Category Archives: Family and friends

Birch sap wine

The floor plan for the degree show has gone up in the studio. I know my space. Today we’ve been putting orders in for shelves and tables. Time is ticking! Big Dreamer has been out tapping birch trees so that … Continue reading

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Hatchings

This week at Little Owl’s nursery they have had some eggs in an incubator and it has caused a major stir. Every day the children have been able to go and visit the eggs. Each morning Little Owl has been … Continue reading

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Spinning plates

Near the beginning of this academic year I remember posting about how five weeks of the term had already flown past. Well now there are only five and half weeks until final hand in. I am just about keeping all … Continue reading

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Singing wrens

Although the countryside around us is covered in piles of snow and the skies are thick with grey cloud a little wren has been singing joyfully outside my window this morning. I’m always amazed at the volume that comes out … Continue reading

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Birthday cake

I looked out of the window this morning to see several centimetres of snow on the ground and quite a few more falling from the sky. ‘I really don’t have time for this,’ is what I thought to myself. Things … Continue reading

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Flower girl duties

This is a wedding invitation I designed for my lovely brother-in-law and his fiancee. I can put it up here for you to see as the invitations have just been sent out to the guests. It doesn’t have the green border, … Continue reading

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Fairy woods

Today was another glorious day in Scotland (sorry Dad, I know it’s still gloomy down with you). We headed out to a brilliant place called Pressmennan Wood, which is owned by the Woodland Trust. It’s not an easy place to … Continue reading

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Cats

Today I put washing on the line. That feels like a bold statement but yes, I did. From my parents down in Devon, to Big Dreamer’s Grandma in Lancashire, and then up to us in the Borders, the day seems … Continue reading

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Big Friendly Giants

Yesterday was a horrible day. Horrible days seem to be growing in frequency the closer I get to the end of my degree. I think maybe I feel so stretched that it doesn’t take much to capsize me…or maybe I … Continue reading

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Snow days

In the hills around the farm the white sky is continuous with the white fields. Stepping off our back steps the snow is nearly up to the tops of my tall winter boots. We have a poorly girl at home … Continue reading

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