…to relax. I had a busy day yesterday, a training day at the Arts Centre. The first time in quite a while that I’ve had to do anything even closely resembling a full day. I did feel exhausted by four o’ clock but think I coped well enough. After lunch I did briefly yearn for a nap but it passed. I had taken myself off to the cafe over lunch and spent a quiet half hour getting to know my new-to-me tatty copy of A French Lieutenant’s Woman. I did enjoy sitting with my tea in the crowded cafe transporting myself to nineteenth century Lyme Regis.

I do wonder why I don’t read out in public more often. I think that the fact I had to be doing something for the rest of the day made me very aware of my need for a quiet time. Often being in charge of my time means I less often take steps to carve out specific relaxation time.

I spent much of the day sitting next to an artist whose work I admire. During the sessions she was almost constantly drawing. She seemed very unintimidated by people taking sneak peeks, nor was she worried about producing the type of finished Hockneyesque sketches that I would always feel needed to appear in any public sketching. Quite inspiring.

So more reading and sketching in public (maybe) for me.

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