Coffee Making Tip of the Day

Having just wifey a hot chocolate using my new coffee machine, I thought that it would be a good idea to take some more time out from the painting and instead post Coffee Making Tip of the Day No. (12) Stop the coffee machine when you have enough coffee in your cup and rather than pour the hot frothy milk from the jug into the coffee, instead ladle the milk into the cup on top of the coffee using the clean coffee measurer. This way you get a nice marbling on the top, some frothy taste, and an altogether nicer drink. Enjoy!

It's cold folks

As the weather bites; the sleepy hollow of Aberystwyth makes SKY News. You see folks the hills are all white and the temperature has plunged. It is -2 degrees today, but SKY has reported a forecast of -8 degrees for Aberystwyth this weekend. Now I know that this is no great shakes for my African friends in Canada. I mean for them, a daily temperature of -8 degrees would be positively warm. But here in Wales where the sheep’s coats are thin, this my friends is worrying news indeed.

I am well prepared with the heaters on in many of the rooms, including turning on the grand heater in the hallway. Now that doesn’t happen often because as a ‘pensioner’ money is tight and I’m not due a pay-rise for another three years. I have even ventured from the village and got in some much needed provisions. I now have in my cupboard; Perylene Maroon, Ultramarine Violet, and good old Winsor Blue (Red Shade). The hatches are battened down, and this old chap is going to plough on with the water colouring. There’s no getting away from it; painting and drawing helps mental health, so thank you ‘the cold wind from the East’. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.