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Seeds
That’s my annual seed order sent off. I spent hours pouring over my preferred seed catalogue, comparing the descriptions of differing varieties of this vegetable and that, and weighing up whether to stick with a trusted favourite or experiment with … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged animation, calcium deficiency, children, Circus, flowers, gardening, gif, illustration, January, lettuces, lime, lion, lion-tamer, order, seed catalogue, seeds, soil, tomatoes
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The Fox and the Star
Following on from my last post, here is a book we were given for Christmas and one which I highly recommend. It’s called The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Coralie Bickford-Smith has been a designer for Penguin for … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged Book of the Year 2015, children's books, Coralie Bickford-Smith, friendship, Guardian, illustrated books, illustration, loss, penguin, persistence, picture books, star, The Fox and the Star, Waterstones
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Picture Books 2015
I take Christmas as an opportunity to splurge on picture books…for the children obviously! I spend ages perusing the shelves of our local Waterstones, drinking in all those beautiful pages. Here are some of my favourites from this year’s purchases… … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged Aerodynamics of Biscuits, author/illustrator, benji davies, christmas, Clare Helen Welsh, deborah allwright, ed vere, Granddad's Island, illustrator, linda sarah, max at night, On Sudden Hill, peter harris, picture books, Please Mr Panda, Steve Antony, the night pirates
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Happy New Year!
Fifteen minutes to go!!! Happy New Year everyone! Thanks again for all your support this year. Here’s to a happy and healthy 2016 for you all.
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged 2016, grandfather clock, happy, healthy, new year
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Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas everyone! Have a wonderful festive time!
#5000NoMore
Here’s a quick screen shot of some new illustrations of mine for the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution Christmas Campaign. It’s a fantastic cause so do head over and have a look by following this link.
Posted in Illustration
Tagged #5000NoMore, #StopTalkListen, 5000 no more, campaign, charity, christmas, family conflict, illustration, scotland, Scottish Centre for Conflict Resol, youth homelessness
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Christmas tree
At the weekend we headed off to the moors. The distinctive characteristics of each of the national parks in the UK is always a matter of fascination to me. From the rugged austerity of the Cairngorms to the rolling greenery … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged Cairngorms, celtic, chestnuts, children, Christmas market, Christmas tree, Dartmoor, decorations, elves, fairies, fairytales, festive feeling, fog, folktales, hats, Haytor, hill, illustration, imps, lights, mince pies, national parks, Peak district, pixies, topographical features, tors, UK, village, village hall, wind
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December
It is December and everyone is busy with the lead up to Christmas. In his chapter on December in his book The English Year, Steve Roud reports that, perhaps unsurprisingly, most of what we consider to be a traditional English … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged Aguilanneuf, America, banning Christmas, books, christmas, Christmas pudding, Christmas tree, Church of Scotland, Circus, climate change, conservation, countryside, Craigmillar, December, England, environment, festival, flocks, frost, Frumenty, Germany, goose, hogmanay, illustration, Little France, Long-tailed Tits, Mary Queen of Scots, Merrie England, mistletoe, new year, Old French, Puritans, Restoration, roll-up, Santa Claus, scotland, seasons, Short-eared owls, solar panels, Springwatch, Stephen Moss, steve roud, storytelling, the english year, traditions, vegetarianism, victorians, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, winter, Yule log
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Mould
A small patch of mould had started to form in a corner of the landing window frame. Little Owl spotted it and her eyes narrowed. “Hmmm,” she said to me, hands on hips. “We’ll have to tell the cleaner about … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged cleaner, illustration, Little Owl, mould, parenting, wet weather
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A wet week
Prior to the arrival of storm Barney it had been a wet week here. Low mists bowled up the estuary and rolled around the houses. Other than a continuous drip-dripping from the eaves, all was silent. Down by the river … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged amber list, blood transfusion kit, centre of the cell, children, education, fog, gas mask, grey wagtail, illustration, mist, november, river, science, wet, WW1 medicine
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