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Stars and snow
We dodged gritter lorries on our way home from Brownies this evening. In the icy darkness we counted the stars and pointed out Orion’s belt. The radio news reports are full of snow in Scotland and the North of England. … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged bike lights, Brownies, cycling, foxes, gritter lorries, ice, night, nursing, Orion's Belt, patients, placement, Return to Practice, stars, winter
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Dreams of seeds
It has been a week of bright wintery mornings here; beautiful golden sunrises through a fretwork of bare tree branches. My breath comes out in billowy clouds as I clear the windscreen and set off to join my nursing mentor … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Making changes
Tagged allotment, bulbs, celeriac, gardening, nursing, Return to Practice, seed catalogue, seed order, seeds, spring, spring bulbs, strawberries, strawberry patch, summer dreams, winter
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How it went!
So how did it go? Really well, I think (I’ve just started a Return to Practice Nursing course in case you’re wondering what I’m talking about. Read about why I’m doing it here). I can’t tell you how nervous I … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged blood pressure, community nursing, course, first day, making changes, nerves, nursing, Return to Practice
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Picture Books 2018
I woke up one morning over the weekend and peered out bleary-eyed from under my duvet. The room was dark and nothing stirred, but something had definitely woken me up. As my eyes adjusted to the dimness they came to rest … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged 2018, A Letter for Amy, Aurelie Guillerey, Charlotte Guillain, children, Daddy-Long-Legs, Emily Gravett, Ezra Jack Kets, Gigantosaurus, Goggles! Whistle for Willie, Hannah Foley, How Billy Hippo Learned to Swim, Janet Burroway, John Vernon Lord, Jonny Duddle, kids, Nadine Brun-Cosme, non-fiction, parenting, Peter, picture books, reading, reading aloud, strange creatures, The Giant Jam Sandwich, The Snowy Day, The Street Beneath My Feet, Tidy, V&A Illustration Prize, vivian french, Yuval Zommer
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Hello 2019!
How was your Christmas and New Year? I hope you had a lovely time, and managed to find some restful moments in amongst the busyness. We travelled back yesterday from Yorkshire after visiting Big Dreamer’s side of the family. The … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Making changes
Tagged car journeys, christmas, daylight, local, new year, new year's resolutions, simple, slowing down, winter, yorkshire
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Peace
It is a late one this year. The children only broke up on Friday. Little Owl has managed to peak at just the right time, that is, collapsing in tears as the school gates closed on the term having worn … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged busy, carols, children, christmas, christmas cards, Christmas jumper, Christmas production, Exeter cathedral, frenzied activity, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, illuminated gardens, merry christmas, nativity, peace, Prince of Peace, Saltram House, singing, Wise Man, wonder
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Changes
Today I am attending the first day of a three-day induction at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital in Exeter. ‘Why would you be doing such a thing?’ I hear you cry! Well, changes are afoot. Many of you will … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Making changes
Tagged arrogance, art, art college, art graduate, artists, balance, caring, christmas, Christmas decorations, contracts, cynicism, drawing, dreams, Hannah Foley, hopes, illustration, illustration degree, illustration graduate, illustrator, marketplace, negotiation, nursing, portfolio career, pricing, Return to Practice, Service, star, the 'Hustle', UK Universities, work-life balance, writing
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Billy Hippo workshops
Last week I had the absolute delight of taking some illustrations workshops at a local school. It was brilliant fun. The kids were wonderfully imaginative and inventive. We sang a Billy Hippo song and did some Billy Hippo-themed crafts. I … Continue reading
Rainy day in Exeter
Well, that’s put paid to my allotment plans for the morning. It is pouring down!
