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Kelpies Prize 2019

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Hannah

At the end of last week the Kelpies Prize winners of 2019 were announced up in Edinburgh. I say winners because this year there was a change of format to the prize. This year the Floris team were asking for samples … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aimee Ferrier, books, Catherine Rayner, Christopher Mackie, Discover Kelpies, edinburgh, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Floris, If, Janis MacKay, Kelpies Prize, Kelpies Prize 2019, publishing, Rudyard Kipling, Triumph and Disaster, writing | 2 Comments

West Dart

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Hannah

Down in this valley, amongst the trees, is the West Dart. Not long after this point the West Dart joins with the East Dart to form the River Dart, from which Dartmoor gets its name. This weekend we camped on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adventure stories, camping, children, east dart, family, fish, fresh air, hot choclate, kids, laughter, marshmallows, parenting, rapids, river, river dart, rope swing, swimming, tadpoles, west dart, wild swimming | 1 Comment

Mixed bag

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Hannah

June has been a mixed bag for me on the allotment. Crown rot spread through the plots at our site like wild fire. I thought I had hit a new low of gardening ineptitude by managing to kill rhubarb. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged allotment, beetroot, broad beans, buckwheat, butternut squash, chamomile, chard, crown rot, dahlias, flowers, gardening, peas, posey, potatoes, pumpkins, rambling roses, rhubarb, strawberries | 1 Comment

Sunbathing

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Hannah

What a June it is turning out to be! We went to a local pub for lunch with some friends for Father’s Day. Inevitably the children could only sit at the table for limited length of time so we headed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged allotment, beer garden, birds, children, community nursing, district nursing, father's day, frog, gardening, golden mornings, grasses, june, manure pile, nature, parenting, pub, pub lunch, rain, river, rounds, slow worm, slow worms, sunbathing, sunshine, visits, water meadow, wildlife | 5 Comments

Hedgehog news!

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Hannah

This evening thunder rumbles so close overhead that we can feel the vibrations through the floor, and lightening illuminates the inside of our house like someone taking a photograph. Thick clouds cover the sky and rain pours down. Our garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 30 Days Wild, bench, Biff, Chip, city garden, family garden, flower bed, garden, gardening, gardening for wildlife, gardening with kids, hedgehog, Jane, Kipper, learning to read, lightening, Oxford Reading Tree, parenting, Pat the Dog, Peter, phonics, pond, rain, reading aloud, sleeping, small garden, snoring, sounding out, storm, sunshine, thunder, urban garden, Wilder Future, wildlife | 1 Comment

Early days

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Hannah

Here is a carpet moth I found cleverly camouflaged in the alley beside our house. Not to be confused with Tineola moths, whose larvae eat clothes and carpets. Epirrhoe alternata is called the Common Carpet moth because it looks like … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged carpet moth, community nursing, day-flying moths, district nursing, door code, e-learning, e-roster, early days, Epirrhoe alternata, new job, nursing, smart card, Tineola, UK | 2 Comments

Half term

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Hannah

Starting a new job during half term was possibly not the best idea I have ever had. I shall return with news but for now, I’m off to bed…Zzzzzzz

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Bluebells

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Hannah

It’s official. I have passed! Now it’s over to the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) to issue me with my PIN and I will be back on the register. I start my job as a District Nurse next Tuesday, working … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Making changes, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged bluebells, Dartmoor, district nurse, emsworthy mire, garden centre, gardening, gardening with kids, gardening with toddlers, insects, milk, NMC, nursing, overhanging branchs, oxygenating plants, PIN, pond, Return to Practice, scone, shade, vegetation, wildlife | 3 Comments

Indoor thoughts

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Hannah

Days starting cold and sharp, apexed with golden warmth, continue here. We had a wonderful walk along the South West Coast Path on Saturday, climbing high above chalky cliffs for views of blue meeting blue for miles all around. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged allotment, autumn, Billy Hippo 2, Billy Hippo. How Billy Hippo Learned to Swim, chores, field peas, gardening, golden days, greenhouse, growing, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, jobs, lifestyle illustration, Little Door Books, sea, sky, South West Coast Path, views, vivian french | 2 Comments

Heading North

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Hannah

Tomorrow Big Dreamer and I will be catching a flight up to Edinburgh for the Kelpies Prize awards ceremony at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Friday. The Discover Kelpies team have put up videos of the three short-listed authors … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged awards ceremony, Celia Bryce, children's books, Discover Kelpies, Edinburgh International Book Festival, fiction, Floris Books, Hannah Foley, Kelpies Prize, Robin Scott-Elliot, short-list, writing | 2 Comments

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