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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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Odd spuds
Is this the weirdest looking potato? I wish we’d unearthed it in time for the village horticultural show. We’d definitely have won the best vegetable monster prize with it. We’ve had a great crop from our rubble sacks. I love … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things
Tagged fairies, funny shapes, horticultural show, illustration, potato, rubble sacks, thistles, vegetable monster competition
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Dip pens
These arrived the other day and I’m chuffed to bits with them. They are three dip pens from a lady in Italy. One of them is broken but the other two work just fine. Aren’t they beautiful? I’m obsessed with … Continue reading
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Tagged antiques, bric-a-brac, dip pens, illustration, Ink, Italy
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Garlic
This evening was golden as the sun set. The hills were purple and bronze with heather. Coming back later on from a friend’s house, through dark windy lanes, rabbits and mice scattered to the verges in the beam of my … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged beans, devon, evening, family, far away, friends, garlic, harvest, heather, illustration, peas, visitors
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Lost tales
The journey back to Scotland from Devon is a long one so we’ve broken it with Big Dreamer’s parents in Yorkshire. Rain is pattering on the chimney cowl, echoing down the flue to where I’m sitting. As we were driving … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside
Tagged badgers, castagnaccio, cooking, hugh fearnley-whittingstall, illustration, journey, memories, rain, recipes, romans, stews, sweet chestnuts, trees
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The call of home
Since I spotted the bats I’ve made it a habit to head out into the garden at dusk to see if I can catch a glimpse. Even if I don’t see them it’s lovely to sit out amongst the cooling … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged home, illustration, noisy people, sickle moon
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The House That Moved
This is a very special house. It is a 16th century merchant’s house in Exeter. In the 1960s it was in a state of dereliction after the bombing of the city during WW2 and was due to be demolished to … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged 16th century, bombing, exeter, illustration, linda duriez, merchant's house, pirouette, the house that moved, wedding, WW2
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Bats in the evening
Yesterday evening we formed a conveyor belt in the lounge to put together the Order of Services for the wedding. One person folded, another inserted, another punched holes, and another tied the ribbon. It was fun to chat and laugh … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged bat conservation trust, greater mouse-eared bat, illustration, order of service, pipistrelle bats, rites of passage, wedding
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