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More West Pier decay
Storm Austen encouraged another bit of the West Pier to fall away. Over the 25 years I’ve lived here it’s gone from still standing and stable enough for the occasional hard-hat tour, something I regret not doing, to being destroyed bit by bit.
In time I’ll probably look to replace the header image for this blog so it reflects reality.
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Lino printing week 2
After feeling successful in week one, I returned to Waterstones for another lino printing workshop. This week’s skill was tracing a design: we sketched it first, then used tracing paper to transfer it onto the lino. I stuck with the leaf theme, this time using a leaf I picked up at Winkworth Arboretum as my template.
Overall I’m happy with what I produced in 90 minutes. I’d like to tidy up the area around the stalk and the background. My design had a lot of background to clear before I could print, so that’s something to consider when planning my design for next week.
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RevivR
On Sunday morning, I listened to an episode of Ramblings about defibrillators. It made me realise that I hadn’t done a first aid course in a long time and that I didn’t have the first clue how defibrillators work. I would like to do some in person training at some point, but in the meantime I came across RevivR, a short interactive course from the British Heart Foundation covering CPR and defibrillator use. It’s really easy to follow, and I was impressed by the CPR practice. You prop your phone up so the camera can see you, then “pump” a cushion in time with the music, and a little speed dial turns green when you’re keeping the right rhythm. I’ve set a reminder to revisit it every six months, as they suggest.
