Keeping Memories
Like thousands of other retirees, I started this part of my life with lots of resolutions. I still don’t have a new bathroom or a tidy garden, and the bush that surrounds my home is still a fire-hazard, but I have achieved one aim - to become a competent artisan, not just a dabbler in watercolours. I class myself as a ‘weekend artist’ and enjoy the whole process involved in putting my observations and memories onto paper. Sometimes my travel sketches and paintings amount to a substantial trip journal, which remind me vividly of views and events. Photo albums are okay, but give me a sketch any time. I am particularly interested in the birds
