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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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Another year
A year has passed and I donโt need to look back at old blog posts to know exactly what I was doing this time last year. April is my mumโs birthday and to celebrate, every year my mum, my sister, … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged cake, children's books, childrens' book art, day without kids, Finch, garden, gardens, geraniums, gift shop, Hannah Foley, history, illustration, illustrator, maid, morning, mum's birthday, non-fiction, outings, plant sale, school, second-hand bookshop, snake's-head fritillaries, snow, stroll, tea, tea room, topiary, tudor, winter, year
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Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day coincided with me working on a lovely commission about medicine during World War 1. As we remembered those who gave their lives in that war and subsequent conflicts I was busily drawing nurses’ uniforms from that same time … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged centre of the cell, children, conflict, history, illustration, medicine, peace, prosthetic leg, Remembrance Day, science, workshops, WW1
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