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Icy mornings
This weekend has been really cold and we have woken to thick hoar frosts covering the valley. Here are some of the wonderful ice formations we have found around about us. The days have … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged birds, bulbs, hoar frost, ice, icicles, illustration, winter
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Q. What is better than muddy puddles?
A. Muddy icy puddles. That was the opinion of Little Owl and Big Dreamer this afternoon anyway. We headed up into the Pentland Hills on the southwest edge of Edinburgh for a bracing winter’s walk. Little Owl and Big Dreamer … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged apple cake, edinburgh, Good Things to Eat, ice, illustration, light, lucas hollweg, muddy puddles, pentland hills, winter walks
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First Snowdrop
A genial old gent of a beech tree, covered in toadstools, was ripped in half by the gales last week. As Little Owl and I cross the farmyard we can see him laid out across the field. The stump has … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged beech tree snowdrops, fuel, gales, illustration, kindling, stove
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Transport
This morning Little Owl and I crossed the fields to deliver a letter in the village. The morning glowed in the bright slanting light. As we neared the village we caught up with one of the farmers and his dog … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged clearing up, fields, freezer, illustration, learning styles, letter, light, toddler, train, transporter, walk
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Merry Christmas!
Slowly we wind down for Christmas. On Tuesday the village gathered in the hall to sing carols and drink mulled wine. The children from the school sang Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Then we piled out into the icy night, wishing … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration, Uncategorized
Tagged burglars, carols, happy christmas, illustration, merry christmas, new year, stove, village hall
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Party time
Here is an illustration of the village children’s Christmas party that was yesterday. I was trying out blendable coloured pencils and I’m not convinced. They didn’t blend as much as I thought they would or really at all. Anyway, hopefully … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged blendable pencil crayons, christmas, illustration, party
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Wrapping
It’s essentially still night when Little Owl and I leave the house in the mornings at the moment. The moon sails high in the sky and our headlights glint back at us from the cat’s eyes. Icy sleet batters the … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged car, children, commute, illustration, kids, night, party, sleet, snow, snow gates, travel, wind, wrapping presents
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Santa’s steam train
Yesterday we took a steam train to the North Pole. Little Owl was not much impressed by Santa until he gave her a present and best of all…an orange! My favourite bit was the whole carriage singing Christmas songs with … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged bramblings, chaffinches, illustration, migration, santa, sparrowhawk, steam train
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Snow at night
In the middle of the night I was woken by Little Owl stirring in her sleep. Our bedroom seemed strangely luminous and the curtains were haloed by an outside light. I peeked out and everywhere was glowing white. Snow was … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged christmas, Christmas tree, full moon, illustration, night, snow, wilfred owen, WW1
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Gooey Eyes
Here is my latest sewing project…another quilt! This one is for Big Dreamer and myself and I’ve finished in time for the snow. I will have to think of new sewing projects next year as every room in the house … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged conjunctivitis, illustration, quilt, sewing, snow, snow drifts, tractors
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