconstruction and workings. Purchased a loaf of bread made from the ground flour and settled by the lake with a bottle wine for a relaxing New Year's Day!

Happy New Year

9cm x 9cm tile

I hope you can swing through the trees, dance, keep safe, healthy and tangle happy!