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THE star
How are your Christmas preparations going? Are you leaving it all to the last minute or have you had it all organised for ages? Things are in full swing for us. Yesterday Little Owl was a star in her nursery … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged christmas, Christmas play, hailstone, Little Owl, nativity, nursery, star, The Grandpas, Tom and Jerry chase, wise men
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An eventful journey
Having a high old time in London this week, Little Owl and I managed to be completely oblivious to reports of the impending storm that hit Scotland on Wednesday night. Oblivious that was, until we tried to go home on … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged cathedral, crafts, Darlington, Doncaster, Durham, edinburgh, journey, King's Cross, london, nativity, Newcastle, scotland, storm, trains, wreath, york
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Country Living Christmas Fair
Little Owl and I have been off on our travels this week. We are heading down to London to visit friends but on our way we stopped off in Harrogate for the Country Living Christmas Fair yesterday. It was wonderful and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged brocantes, christmas, cloth hobby horse, Country Living Fair, Country Living Magazine, Ellen Clarke Enterprises, glassware, Gracie J, harrogate, Harry and Molly, homeware, Jewellery, patchouli, rose, Rosie's Armoire, stocking, textiles, vintage, Wild Olive Soap
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Toadstools and learning
The paths down by the river are lined with enormous toadstools that look like creamy dinner plates laid out on a table cloth of gold and bronze autumn leaves. Yesterday we signed Little Owl up for school in September. There … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged autumn leaves, bronze, England, enrolment, enrolment week, gold, illustration, North Berwick, river, scotland, starting school, toadstools
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Bonfire Night excitement
This week the temperature dropped and the promised iciness of a few weeks ago is now here to stay. The morning frost that covers the garden has seen off the last off my nasturtium flowers that had been cheerfully hanging … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged baby's first movements, bonfire night, excitement, frost, larch, sparklers, stars
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Morning sickness
At first Little Owl was quite perplexed by my Morning Sickness (read All-day Sickness). She would grab my shoulder and ask me what I was looking for down the toilet. Now she just quietly shuts the bathroom door on me … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged contraception, cornfield, Flat Cat Gallery, framed, gallery, morning sickness, mounted, mouse, nausea, necessary, normal, picture, pregnancy, vomiting
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Expecting
Are you all still there? Did you survive the storm? Apart from it being a bit blustery here yesterday we knew nothing of it. We listened to the radio in awe as reports came in from the south of double … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged baby, exhaustion, expecting, fainting, ginger, hyper emesis, morning sickness, nausea, pregnancy, raspberry wine, scotland, spring, st jude, storm, vomiting
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Searching for brown
Yesterday a chill wind blew. It was laden with portents of ice and snow. Today the sheep dogs lounge in the sun on the steps from the farm yard. The weather is warm and mild again but we draw in … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged Big Dreamer, brown, chill wind, dad, farmyard, ice, illustration, Ink, Little Owl, logs, mild, mum, sheepdogs, snow, warm, wood shed
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Animal magic
A soft rain has been falling in Scotland since we arrived home. The last of the summer’s flowers are having a final burst before the season is out. Bumblebees cower in amongst the wilting blooms waiting for the showers to … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged animal clips, autumn, beavers, bumble bee, child friendly clips of animals, flowers, kangaroos, koala bear, meerkats, poo, puzzles, sunflower
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Pebbles
Little Owl’s collection of pebbles from the beach.
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged beach, collecting, peebles, precious things, sunshine
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