Showing posts with label Robert Burns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Burns. Show all posts

31 January 2012

The Best-Laid Schemes o' Mice an' Men...

gang aft agley, the Scottish poet Robert Burns famoulsy wrote in his poem 'To a Mouse'. (Read the whole poem here.)

I'm sorry to have to admit that I didn't pick the right week for my 7 Untried Things in 7 Days-challenge. Yesterday I had an awful day at work, and an awfully long one too. When I finally got home I had a long conversation with mum on the phone, discovered that it was awfully late, quickly got out some untried art supplies, did some research and realised that it was bedtime. And it seems that the rest of the week will continue in the same pattern, so I decided not to burden myself further with this challenge right now, but to wait until things calm down a little. I snapped a quick photo, though, to show you that I'm not trying to wriggle myself out of the challenge. Here's a little collection of art supplies waiting for their chance to show what they're made of.


But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane,
In proving foresight may be vain;
The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men
Gang aft agley,
An'lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!