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I miss too labs😘😘😘😘😘 ThankYouLord ! #2018Project #DPadventures #DPstories

166/365 6.14.365 Said goodbye until we meet again to my queen godmother. Jackie, thank you for the family, faith, and formation. Thank you for my godfather, and my three godsiblings. Thank you for the church, for teaching about the Tudors (who knew I would find I was related?) and high tea and proper Sunday roast. Most of all, thank you for teaching shy little me how to speak up in a room full of people. And more than words: when my little brother died and the world was not longer safe, for tucking me in under your quilt and reading me A. A. Milne poems in your glorious Dame Maggie Smith voice until I felt safe enough to sleep. You are my Professor Minerva McGonnagall. You are my Queen godmother. I raise my wand tonight in my right hand, my Book of Common Prayer, that you gave me so long ago, in my left. #homebound #chronicillness #2018project #apictureaday #apictureaday2018 #beyourownheroine #spooniestrong #zebrastrong #apictureaday2018carla #wandsup #jackieblythe #stmarksepiscopalchurch (at St. Mark's Episcopal Church)

45/365 2.14.365 Being chronically ill means tracking everything in your #planner, even on #valentinesday. But thanks to the magic of the FB Messenger camera, I was able to summon my #Patronus to make the task less onerous. He dressed up for the occasion. (Note: Not Pottermore approved Patronus.) #unicorns #unicorn #unicornparty #hearts #planningparty #inkandvolt #homebound #chronicillness #chronicpain #2018project #carla #apictureaday #apictureaday2018 #beyourownheroine #EDS #EDSiii #hypermobility #fibro #fibromyalgia #POTS #spoonielife #spoonie #zebra #zebralife #spooniestrong #zebrastrong #apictureaday2018carla #bulletjournal #valentineunicorn (at Virginia)

And we’re back on track! I’ve actually painted four Bs this weekend ... three were Celtic knotwork and I could not for the life of me get a colour scheme I liked, so I went back to a different style - this renaissance era white vine letter is from one of my reference books and already had colours to guide me. Maybe I’ll go back to the Celtic colours for C. . I’m keeping a record of each technique, especially the gilding section, in scribbled pencil on the back of each card. This one: two layers of Instacoll, weather 20°C, humidity 55%, drying time just under an hour. Still not getting the results I want, but using the sable brush is definitely better than the synthetic one. . I’m also really enjoying making these videos ... cos I literally just film five seconds whenever I remember to, stick it all together on my phone, and done 😂 . . . #52in2018 #illuminatedletters #calligraphy #calligraphylife #gilding #24ktgold #goldleaf #shiny #gold #whitevineletter #illuminatedcapitals #illumination #satisfying #painting #gouache #watercolour #melbourneart #2018project #calligraphyvideo

Day 14, four months till my birthday in May. I lime how these mushrooms turned out. If you have any advice or constructive criticism, please put them in the comments below. #642thingstodraw #sketchoftheday #pencil #2018project #mushrooms #bugs (at Springfield Home Base)

Day 13, so unlucky wooo. Here is a lonely cabin NEAR the woods. If you have any advice or constructive criticism, please put them in the comments below. #642thingstodraw #sketchoftheday #pencil #2018project #cabin #lonlycabin #tree (at Springfield Home Base)

Day 12, a dozen of these now. This was the best I could do of bio-luminescent plankton. If you have any advice or constructive criticism, please put them in the comments below. #642thingstodraw #sketchoftheday #pencil #2018project #luminesent #plankton (at Springfield Home Base)

Day 11 (Late again). Here is my rendition of a fire escape. If you have any advice or constructive criticism, please put them in the comments below. #642thingstodraw #sketchoftheday #pencil #2018project #fireesape #windows (at Springfield Home Base)