Category Archives: Family and friends

More Scilly Sketches

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Hannah

Here are some more sketches from the Scillies. The first shows one of the exotic plants that grew over the sand dunes along the edges of the beaches. It’s leaves are quite solid and rubbery. The flowers were about the … Continue reading →

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Scilly Sketches

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Hannah

Here are some more drawings from my Scilly Isles sketchbook. The first is Little Owl taking a nap in the tent. The second is a sparrow on Bryher. The sparrows on the Scillies get their own entry in the guidebooks. … Continue reading →

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Pia’s Competition no.6

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Hannah

Pia’s competition continues! Here is the latest photo. Dad, you can give your answer now. Little Owl and I were listening to the Reith Lectures this morning as we did the washing up. As you may already know this year’s … Continue reading →

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Return

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Hannah

We returned yesterday from our wonderful summer holidays in the Scilly Isles. Here’s a couple of pics from my sketchbook. I’ll post some more up over the week as I’ve got loads. The first picture shows the view from Bryher … Continue reading →

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Pia’s Competition No. 3, 4 & 5

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Hannah

We are off on our summer holidays this evening. Little Owl will be bathed and put to bed in the car and then we’ll begin our slow migration south. Hence I am releasing the next three instalments of Pia’s competition … Continue reading →

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Six silent fishes

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Hannah

Little Owl and I have had a lovely couple of days with our good friend Steady Hands. We took Steady Hands for a walk in the woods and found an injured magpie in a cage. He looked like he was … Continue reading →

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Pia’s Competition No.2

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Hannah

Here is the second instalment of Pia’s competition. It’s a bit of holiday fun to remind her of Scotland but you can join in too. Where is this in Edinburgh? It’s quite a tricky one so I’ll give you a … Continue reading →

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Living with an international assassin

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Hannah

We have spent the day in the garden digging, planting and watering. All the doors and windows were flung open and Little Owl toddled in and out getting progressively grubbier. Living on a farm the warm weather brings flies and … Continue reading →

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Pia’s Competition No.1

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Hannah

It’s a glorious evening in the Borders this evening. I sat on the back steps surveying our knee-high grass (all that rain!) and listening to a blackbird singing its heart out from a cherry tree in the main farm garden. … Continue reading →

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Wet camping

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Hannah

We’ve just come back from a great weekend camping near Kielder Water with a group of our Yorkshire friends. We stayed on a working farm and I was proud to recognise a Scotch Mule in one of the sheep pens … Continue reading →

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