Saturday, July 30, 2016

Sunday Sketches (From England)

It's been a whirlwind of a weekend, let me tell you! We arrived in London late Sunday morning (in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday for the USA family & friends), met up with our boys and are now trying to settle in just a tad, doing laundry and whatnot before we board a train for Scarborough on Tuesday morning. Phew! Thus, the above daily sketch so fitting for the seaside!

We'll spend a few days there so the boys can visit their granny and cousins, before returning back to London Friday morning. The oldest will return to the US while the youngest will stay behind a little longer, getting to visit the areas his father (aka Mr. Toast) grew up as a young lad. Exciting! After about a week in London, we'll return to Scarborough and start to settle in our new temporary home where both Michael and I will dive back into our jobs, as well as, helping his sister take care of his mother. 

I'll write as often as I can, keeping everyone up to date with our life and my illustration work. Thank you for your visits and comments. Michael and I both appreciate them and your support very much. Until then, enjoy our first week of Sunday Sketches - from England!


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20 comments

  1. Oh, how I wish I were there with you all. In my next life that is where I am gong to live. Love you sailor man. He is so typical. Can't wait for you all to get settled and then to send us pictures. We keep you both and the family in our hearts. genie

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  2. Glad to hear your move went well, although hectic. Blessings!

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  3. Lovely seaside sketch! Glad you made it safely!

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  4. it took me a while to see the bird in the mans hair :) Love your sketch. It seems you have a busy lify right now. I hope it works out well. Enjoy it. :)

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  5. Glad you have arrived safely in the UK, your first page is such fun with the old guy ready for the beach. Love your journal spread for England, I hope you will enjoy your stay here as well as being close to your family.
    Yvonne x

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  6. Enjoy your special time with family in England and I love your drawings this week again.

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  7. Such an exciting journey! I hope all continues to go well and you get to enjoy the experience. Your illustration is fabulous.

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  8. What a whirlwind it's been for you both!! Loving the whimsical and perfectly sea-worthy sketch too. May the settling in for you both be easy and the inspiration be great! :) Enjoy!!

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  9. Welcome to a new land!
    I wish you a wonderful time.
    Your sketch is wonderful!

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  10. So happy you arrived safely and are enjoying yourselves. Love the sketches and hope to see many more!

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  11. Oh what a delightful and fun sketch of 'sites' at Scarborough ~ Enjoy and Happy Creating ^_^

    Happy days to you ~ ^_^

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  12. Welcome to England. What a busy time you are having. I hope you settle in soon. I applaud you for finding time to write this post.

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  13. can't wait to hear all about your trip!

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  14. Oh what a wonderful illustration! I hope your trip continues to go well.

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  15. Welcome Alexandra!
    My goodness you've had so many things to cope with recently, but hopefully things will settle into a routine now that you've arrived in good old Blighty!
    Your sketch is just perfect for Scarborough and I really hope that you've had some good weather for your arrival... unlike what we've been experiencing up here in Bonnie Scotland.
    I hope you can catch your breath now and settle down a wee bit xoxo

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  16. I love your drawing!! Sending everyone hugs and blessings! I pray everything keeps going well!

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  17. so glad to see you made it safe and sound. I hope you have a wonderful time, and your days are filled with inspiration for new characters for new books that you will be writing.. have a wonderful new week!!!

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  18. I'm glad to hear you landed safe and well. I do wish you both an awesome time there although I do understand it won't always be easy considering the reason you are there. Well wishes to Michael's Mum.

    Love your illustration!

    And WOW, Neesie did a fantastic job on the 'Sunday Sketches from England' illustration!! Bravo to you, Neesie!!

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  19. Glad to know your stay in England is off to a smooth start. And I love the new sunday sketches logo. You had a really good turn out of submissions.

    Thank you for this post last Sunday. I'm a late getting back to everyone for a visit.

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