Inspired by the trip back from Padova I decided that I would take up the suggestion of driving to Croatia with my husband for the summer holiday.  I tried hard not to think of the oven of a car and to concentrate on all the great photographs about Croatia that I had seen and all the beautiful places that we planned to visit.  And besides all that they serve lots of lamb dishes I read and Italy, unlike Australia does not embrace the concept of lamb roast.... and it seems to be only available from the butcher at Easter.

I did manage to do a few little paintings which I do not consider good enough to put online but its a fantastic country filled with sweet people.

I did manage however, to do some little paintings...

I have discovered, and I know it was not lost, a colour called sepia... so delicious, beautiful with rose colours.

I am setting up a new web site at present so its good to pick up a paint brush and paint.