Trent Nentrup

Well at least he’s not sitting on dinner this time. He can have the shoe! I’ve seen them laying around on my wanders too, never quite figuring out how or why they got there. I remember seeing some hanging from telephone lines, which I presume was someone’s idea of a prank.

It’s cool that you saw a groundhog, but it would have been quite funny if you hadn’t. That way, Philippe would have appeared to get excited by a stone wall.

I totally agree Charlie. Weekends need to be 3 days, not just two. I always thought that and even though I’m retired – I still think weekends should be 3 days and not just 2 ;). Especially in summer. At one time 2 or 3 decades ago, in Germany, not only did people usually get 3 days off a week, but they were mandated to have no less than one month off a year for holidays. That isn’t the same now – but they had the right idea “then”. I love the little mouse finding the shoe and all the stories that could come around that 😉

Construction in your living space is the worst. When we had our house re-sided and the roof redone, even though most of the activity was outdoors, the sudden noises and people tromping in and out and asking questions was truly disturbing. I wanted to curl up in the closet and hide. On the other hand, moving is also truly disturbing. You might want to start consulting fortune-tellers now so you can collate the most common responses. I doubt you’ll get any realistic answers, but it might help you decide what you truly want while you’re listening!

Love the colors in today’s art. Even though there will always be projects, home is always where I want to be.

Lovely doodle,, Charlie. We’ve had a bird box in our garden for years but it’s only been used once. Our neighbour has blue tits in his every single year.

Charlie, Yes swearing in Italian does it for me although it comes out in sentences which mean not much and sound absolutely ferocious. Jean Haines, well known artist, teacher, and writer, tells us to put salt on the paint where we want it, and to cover that with plastic wrap and then work the wrap into shapes. I put the palette on top to hold it til it drys. Awesomeness! Love your sketch as usual.

Your birdhouse is beautiful! Construction, moving and renovating all stressors that I tend to avoid until it is challenged not to LOL

Thanks so much, Marisela! 😃💕 Oh my goodness!! Gross! hehe… yeah… you gotta really want a laundry room to put up with that! lol

Thanks so much, Sharon! 😃💕 Yeah, Philippe and I were even considered a tiny home… hehe… just tired of constant house projects!

I certainly don’t understand the science, but time moves differently on the space station, and we see light from things that happened eons ago. So who’s to say that you weren’t spinning around too much, too fast, causing a time-distortion last weekend and it really did go faster. You’ve got to stop spinning so much, Charlie!

Charlie, such a cute expression you sketched on that cat’s face. So nice to sleep in on weekends at home, for sure, with no alarm to rudely wake you up. Enjoy a well-deserved rest.

Cute kitten, Charlie.

Thanks so much, Marisela! 😃💕 Sounds like you have a lovely place to enjoy indeed. Phineas was actually great, he went on a longer walk, which was funny because the vet said he needed to walk more and it was like he heard it and took it to heart! lol

Thanks, Sharon! 😃💕 hehe… I’ve sketched him many times already. And actually I like Philippe’s version best still – https://doodlewash.com/guest-doodlewash-finding-inspiration/

Your sketch made me laugh! Is Phineas wearing your turquoise specs? 😀 I start my morning with coffee, freshly-ground and brewed, but now, only two mugs of French roast, or those jitters will catch up with me later on. Looking forward to your new creations!

I do love a cup of coffee to get me going in the morning, but I try to keep it to only one cup a day, and I try to skip once or twice a week. It isn’t that I get jittery, but that I get immune. I won’t get the pick-me-up unless I drink more, and then more, and … well, I could drink 50 cups a day and not get the jitters at all.

Love your doodlewash Charlie! Thank you for all of your hard work for WWM. Please know we really do appreciate you.

Charlie when I told my doctor how much coffee I drink and how many chocolate bars I eat in a week his eyes fell out of his head. He said no more than two cups a day and no more than two bars a week.When I escalated to the huge Lindt bars (that chili chocolate is heavenly) he said one a week (1.5 squares a day hehehhe). So I quit drinking caffeinated coffee and discovered Folgers decaf. It is wonderful and tastes like caffeinated. Espresso at night? Even this Italian would never pull that one — I don’t like being fully awake in the middle of the night because the coffee wore off (although as I say I don’t drink caffeine now).

It sure is awesome to have you here every day. I wonder how we can all get you to stay????? Should we bug Phillipe? Phineas?

Great doodle, Charlie. I had a macchiato once. It made my head spin and my lips go numb. I’ve never had one since. I love strong coffee but that was too much.

Thanks, Marisela! 😃💕 I have seen that Seinfeld episode.. too funny! And yeah, our fur babies are at the top of the list. I’ll give Phineas that hug. He had to go get shots at the vet today so he’ll need it!

Awww.. these posts are deceptively time-consuming so I had to put most projects on hold this month. But, I’ll always be here at least once a week and try to pop in more when I can! 😃💕

I love that feeling when you’re painting and everything mark you make leads you to making another mark. Those are always the best paintings!

That’s a great doodle,Charlie. To my eye he’s waking on one off those glass floors you get in tall buildings. The look on his face says that he’s enjoying the experience.

Thanks, Marisela! 😃💕 I have been to Mexico, but only once years ago. And I haven’t tried Philippe to get Philippe to do the handshake… hehe… mostly because I can’t even quite remember it all! And yay for chicken fried steak! Yum! And that’s a great name as well! lol

Thanks so much, Sharon! 😃💕 Yeah, I did add a bit of mischief to this one! hehe