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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Community Resilience Plan
Yesterday there was a coffee morning at the village hall in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. As one of the other mum’s in the village says, “you just never know when you might need them.” There’s always a good bake sale … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside
Tagged bake sale, coffee morning, community resilience plan, digging, floods, hot meals, illustration, macmillan cancer support, sandbags, tablet
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Morning glow
Yesterday, as Little Owl and I drove towards Edinburgh we encountered a beautiful sight. While the south side of the Forth river was darkened by thick rain clouds, the hills of the Kingdom of Fife on the north side were … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged edinburgh, edwin muir, Fife, illustration, moments, stile
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Wildlife encounters
This weekend was a packed one for wildlife sightings. On a walk with our friend Emily we spotted three little frogs hanging out in some muddy puddles. Little Owl loved it when we gently tickled them with some grass and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged elephant hawk-moth caterpillar, frogs, geese, illustration, migration, walk
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In a spin
My first week back at college has been jam-packed with a mixture of activities. Iβve been drawing inky red kites (the bird that is) onto tracing paper to be stuck onto a window. Iβve made origami boxes to be filled … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged beech wood, college, illustration, Ink, Little Owl, nursery, origami, rattles, red kites, sunlight, windows
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New term
I find the start of the new school year quite an evocative time. The mornings always seem especially fresh on the first one back to school. This morning there was a nip in the air. My car was coated in … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged back to school, fresh mornings, illustration, new term, rain
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Butterflies and buddleia
As part of our gardening escapades we’ve been planting some insect friendly specimens to attract butterflies and bees to our garden. Most of these attempts have been severely curtailed by the rabbits but one that has done well has been … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged bees, buddleia, butterflies, excited, gardening, illustration, Little Owl, name tags, new clothes, new term, new year, peacock butterflies, rabbits, scared
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Otter Tracks
Last week Little Owl and I were down by the river. It’s still looking pretty sodden down there following the summer deluge. The vegetation is making a come back but it’s mainly the most pervasive species. The wild flowers haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife
Tagged common ragwort, hardheads, herb robert, knapweed, otter, rain, river, tormentil, tracks, wild flowers
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Odd spuds
Is this the weirdest looking potato? I wish we’d unearthed it in time for the village horticultural show. We’d definitely have won the best vegetable monster prize with it. We’ve had a great crop from our rubble sacks. I love … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things
Tagged fairies, funny shapes, horticultural show, illustration, potato, rubble sacks, thistles, vegetable monster competition
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Dip pens
These arrived the other day and I’m chuffed to bits with them. They are three dip pens from a lady in Italy. One of them is broken but the other two work just fine. Aren’t they beautiful? I’m obsessed with … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged antiques, bric-a-brac, dip pens, illustration, Ink, Italy
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