Reflecting and Relaxing

Monday will be our last day in Paphos. Today, Saturday we are thinking about leaving, packing, and our last days in Cyprus which will be in Larnaca. We had one last light load of laundry and now are writing, painting, and just plain relaxing. Dennis is a bit chagrined that we are thousands of miles away from home and he's watching TV, something he never does during the day.

Who can resist Robert De Niro?

I'm doing a little of this (writing) and a little of that (mixed media). I took a sketch book to the Archaeological Museum and got quite a few ideas for adding to my travel journal. Two of them are for cutting blocks for printing and a few are for stencils as well as for painting. I need to practice patience as these will need to be worked on at home. But here, I've made a start. There are so many stories, legends, and archeological excavations to draw from. 

Right this minute, I'm waiting for zinc white to dry and then I'll add a couple of more details. After that, I'll pack up and try to remember to put the scissors in checked bags or they'll be taken. Once home, I'll get into the studio and add to the journal. I'll be anxious and happy to see what turns out and what was a huge mistake. The good thing about mixed media or any painting is that you can paint over it, collage over it, print over it, add a stencil, a little gold leaf, etc. etc. Yay!

Sunday finds us packing. I added a bit more to this one but once dry, it will get packed. I've added to the economy here so I have a bit of organizing to do. 😏 Better get to it.

Dennis just told me, all he did was check Facebook, watch TV, and had a few glasses of wine. He asked, "Does anybody really want to read about that?" That's it! But he went on to write, that Cindy mentioned that I was a bit chagrined because while she was "arting" and doing her stuff, all I did was watch TV. That was true. I thought, "Here I am, half way around the world and I'm sitting in our apartment watching TV? I don't even do that at home." I guess I felt ...useless. Well, after I considered that for about three minutes, I went back to watching "Zero Day" with Robert De Niro on Netflix, all 6 episodes! How useless was that? (It was really good though.) Ya know? It really did feel good--just sitting around and doing "nuttin." I got over it. 😉