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https://blog.hannah-foley.co.uk/2020/08/04/chips/So many wonderful events for kids at the online @edbookfest festival this year. Look at some of these treats!
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Tag Archives: Dartmoor
Bennett’s Cross
On Dartmoor there is a crooked stone cross beside the road between Moretonhampstead and Postbridge. Folklore has it that the cross was erected as a boundary marker by a tin miner named William Bennett in the 16th century. Looking out across … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Making changes, Wildlife
Tagged "This too shall pass", 16th century, Birch Tor, common lizard, Dartmoor, devon, dragonflies, family, fishing net, folklore, granite, history, minnows, Moretonhampstead, open cast mining, paddling, perspective, picnic, Postbridge, Redwater Brook, ruins, southwest, spoil heaps, stannery, stream, tin mining, tinner, tomatoes, Vitifier Tin Mine, walk, William Bennett
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Bluebells
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
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Sounds in the dark
One of the things I love about getting up early and heading out on my bike of a morning is the sounds I hear. The change in the clocks meant it was dark again when I set off this morning … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Wildlife
Tagged baby rabbits, badger, bike ride, bird song, birds, bobtails, clocks change, cycling, darkness, Dartmoor, early start, morning, river, sounds, spring, Wind in the Willows
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The other day Finch broke my necklace. It wasn’t just any old necklace. It was the necklace Big Dreamer gave me when Wren was born. It has five little stars on it, one for each of us. I wear it … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged advice, baby, black, boy, broken, cafe, children, christmas, crawling, dad, Dartmoor, Dartmoor Park Rangers, dry point, etching, father, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, necklace, printmaking, robin, tree, white, women
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Waymarkers
When do you think a regular activity becomes a tradition? This is our second year in Devon, Wren’s first Christmas, and Finch’s first Christmas that makes any sense to him. I think it’s a lovely phase in the life of … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged aranues diadematus, children, christmas, Christmas cake, Christmas tree, customs, Dartmoor, education, feasts, illustration, illustrator, insects, kids, landmarks, nativity, natural history, school, seasons, sensitive, spider, stir, time, traditions, way marls, wildlife, wishes
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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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Inspiration
Paralysed by a huge and complimentary commission recently I was advised by a wonderful friend to go and delve into something inspiring that wasn’t illustration. The illustration world can be a bit ‘cool’ sometimes and that’s the last thing you … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged 60 years, amanda richardson, anniversary, artist, Bovey Tracey, cirl bunting, collagraph, copper series, craft, craft centre, Dartmoor, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, dry point, enamelling, exhibition, fauna, flora, fragments of nature, illustration, janine parting ton, landforms, lynn bailey, mono print, printmaker, satin, silk, textiles, velvet
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