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Advent
Just before we went to bed last night, Big Dreamer and I laid out the nativity set on the landing sideboard. We draped it with fairy lights and hung Little Owl’s advent calendar behind it. When she woke up this … Continue reading
Night terrors
Last night I had a terrible dream in which some unknown authority decided I wasn’t allowed to be an illustrator because I hadn’t put in enough hours of Life Drawing. Clearly I have guilt issues about going to Bristol and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged autumn mornings, haddington, illustration, Marie Curie Craft Fair, scotland
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Village Christmas party
Here is my design for the village Christmas card. We’re doing it as a fundraiser for the village hall. The hall is a wonderful little place but the toilets freeze in winter and we all wrap up warm to go … Continue reading
Waste not, want not
Yesterday morning was beautiful, crisp, and frosty. We got into minus numbers on the thermometer but the sun was out so the day seemed to glow, reflecting off the oranges and golds of the autumn leaves. Morning fog rolled down … Continue reading
Bonfire Night
Bonfire night! I love it! I don’t suppose I’m that bothered about Guy Fawkes etc but I do love sitting out under a starry sky beside a bonfire. We don’t do fireworks as we’re on the farm. Our indefatigable next … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside, Illustration
Tagged bonfire night, cinder toffee, delia smith, fireworks, geese, illustration, migration, parkin, sparklers
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A Borders Scene
Now the clocks have changed we are coming home in the dark. We follow the trail of headlights over black wet tarmac. Little Owl has loved catching glimpses of the moon through the car windows this week. She shouts and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged autumn trees, illustration, Robert Smail's
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Not for the faint-hearted
Here is another image from my illustrated map project that I had been working on at college. I got my grades for it today and am very happy with them. There’s always so much more to learn but I’m getting … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged bulls, castration, chicks, christmas plays, illustration, Larder, maps
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Morning on the farm
Mornings on the farm certainly don’t sound like any pastoral symphony but I like them all the same. We do get the birds. The first birdsong of the day always sounds particularly bright and shiny. This is shortly followed by … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside
Tagged common riding, dawn chorus, illustration, milkmen, mornings, william wallace
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The Knitter Magazine
LOOK! The very lovely people at the Knitter Magazine featured my sheep book in this month’s issue about British sheep breeds. Welcome to everyone who is visiting this blog as a result of seeing my … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged British sheep breeds, illustration, sheep book, the knitter magazine
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Dramatic skies
Little Owl and I sauntered home behind a tractor carrying hay bales. We didn’t mind because we could take in the dramatic evening. Wheeling flocks of seagulls, seeking escape from the stormy seas, made black patterns against the gold and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged henderson's, illustration, maps, sea, seagulls, snow gates, storm
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