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Category Archives: Countryside
Learning to drive
When I learnt to drive my instructor told me that the key thing about being a good driver was to promote the flow of traffic. Everyone wants to get where they need to go and the best way to do … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Making changes
Tagged co-operation, country living, countryside, ewe, perspective, sparrowhawk
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Rapped knuckles
The valley was so still this morning. The sky was pale pink with the rising sun and a white mist hung low over the icy fields. John Berger talks about the key aspect of community being recognition. I love that … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged business acumen, community, confidence, ice, illustration, John Berger, mist, recognition, sun rise
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Warp drive
Big Dreamer succumbed to the lurgy on Wednesday and got sent home from work. He pads around after me looking mournful. It drives me mad because there is just nothing to be done with him. I also feel like I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged America, Apple pie, blue, driving, gift card, illustration, kilt, lurgy, pastry recipe, red wine, Rosie Cheetham, saltire, snow, St Andrew's day, Thanksgiving, white
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Father Christmas vacancy
This morning was bright and frosty. Ollie the new sheepdog puppy was tearing around the farmyard. She has earned herself the name of ‘The Mouth on Legs’ for her propensity to chew everything in her path. This is a piece I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged chewing, Christmas party, cocktail sausages, collie, Father Christmas, illustration, kaleidoscope, ollie, pass-the parcel, sheepdog
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Myxomatosis
This week at college all of us fourth years gave presentations about our work to the rest of the illustration department. I’ve never had to give a presentation about myself before and it felt especially odd because so much of … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged aspirations, illustration, myxomatosis, picture books, presentations, rabbits, the future, thermometer
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The colour green
A variety of coloured dots have been appearing on the backs of the ewes on the farm. We’re halfway through breeding season and for sheep this is known as tupping. Our next door neighbour, who is the shepherd on the farm, … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged breeding, ewes, farm, green, illustration, rams, sheep, spider, tupping
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A day for remembering
At the top of the farm the low sun illuminated the golds and bronzes of the long grasses. The sky was lilac and the wintery sun elongated our bodies in leggy shadows across the fields. It felt like a day … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged Armistice Day, countryside, farm, illustration, poppy, Remembrance Day, war memorial
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Bonfire Night
Here are some burning sparks from our bonfire on saturday. After last year’s unfolding disaster with the cinder toffee I didn’t bother with it this year (read about it here, here, and here). I did return to Delia Smith’s Parkin recipe … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged bonfire night, Brown Owl, cinder toffee, delia smith, illustration, marshmallows, parkin, sausages, sparklers, stovies
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Mog the cat
Today we headed up a mysterious green lane near to our house. We’ve been passing it ever since we arrived here saying, “We really must explore what’s up that lane.” It’s a thin strip of grass between two dry stone … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged autumn, beech, green lane, illustration, larch, leaves, meg and mog, Roman hill fort, shining pool wood
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Trolls
For those of you who don’t know a troll on the internet is “someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged bass rock, coast, east lothian, illustration, mean people, sense of humour, trolls, waves
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