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Summer at last
Finch got some new pyjamas this week. He was so pleased with them that he got up in the night and put all three sets on, on top of each other. He was roasting when we went to wake him … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged ABC, anax imperator, blue, bug hunting, children, chives, dragonfly, education, garden, gold, green, half term, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, insects, irises, kids, may, natural history, pyjamas, rambling roses, summer, sun, wildlife, yellow
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Layers
I’m fascinated by layers. My dissertation for my degree was about layers in landscape. I once read about how the Japanese value tarnished objects more than polished ones because the tarnish shows the layers of handling. The object gains worth … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged australian, blood pressure, blue, children, china, chipboard, dinamap, education, garden, green, Hannah Foley, healthcare, heart rate, house, illustration, layers, mantelpiece, medal, medieval, mother, old houses, players cigarettes, rose, ruby, scotland, shrubs, singing, son, sunlight, vital signs, weeds, WW2
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Blackbird
The days have been long and hot here. I have been sitting Wren in the garden in her baby bouncer in the shade of the Japanese maple. She usually falls fast asleep, the dappled light dancing over her flickering eyelids, … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged alley, baby, blackbird, cats, children, city, digital, dog, football, garden, hot, houses, illustration, Japanese maple, neighbours, painterly, park, picture books, pigeons, shade, sleeping, sunshine, telegraph pole, town, tree, wren
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Boxes
We’re in…and there are boxes everywhere! As I’m sure you can imagine Finch has been an enormous help with the house move. You know the sort of thing. Drawing all over the lounge walls in purple felt-tip, pushing nails into … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged arm chair, bedtime story, boxes, boy, buckets, dark, dirty water, felt-tips, garden, granddad, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, moving house, nails, night, parenting, purple, sockets, two year old
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Eggs
We found this shell in the garden the other day. I was hoping it would be the egg shell of something really exciting. Just recently a species of fly that had been thought extinct turned up on a nature reserve … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged bird egg, detectives, egg identification, egg shell, garden, identification, illustration, natural history, nature, wood pigeon
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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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Ode to a Tumble Drier
Snow is pouring from the sky this morning. The ground and the sky are exactly the same blinding whiteness. I am grateful to the snow because it is covering over our lawn which was feeling quite sorry for itself with … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged clothes, garden, illustration, mole hills, moles, snow, tumble drier
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