Friday, 26 February 2010

I think I'd better explain myself


I love everything about the project, walking round noticing things, drawing, posting to people I do and don't know, reading your wonderful comments and the fact that my Mum looks each day to see what I've been up to. But another side to the project is that I work full time in London and like most people I can often feel pretty busy. I draw the postcards each day, often quite quickly and sometimes the next day, trying to remember the previous day. I only sit down every couple of weeks to write all the addresses & messages on the back and even less often do I take the trip to the post office on a Saturday morning to buy stamps for all the different countries. Why am i telling you this? Because I feel that if you are going to be nice enough to take a look at my drawings each day then I should explain why days might go by without any drawings on this blog or why your postcard hasn't arrived in the post yet! I'm leaving work early today to go to the post office and I'll be posting all the drawings from the 4th and 8th to 26th February. Thank you for understanding and I hope that when the postcards arrive they are worth the wait. Let me know what you see this weekend. Start your comment with TODAY I SAW........

31 comments:

  1. Today I saw... sunshine for the second day in a row!

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  2. Today I saw a woman walking down a sidewalk all bundled up in a pink fuzzy coat with the hood up.

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  3. Thank you for my postcard - it was worth the wait! It always amazes me how motivated you must be - it might only be a quick drawing, but to do it everyday (or couple of days) is still a big commitment - hats off to you!

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  4. TODAY I SAW...

    the SUN!! After almost a whole month of snow and gray skies the sun came out (and I'm sitting at my desk enjoying its heat)

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  5. Today I saw a photo of a woman sitting at her drawing table thoughtfully drawing from her heart...

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  6. TODAY I SAW...
    Le soleil sur la ville ancienne.

    I understand the "delay" (which is not one) and take all your time ;)

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  7. TODAY I saw....lots of amazing little acrylic paintings made on index cards, made by a student of mine.

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  8. Don't worry about taking breaks, they're well earned, I love your blog's originality and ingenuity :)

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  9. Today I saw the weather change from thunderstorms to sunny to windy. Spring has arrived!

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  10. TODAY I SAW my friends, Peter, Kate and Ron at the coffee shop. I haven't been there for a while.
    You are amazing to do what you do, by the way!

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  11. Today I saw....my cat hiding in the drawer with my undies.

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  12. Today I saw..my car washed clean by the rain before I left work and muddy again by the time I got home

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  13. TODAY I SAW... the new farmer's market that has opened up near us... I bought a whole tray of peaches!

    Jill you are such an inspiration... you remind me that whatever I am doing I need to look for the little amazing things that are around me every day... Thank you!

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  14. TODAY I SAW white tree blossoms against a stormy sky.

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  15. Today I saw a little old lady fall, and a young man help her up. Humanity at it's finest...

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  16. TODAY I SAW...my sister wearing a traditional Filipino costume for their Field Day performance at school.

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  17. TODAY I SAW an opportunity for a few hours of solitude.

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  18. today I saw an unknown red cat sleeping in our garden shed - so cute!

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  19. Especially lovely sitings this weekend everyone, and thank you for your kind words. Mrs. Army Wife, your comment made my heart sigh at the very thought of seeing an old lady fall.X

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  20. TODAY I SAW...people chatting and reading books and sipping coffee in a busy cafe :)

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  21. Today I saw miles of fields and forests covered in snow.

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  22. Today I Saw... a bunch of children and they gave me joy.

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  23. TODAY I SAW a squirrel eating a french fry it found in a trash can.

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  24. Today I saw rain giving my palm tree some much needed water. Don't get that very often in the Arizona desert!

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  25. today I saw ....
    a robin hooking up moss with its beak to look for tasty treats:

    *you are so worth waiting for lovely Jill ^_^

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  26. TODAY I SAW...My mini donkey "kissing" his pasture mate, Sweetheart, the little calf with the heart on his head...to see for yourself, visit my blog www.farmandfrufru.blogspot.com. Jill, I love your blog and it has made me so much more aware of how lucky I am to live on a farm because so often I see things I wouldn't have noticed before and think "wow, if I could draw, this would make a fantastic 'TODAY I SAW'".

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  27. Today I saw the icicles melting above my doorway.

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  28. today i saw...
    a highway of kitty paw prints across the fresh snow in my backyard. it's march and this is the first snow, in Canada!!!

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  29. Thank you so much for all the lovely comments! It really is very nice of you all. x

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