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Purple Sprouting Brocolli

Here is some of my purple-sprouting broccoli which I have allowed to flower. I think it’s so pretty. I love that combination of pale yellow with the dusky purple. I had kind of given up on the purple-sprouting broccoli to … Continue reading

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1 year old

My blog is one-year old today. It’s hard to believe all the things that have happened in the last year. It’s lovely for me that it has all felt very natural: a slow unfolding. There’s still so much to learn … Continue reading

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Twitter

Right, I’ve done it. I’m on Twitter. Apparently that means you can ‘follow’ me. I don’t have a clue what I’m doing but since I’ve started this whole illustrating malarky I seem to be forever launching myself into the unknown … Continue reading

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Swallows

Hard frosts continue to await us in the mornings. At the weekend we even awoke to aΒ smattering of snow. My pea seedlings paw at the windows with their curling tendrils but I daren’t put them out yet. The broad beans … Continue reading

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Artists’ Book Fair

Today we were at this book fair in Edinburgh. The Fruit Market Gallery is a lovely place to go anyway with its book shop, coffee shop, and light, airy exhibition space. Today, it was even better, bustling with all us … Continue reading

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Newsletter

Exciting news! We have finally worked out how to put a newsletter subscription button on my website. Okay, we had some help…thank you Rob! A few people have asked if I could let them know when new stock comes out … Continue reading

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Dressing up

The drought in the South East feels a million miles away with the heavy rain we’ve had here. Between the downpours Little Owl and I crept out to collect nettle leaves for Big Dreamer’s annual batch of Nettle Beer. They’re … Continue reading

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Pace Eggs

Here are our Pace Eggs for Easter. I always plan to be more experimental with them and try lots of natural dyes but never quite manage it. Next year, next year! Little Owl had an Easter Egg hunt in the … Continue reading

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GOOD (it’s) Friday

I wasn’t sure we’d make it to Friday this week. On Tuesday Big Dreamer had a spectacular crash on a high and winding road in the snow. I’d like to say it wasn’t serious but it very much was. We … Continue reading

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Not a word!

Not a word. I don’t want to hear one single word from any of you about the snow that is currently falling over Scotland. Honestly, it’s April for goodness sake. I thought I had it covered…moles, rabbits, slugs! Our next … Continue reading

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