Guess who has been thrown out of a hotel, well two actually! Not for being drunk and disorderly I might add. Beware if you go to a hotel and they are deep cleaning the corridors, and you are met at the door by someone thrusting an antisceptic hand wash in your face, and people wearing rubber gloves. There is the noro virus hidden down those lovely corridors and searching you out. That lucky person was me! After a lovely holiday we arrived at Littlecote Manor and had super three days, when I was struck with the sickness. The hotel really wanted us out asap! And they cancelled their hotel we were due to go the day after. After I had finished throwing up we travelled 4 hrs home. What a worry that was with a sick bag on my knee. What's this got to do with watercolour, I ask myself. Not a jot, just having a moan.
Right, to start the holiday, we went to Surrey to watch Lee Slattery try and qualify for the US Open (Golf) at Walton Heath (he missed out by 1). What a prosperous county. What fantabulous properties. I digress again. I had a little break from wandering the course and did some sketching using my elegant finewriter pen. Not wanting to appear obvious I tucked away in a corner under a tree. Blinking cold and windy it was too.
I have lots to look forward to now, catching up on your blogs.
I hope you're feeling better now...you should have blamed the hotel's food for your sickness, maybe they would have upgraded your room instead of throwing you out! Great sketches, you captured the people well.
ReplyDeleteWe were asked to leave in the best possible taste. And we had a full refund. I wouldn't have wanted to stay as I could have easily infected other people. As I speak my hubby has gone to bed feeling icky. It is only 8pm. Poor love.
DeleteSounds terrible Polly, certainly not the sort of holiday memories you want. I have heard of the elegant writer pen but haven't seen or used one yet
ReplyDeleteSomeone recommended pens to me on this blog. Had to get it from the States you get 4 for about £8.50 + pp at Amazon. They are perfect with a water pen for outdoor quick sketching and hold more ink than the usual water soluble pens.
DeleteWhat a way to spend a holiday! I hope you both are feeling better. You did some nice sketches of the people at the golf tournament.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joan, we still had 4 days to go. Oh dear. Now my hubs is in bed sick so good job we came home, would have been a terrible drive home if we were both sick at the same time. The lovely weather makes up for it though have sat in garden reading (my second passion after art).
DeleteNice sketches, Polly. Shame about the illness during your holiday. Great to see you're maximising your elegant writer pens.
ReplyDeleteI usually have one plus my water pen and small sketchbook handy when on my travels. Also, I have spread the word because of you and there are other people now enjoyed these wonderful fluid pens. Thank you on their behalf.
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