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The Falkirk Wheel
The other day we visited the Falkirk Wheel. For those of you who don’t know (I didn’t before this week), the Wheel is a rotating boat lift (the only one of its kind in the world) opened in 2002 to … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged Antonine Wall, archimedes screw, boat ride, canals, Central Scotland, edinburgh, falkirk wheel, ferris wheel, forth and clyde canal, glasgow, Lego, locks, Millenium, Millenium Commission, Thor's hammer, Tony Kettle, union canal
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Trapped in Tesco
It is no word of a lie to say that I spent most of one day this week trying to do our weekly grocery shopping. I began to wonder if I’d ever come out of the store alive. Since Finch … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged baby, holiday, illustration, mum, parenting, sketches, small children, Tesco
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Home
We’re home from our holidays well-rested, well-fed, and generally restored. Here are some of my sketches from our time away. We had gorgeous weather and so spent a fair bit of time on the beach. A beach is one of the natural … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged baby, bath, frisbee, holidays, illustration, Novak Djokovic, sand dune, sketching, Wales, Wimbledon
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Holidays
We’re off on our holidays to Wales tomorrow. As always with a small baby, we’re taking half the house. This is compensated for by my wardrobe, which is severely depleted by virtue of the fact that I can only get … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged bereavement, editorial, Hannah Foley, holidays, illustration, illustrator, Wales
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British Pathe
It was with great surprise and delight that we were alerted to a film clip by British Pathe. They’ve been releasing loads of archive films and who should turn up as the subject of one but my Granddad! The picture … Continue reading
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Tagged blind, British Pathe, clip, dad, film, Salisbury, Stanley Turner, telephone operator
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Nappy accident
An awful thing happened to Little Owl this week. I was changing Finch’s nappy in the lounge and she came running in to help. In her enthusiastic eagerness she didn’t look where she was stepping and put her foot right … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged dirty, empty nest, illustration, nappy, school, shoes, teachers
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Finch
We have a lovely little baby boy! Just like Little Owl he’s got a pseudonym for blogging so, without further ado, may I introduce Finch to you all. I’ve gone for Finch because he’s got lovely dark dancing eyes like … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged baby boy, charm, children, Finch, goldfinch, illustration, illustrator, leaving the house, nappies, outings, parenting, personal project, pseudonym, rookie parent, school, shoes
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New arrival
Baby boy Foley has finally arrived! All went well. 8lbs 110z – ouch! We’re both at home and slowly getting into the swing of things. More news to follow soon…
Connected at last
Finally we have Internet at the new house and I can blog again properly. I do remember the days before the Internet but find it hard to remember how we managed. I certainly wouldn’t have imagined myself writing a blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged blog, bumblebee, continuity, gardening, grape hyacinths, illustration, internet, little girl, moving house, new house, old house, overdue baby, patio doors, pregnancy, primroses, shoes
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On pregnancy
With my due date looming ever closer I have been thinking about how to describe what it is like to be pregnant. On the outside I look round and smooth (and enormous!), but on the inside I don’t feel the … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged bag of bones, bagpipes, bunnies, describing pregnancy, enormous, Jessica Ruston, pregnant, round, smooth
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