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Category Archives: Growing things
Half term
We’re deep in the throes of half term. We’ve made dolly peg pirates, baked gingerbread men, made a hanging mobile of the solar system, planted out tomatoes, and spent copious amounts of time at the splash zone (lots of movement-triggered … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged Devon County Show, devon rubies, dolly pegs, farriers, gingerbread men, half term, horse shoeing, illustration, mobile, pirates, sheep shearing, solar system, splash zone, teething, tomatoes
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Rain
Here is a little illustration I did of the greengrocers on the high street. They have a great range of local fruit and vegetables. I’m enjoying taking mealtime inspiration from the seasonal treats they have in stock. We had some … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged apples, beetroot, fruit, gardening, greengrocers, local, neighbours, peas, rain, seedlings, spinach, stokes, vegetables
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Inheriting
In a kind of lovely postscript to my last post, I received a brilliant email. I’ll quote a little bit of it: “…just a quick note to say we moved into your old house a month ago and adore your … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged caring, countryside, email, farm, garden, gardening, plants, vegetables
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First day of school
Finch and I waved Little Owl off this week for her first day of school. She confidently strode across the playground to meet her teacher in her new uniform, proudly clutching her lunchbox and book bag. A little less confidently … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged book bag, first day of school, illustration, kettle, Little Owl, lunchbox, p1, school, scotland, uniform
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Umbrellas
During a Scottish winter an umbrella is a useless object. Not because it isn’t raining but because the wind will have turned the poor umbrella inside out and ripped it into ragged tatters before you can say brolly. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Growing things
Tagged brolly, crocs, grass, hogweed, illustration, meadowsweet, rain, rosebay willowherb, scotland, scottish summer, scottish winter, seed, shower, sow's thistle, sun, umbrella, vetch
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A new patch
Over the last few weeks Little Owl (now with Finch too) and I have been getting to know our new patch. We hot-footed it to a nearby garden centre to stock up the bird feeders and gradually the locals have … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged blackbirds, blue tits, buds, dandelions, Finch, illustration, jackdaw, little girl, Little Owl, magpie, moss, robin, scotland, slippers, sparrows, starlings, tree
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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 wouldnβt 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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Happy Easter
We’re all moved in to our new house but don’t have internet connected yet so in the meantime here’s a quick message from my phone. Happy Easter one and all!
Posted in Growing things
Tagged daffodils, easter, happy easter, illustration
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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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