Happy St. Paddy’s!
Feeling lucky.
Today is a sunny cool Wednesday with not a cloud in the sky. I’ve got a lot on my plate and it feels good. On Monday I accepted an afternoon K-1 enrichment teaching position which I am very excited about. The school is a private infant to first grade institution in Windham that abuts an extensive property. I’m planning nature hikes and science experiments, art projects and outdoor play. I can’t wait for the warmer weather and to have management of a classroom of kids!
With teaching on the horizon I’m glad to be winding down with a challenge I’ve embarked on with Plum Pudding Illustration Agency. Plum is an art talent agency based out of the UK representing many very talented kid lit artists from all over the world. Every year they host a challenge and offer cash prizes as well as a portfolio review for the people who place first, second and third in their contest. The work I’ve done for them includes two black and white spreads and one color cover piece. The black and white work is all done and I’m now on to the last 10% of the hand painted jacket. I’m pretty thrilled with the cover and it will be a great portfolio piece whether it wins me anything or not. I’ll be done by Friday and ready to photograph it, overlay text, bundle everything up neat, and forward it off to their offices. Hooray!
My class with UMA is going well, too. So far I’m getting some great notes and content that I hope I can refer back to regularly to assist me on the job. I’m learning a lot and it’s helping me feel prepared. This week we have our first quiz and I really hope to do well.
Other news, yesterday was my husband’s birthday and I made the fudgiest flourless chocolate torte and a scallop and mussel linguine pasta dish. It was delicious and so quick to make! The seafood was a delivery from SoPo Seafood, a local Biddeford-based fish company that delivers fresh seafood right to your door. It’s a luxury, but when it’s your best fella’s birthday you acquiesce!
Continued fun chatty business, we are planning our spring and summer home projects. On the TO DO list we will be redesigning our landscaping in the front yard and in the backyard, building a pergola and patio. We’ll also be cutting a door to the backyard so no more trudging through the garage and studio to grill in the evening. That will be so nice to just walk directly out to the back from the kitchen!
We are feeling happy and lucky to be getting through a hard and very isolating year with warmer weather ahead and a vaccine around the corner. We think we’ve got the luck of the Irish today and most days!
