FORWARD

There have been a lot of F's in my life lately, and they have prevented me from being creative, and the reason why things have been very quiet here.

First there was the FIRE.
Thankfully only the outside of the house was damaged, but the shock of what could have happened if it hadn't been for the quick actions of friends and neighbours took it's tole. I shall be for ever grateful to them.

Then there was the  snow FALL...
which was so great that it prevented us from reaching our destination, the German Christmas Markets. After a whole day of battling the biggest snow dump Northern Europe has seen in decades, we only got as far as Belgium and then had to turn back, which was all rather exhausting just before Christmas which is when we were hit by...yes, you have guessed it...

the FLU..
that has clung to me, and I am only just starting to shake it off.

When one is feeling under the weather there is always blog land to entertain and while browsing around the other day I came across this entry on Jane La Fazio's blog. In it she talks about her word for the year and asked us to think of our own.
Without even thinking about it the word FORWARD sprang into my mind and it seems like a good word for me this year, as it sums up what I need to do.

So in an effort to get those creative juices flowing again I have done the above sketchbook page. It is nothing more than a big doodle really but I present it here as a way of giving myself a kick up the you know what and to start working again.