It's summer in Cape Town and there's a Christmas beetle lazily buzzing against my studio window. If I slouch in my chair (as I often do), I can see the top of Table Mountain peeking above the roof of our house. It's shimmering in the heat today.
It's so hot that I think the paint is melting on my palette before I can even get my brush into it.
The heat brings out the diva in my characters; they always seem to have minds of their own. This little girl was frustrated that I wasn't paying enough attention to her heat-induced swoon, so now she's doing it over and over and over again. Ad infinitum.
The grass is always greener on the other side isn't it? I envy all you readers who are cozily cocooned in winter. Oh! For the snow and the hot chocolates and the great big fuzzy scarves. Enjoy it while you can!
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