Newbie - Hello!

Hello MamieJoy. Welcome. I look forward to getting down to some chicken talk with you in the near future.

Hi Mapleleaf, I've been using acrylic paints which I had in a drawer for years and no used - I'll need some kind of sealer if I do more, for a nice shiny finish. The hens already give me eggs every day. Right from day one!

Hi BlueBelle, thank you for your kind words. Wow! your stones are stunning! Did you put them on pinterest? I'm sure I saw some of them there when I was looking for inspiration - lovely shine on them too!

Welcome to GN, Mamiejoy. I second the suggestion of reading and posting on the good morning forum. It’s a nice, gentle and friendly forum.
I think you’ll find us all to be a friendly bunch, though things can sometimes get a bit feisty on some threads, especially the political ones!
I love your stone painting - it must be quite absorbing. What kind of paints work best - enamel?
Sorry to hear of your losses, both so recent, too. ?
I hope you soon get lots of nice fresh eggs from your hens.

BradfordLass that's such a wonderful story! I'm not surprised your surgeon was touched by your grandson's lovely gesture ??

A warm welcome from me too MamieJoy I hope you enjoy this GN site as much as I do. Beware though, it becomes addictive!
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Hello MamieJoy you’ve come to the right place to make friends and not just virtual ones. I have over the last year or so have met up for coffee with some truly lovely ladies.

Please join us on the Good Morning thread which is started each day for us by Mick. We say what the weather is like in our part of the country/world and then what we are doing that day. It’s a good way to start the day amongst friends.

Hello and welcome!
Rock painting is very popular around Northampton too. The idea is to paint rocks and then hide them for other people, especially children, to find. The rocks are photographed, put on a Facebook page, and then rehidden in a different place. It's interesting to see how far some rocks travel. And the rocks are beautifully painted.

Welcome Mamiejoy you will find most are very friendly and welcoming here.

So sorry about your losses

I lived in Lichfield for 20 years, in fact I was there yesterday visiting my son. So always up for a coffee meet over there. I have just put a message about a meet up in Birmingham, so pop over to the Meet Ups section and have a look,

Welcome MamieJoy and I too like your stone painting. It's something I hope to do, inspired by ny grandson (10).

When I was in hospital recently, he painted a stone for me and brought it into the ward, saying, 'I wish I could be with you to hold your hand but here's a stone. When you pick it up, pretend I'm holding your hand.'

It went into the operating theatre with me (inside a sterile glove) and the surgeon was very moved (as was I) by my darling gs gesture.

Welcome, you'll make a lot of friends here

Lovely to hear from you MamieJoy, I'm not near Lichfield, but can wave from a distance!

Your stones are great, I was introduced to stone painting by a DiL a couple of weeks ago, will take me a long time to get up to your standard!

Haha she’s a little elf girl bathsheba
I took a picture before I gave them away I can’t remember who had the little girl though
I ll have to do some more haven’t done any for a while

Oh your stones are lovely Mamiejoy - if these are what you can do as a beginner, then I am impressed!

And BlueBelle, wow I love yours, so very beautiful - I love the little girl top right (is she an elf girl, or a little girl in a Santa hat? )

Hi Mamiejoy nice to meet you. Love your stone painting, I Have lots of stones and think I might get the paints out while the weather is nice and wet.
Hope you enjoy chatting to all of us, we all have had some good / bad / funny things happen to us (we are old enough to have experienced most) so even if you just read everyone's chatter it brings you closer to us all.
See you soon xx

Oh and your stones are stunning....so is Bluebelle's. What talented ladies !!!

Welcome Mamiejoy to this great site. I joined last year when I went through a bad patch and these dear virtual friends helped me no end.
So sorry about your losses..... I lost my beloved parents many years ago but I still miss them. Also a dear older brother, who took on the role of my Dad.
Anyway, welcome again, with big hugs x

Bluebelle your stones are lovely. What lucky friends to have these as gifts. In my area there is an ongoing trend where people paint stones and leave them in discreet places. When found by passing strangers they hopefully get moved to new locations and photographed, then uploaded to a website to check whose stone has gone the furthest! The children seem to have fun with this, I know my own granddaughter has hidden a few. By the way, a warm welcome mamieJoy, you've had a tough time and will surely find warmth and kindness here.

Hi mamieJoy welcome from me too first I m sorry to hear about your two losses it knocks you for six doesn’t and your mum will s very recent so you ll feel lost for a bit
My mum and dad dues with six months of each other 7 years ago but I still get moments when I have a good cry man seeing them so
I also do pebble or rock painting I live by the beach and it’s a lovely sandy beach so basically if I take half a dozen pebbles I m helping keep it sandy? here’s a few I did at Christmas for friends hope the pic comes out ok

Wow! I'm overwhelmed by all the lovely responses I've already got. Thank you everyone for getting in touch. I never thought my budding stone painting hobby would spark so much intereest. I really am not very good at all having only just started. There are some really nice fancy ones on pinterest from which I am drawing inspiration. This and my chooks! {smile}

Welcome to the site.
I received a gift of a stone to be used as a doorstop it was painted really beautifully. It even had my name on it.
I hope you enjoy Gransnet.

Welcome. They do have meet ups in Birmingham sometimes so keep an eye out for the next one.

Hi Mamiejoy welcome to Gransnet

My granddaughters (13 and 11) are really into stone paintings and have created some lovely pieces such as ladybirds, bees etc. and have made some wonderful cactus stones for my garden. Its a great way of keeping them entertained on a wet day. Incidentally our LA has to remove the excess stones from the beach close to where I live at least twice a year as they build up rapidly, I hardly think they would miss half a dozen small ones.

Hello Mamiejoy - pleased to meet you! I don't do stone painting but envy you your rescue hens. I would love to do that but my garden is too small.
Your dog looks very cute - I have a Jack Russell/Border Terrier cross called Lottie who is 8 years old.
I hope you enjoy Gransnet as much as I do.
Best Wishes, Danni

Welcome Mamiejoy. I've never tried stone painting, but I've seen lots of wonderful examples. Years ago, when our children were small, we used to collect stones and seashells from local beaches, we thought nothing of it! But as Greyduster said, it's frowned upon these days. In fact, it's been illegal to remove them from beaches since 1949.

I can't see any harm from collecting them on your country walks, though - the main concern is with coastal erosion if too many people removed them from those areas. I'd love to see some of your stones