Long Silence

So many boring things to be done and nothing to be shown! I cleared some mess in my studio, not a job to say much about. We went out to buy a printer, a black&white laser printer; you might wonder why an artist doesn't have a color printer--it is too tempting. I would print out things I don't really need, and with a shock realize that another set of inks has to be purchased...
My old printer was 14 years old, still working, but not properly. He wasn't able to draw single pages from the paper tray. If I gave him 20 sheets, he would munch them all at a time, choke and collapse. And he isn't compatible with my new computer, of course. He was a brave quality printer that cost 600 $ when he was new. Rest in pieces.
It is midnight, we just watched a DVD, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." Now, a very tired husband is having a nap on the sofa.

No Stitching Today

This weekend, I can't go on stitching because of a little cut in my finger, very small though, it will be gone tomorrow. It's okay because it made me paint this: I took a sheet of my beloved black paper and started another tatzelwurm in gouache.
On Saturday, we took a walk in one of the lovely parks in our town. The scene with the artificial lake is very picturesque. In this pavillion, they can buy drinks or rent a boat, there is a public pool, and after its is closed down, people swim in the lake.

New Start

Most programs are installed on my new computer, some don't work on the new system; scanner and printer have to be dumped. I was online very soon again, but it takes me some time to get aquainted with the new system.
I tried some more on the pale turtle. As Melody (Fibermania) once put it: I'm underwhelmed. I thought I surround the Tatzelwurm with creatures in subdued colors; but I think it is just darn boring. To look at and to stitch it. What do you think? But please be honest, don't try to save what I intend to kill! --- Flowers: In my f-i-l's pond.