Migrations

So, obviously, I did it. I made the ride from London to Scotland. About 960 km. In one run. Got up at 2 am, loaded my life onto the back of my bike, and whoosh. Off I went. Made it to Newcastle by 9:30 am. Smashed it! Then remembered the second half of the journey takes twice as long as the first half. On top of that, Scotland gave me a very wet and very windy Scottish welcome. So I lost 2 hours sitting in cafes waiting for the rain to feck off. I arrived in the Grampian mountains around 8 pm.

My house sale actually went through in the end. Two years… The whole sorry saga still cost me way-way-way over £100,000. My life savings are gone. The stupidity, evil and greed of humans eh? Seriously had to scale back on what we wanted to buy. Good news though already put an offer on a house up here and hopefully completing early September. Get in!

Until then, I have the option of the missus mum and dads wireless internet. Slower than the old dial-up connections. Literally, cannot play a video. Or using my phone as a 3g hub. Possible, but as you can imagine, the middle of the Scottish mountains has some seriously shonky reception. I can also pop into the closest town cafe and sponge the wifi as much as is possible over a cuppa tea. Now that option works for me! Haha.

In the meantime, I can keep creating, writing, drawing, finding new clients and getting ready to take over the world from a new home.

I gotta say. Big thanks to everyone who’s continuing to support me while I’m barely active in the community. The visitors, the commenters, the post sharers, the patrons, the Ko-Fi buyers, the art purchases and book readers. It all helps. Thank you. You’re a wonderful audience.

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Rhubarb

Say hello to Rhubarb. This weeks #Colour_Collective is Lincoln Green. The top of the horns is Lincoln Green. Originally had a black body, coloured purple, and looks so much as fear of Rhubarb to me.

With special thanks

Weekly shout out to my $10 patron, Warren from IWrite. Without people like Warren, I wouldn’t be able to wake you all with my little fears and you’d probably cry a lot less in the morning than you already do.

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Pool Card

Chasing Leads – ep. 15

“You’re going to need to distract her for a few minutes while I hop through the window,” said Lily.

“Yes, ma’am. I have a plan,” said Sally, confidently striding up to Robyn’s door and ringing the bell.

Robyn answered the door. “Hello?”

“Good morning Miss,” replied Sally. “I’m collecting donations for our local children’s swimming pool. May I ask for a contribution?”

“Sure,” replied Robyn. “How much do you want?”

“I’d say a mug of water would be enough,” replied Sally.

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Monopoly Cafe

Chasing Leads – ep. 14

“I know where she is,” sighed Poppy.

“Do you have an address?” asked Lily.

“No,” said Poppy, “but do remember, Rollie Dice? She lives in her old flat.”

“Rollie Dice ma’am?” asked Sally.

“She was a criminal mastermind, Sally,” replied Lily. “One demanded I recreate a monopoly board or she was going to blow up a local coffee shop.”

“Gosh!” gasped Sally. “What goes through your head in that sort of situation?”

“Well,” said Lily, “I thought I’d have a Go…”

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Siamese Loaf

Chasing Leads – ep. 13

“I left her when the cat’s got too much for me,” said Poppy.

“Anything event particular?” asked Lily.

“I think the final straw,” said Poppy, “was when she made me bake her a Siamese cat out of flour, margarine, yeast and water.”

“Was anything else mixed in?” asked Sally.

“No,” replied Poppy. “It was pure bread.”

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Fish Wife

Chasing Leads – ep. 12

“I dated her for a while,” admitted Poppy.

“Did you partake in any of her cat based shenanigans?” asked Lily.

“She made me dress up a few times,” sighed Poppy. “She’d make me wear the top half of a cat costume and slip my legs into a giant fish tail.”

“I see,” said Lily. “So you were a meowmaid?”

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Cat Bed

Chasing Leads – ep. 11

“So how much did you know about her?” asked Lily.

“I knew she had some funny fetishes,” replied Poppy.

“Such as?” asked Lily.

“Between you and me,” whispered Poppy, “she used to like dressing her partners up as cats before she let them into her bed.”

“Good grief,” gasped Sally, “what a purrvert!”

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Virgos Macabre Dance

“Her pen danced across the page. The final letter in place, the nib tore through the paper. As well as the skin and flesh beneath.”

Hot crappity damn Virgo! Well, she’s arrived at the Little Fears Etsy store. She’s available as an original art piece, not a print. On 220 gsm canvas card. Inked with a Faber-Castell PITT artist pen – Black. Free first class Royal Mail worldwide delivery. I also have Leo the lioness and the Siamese kitties in my shop if Virgo doesn’t tickle your fancy.

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Peached

We’ll have no Princesses here. Peach for this weeks #Colour_Collective. Freshly doodled this week. Quite like the overall appearance of him.

 

With special thanks

Weekly shout out to my $10 patron, Warren from IWrite. Without people like Warren, I wouldn’t be able to wake you all with my little fears and you’d probably cry a lot less in the morning than you already do.

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Market Stall

Chasing Leads – ep. 10

“Robyn, the cat burglar, has been on a crime spree,” said Lily.

“What does that have to do with me?” asked Poppy.

“We think you may know where she lives,” said Lily. “If memory serves me well, she used to enjoy the odd apple from your market stall.”

“She would pass by from time to time,” replied Poppy. “But I never spoke to her.”

“I have a photo of you two talking. Both with tins of cat food in hand,” stated Lily.

“You gotta be kitten me,” sighed Poppy.

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