Do not adjust your sets...

Hit the ground hobbling running this morning with a session in the pool.  

I am determined to get back into the routine of exercising in the pool three times a week.  A good start today with pool jogging, stretching, dancing (my favourite :-) and a lovely float to finish.

After lunch I painted the ink drawing of the thistle that I started yesterday, which is all I have to offer in the way of a blip.  That didn't take long then I tidied away my watercourse supplies and cleared my desk in preparation of painting the thistle on slate or Mairi.  It won't be this thistle design or colours, something a little more traditional.  

Got the base coat of paint onto the slate.  I am looking forward to getting into it as slate is such a lovely surface to paint on. The proper painting work will begin tomorrow.

 I have another slate looked out to tackle next,  The natural markings on the middle of the slate look like a mountain so going to attempt a Hebridean scene on that one.  I may be being a tad ambitious with that one but the beauty of acrylic paint is I can paint over it and start again if necessary :-))

Late afternoon was spent making a large pot of beef chilli for dinner tonight  and left overs for the freezer.  I was so cold today we put the heating on!   Craving autumnal food in August.  What a rubbish summer this has been weather wise.  Here anyway!

Talk of the Northern Lights being visible here tonight.  Will see if I can be bothered investigating when it gets properly dark.