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Le Immagini della Fantasia
Regular readers here will remember that I have work in an Italian exhibition called the Le Immagini della Fantasia. The exhibition is currently touring Europe and opened for its UK leg in Edinburgh on Saturday night. It will be at … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged exhibition, illustration, Italian, Le Immagini della Fantasia
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Half term
If my voice sounds a little muffled it’s because it’s coming from underneath a pile of play dough, dressing-up clothes, and Lego. Normal service will resume…AFTER half term.
Christmas Cards
I usually wait until after Bonfire Night to advertise my Christmas cards but they’re back from the printers in record time and some of you have been asking, so here they are! A pack of ten costs £7 plus postage. … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged christmas cards, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator
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Aerodynamics of Biscuits
Here’s a quick heads-up for a fantastic event happening this coming Saturday (24th October) for those in the vicinity of Drake Circus Waterstones in Plymouth. Clare Helen Welsh will be celebrating the launch of her wonderful picture book, Aerodynamics of Biscuits, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerodynamics of Biscuits, author, children, Clare Helen Welsh, event, illustration, illustrator, Maverick Books, picture books, plymouth, Sophia Touliatou, Waterstones
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October
In my seasonal reading Stephen Moss in his book Wild Hares and Hummingbirds describes the annual “house invasion” that occurs at this time of year. Moss lives in an old farmhouse with no doorstep so he often finds fledgling sparrows … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Wildlife
Tagged american, christianity, church, ET, fledglings, halloween, house invasion, loo, medieval, northern england, october, pagan origins, purgatory, robins, samhain, scotland, sparrows, spiders, Stephen Moss, steve roud, tegenaria domestica, tegenaria giganteum, the english year, toads, toilet, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds
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Carnival season
At the weekend we bundled ourselves up in hats and scarves to see one of the local illuminated carnivals. It’s a bit of a tradition in Devon. October sees most towns host their own brightly lit procession. We have been … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife
Tagged beach, Bridgwater, carnival, charity, community, coppers, devon, early morning, fundraising, lights, local, october, seaside
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Autumn images
I have some lovely autumn images lingering in my mind as I settle down to work this morning. There was Little Owl dancing across the damp grass at the park in the near dusk on our way home from swimming. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside
Tagged apple crumble, apple rings, apples, autumn, autumn leaves, cookers, devon, dusk, early morning, eaters, golden, hidden door, illustration, images, light, old wall, orange, orchard, park, passenger ferry, red, swan
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Lines and linings
It’s been a week of chilly mornings, giving way to glorious golden September days. We’ve been doing lots of sorting. I’ve been potting on numerous perennial seedlings and lining drawers with this lovely paper. It’s a bit of an old-fashioned … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things
Tagged clothes, double lines, laundry, line-dry, lining drawers, lining paper, september, washing lines
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Ploughing Match
Last Sunday a low mist swallowed up the end of our garden. Gradually the sun rose and burnt it away to reveal one of those perfect September days, sunny and fresh. We took the opportunity to attend a local ploughing … Continue reading
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Tagged agricultural mechanisation, agriculture, countryside, devon, horse-drawn plough, illustration, ploughing match, shire horses, tractors
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