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Tag Archives: bees
Light-filled days
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee feels like a long time ago now. Elizabeth seems a dear old lady, but I have mixed feelings about the institution of monarchy. I lived in Scotland, where the Crown has done some truly terrible things. … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa Writes, allotment, august, bank holiday, bees, blight, book events, bookbag, chickens, climate, colonialism, Colour Table, devon, Duke of York, evenings, exeter, fire, hills, honeysuckle, Hot Chocolate, imperialism, independent bookshop, jubilee, Karla Neblett, King of Rabbits, Light-filled days, lightened soul, mulit-nationals, new potatoes, parsnips, penguin, pennines, perennial cabbage, perennial kale, produce, pta, Queen, richard branson, rounders, sausages, school fete, scotland, slow worm, solstice, sweetpeas, tractor, Wales
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Patience
One of my new year’s resolutions was to start a walks journal. My idea was to make a sort of scrapbook of our family walks through the year by collecting maps and leaflets, and making notes of the weather, café … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged allotment, baby, bees, birds, blossom, blues, children, cycling, dry point, flagpole cherry, foxgloves, garden, gardening, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, January, maple, patience, pointing, printmaking, rain, sitting, soil, weather, wet, wind
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July
In my seasonal reading, Stephen Moss, in Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, describes July as a month of stasis, “a chance to reflect on the rollercoaster ride of spring.” Now chicks have been raised, parent birds are moulting ready for the colder … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged an english year, bees, beetles, birds, butterflies, Derbyshire, dragon, Early reader, Hannah Foley, hummingbird hawkmoth, illustration, july, moths, moult, purple loosestrife, reading, seasonal, snails, Stephen Moss, steve roud, Tissington, well-dressing, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, willow herb
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Skipping lessons
Did you ever play skipping games as a child? I did. I especially loved the long rope games where two children would turn the rope for the others. Even better was when we had two long ropes turned between each … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Making changes
Tagged arrival of spring, bees, birds, butterflies, childhood, devon, England, games, illustration, long ropes, memories, moving house, nature, nesting, out of step, scotland, skipping, sweetness
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Boating day
We spent an afternoon this weekend planting bulbs in two big troughs we have in the garden. One is a mixture of crocuses and tulips, the other is a combination of grape hyacinths and daffodils. The idea is that one … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Making changes
Tagged bees, boating, bulbs, climbers, England, flowers, fog, garden centre, gardening, illustration, independence, Johnny Appleseed, mist, no, perennials, referendum, sandals, scotland, shrubs, traffic, transit, travel, united kingdom, voting, yes
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Butterflies and buddleia
As part of our gardening escapades we’ve been planting some insect friendly specimens to attract butterflies and bees to our garden. Most of these attempts have been severely curtailed by the rabbits but one that has done well has been … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged bees, buddleia, butterflies, excited, gardening, illustration, Little Owl, name tags, new clothes, new term, new year, peacock butterflies, rabbits, scared
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New things
I have added a new range of books, cards and badges to my shop. In a similar vein to my sheep book these feature UK bee species. The range was inspired and designed for Big Dreamer’s mum who has become … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged badges, bee keeping, bees, book, cards, illustration, telling the bees
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A wonderful weekend
First, an apology: this is a long post but there’s so much to tell you…so bear with me! Steady Hands and I arrived back in Edinburgh late last night after a wonderful weekend at FibreFest in Devon. I’ve done a … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged bees, devon fine fibres, embroidery, felt. brushmaking, FibreFest, handspinning, illustration, jamie lewis
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