doodle 9 - romeo & juliet

It's literally three weeks 'till I finish work and I become unemployed..........eep

However, I'm still responsible for encouraging 32 year 10s to tackle a tricky Shakespeare assessement in the next two of those weeks.

On that subject, I was inspired by the fact that Romeo and Juliet is often looked at as Shakespeare's most romantic play.

I couldn't agree LESS.  

It is crammed with double entendres and blatant graphic sex references.

Could anyone tell me why Romeo is held by many people as the embodiment of romance?

Romeo, romantic?

Not when he's offering gold to Rosaline to 'ope her lap', he ain't.

Bearing my view of Romeo's character in mind, the possiblilty of him crossed him with Leslie 'Well, Hellooo'  Phillips didn't seem too far a leap.

 The doodle you see below is my version of how the balcony should have gone if Romeo Phillips had been doing the biz.

Romeo and Juliet Ding Dong

 Such fun!

Tinkety Tonk

wolverton manor sketch

Here's a close up of the sketch I did of the gorgeous Wolverton Manor, in Shalfleet on the Isle of Wight.

I promised a close up on this post, and I do TRY to keep my promises, like a good girl.

Here's the original sketch.

 Now with a little picmonkey editing. NICE:

Here's the real thing:

See, I told you it's gorgeous.

Tnikety Tonk

I've had sh*t to deal with

Haven't we all?
That's why  haven't posted in a few weeks.

I'm always moaning about my job  - at worst I'm jibbering and weeping.

I though: stop moaning and DO something!

So I jacked it in.

Just handed in my resignation.

In a few months time I will join the realm of the unemployed.

I already feel better (if a little nervous that I'll have to resort to begging on the streets).

AND we've had fantastic weather which makes everything seem brilliant.

Me and the old man went to a blues and folk festival at Wolverton Manor in Shalfleet a few weeks back.

It was really laid back and, of course, in gorgeous surroundings.

I took these photos using a retro camera app on my mobile phone:

The first is of the stage, second is the old battle axe looking moody and lastly...

 ... is a sketch I did of the manor house (and some Goddards beer I was imbibing). 
I'll upload a closer image of the sketch in the near future.

Anyway,

Tinkety Tonk