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September wobbles
The start of the new school term now, usually finds me down at the allotment, lighting a fire for the weed pile. I always feel a bit wobbly at this time of year, my children making their way out into … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged allotment, children's author, collecting seeds, digging, emotions, feelings, fire, fruit, green manure, growing, Hannah Foley, manure, new term, new year's resolutions, parenting, school, seeds, spring, vegetables
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Seasonal rituals
The children went back to school and it all seemed to be going okay. Then the news came that gatherings were being restricted to six people due to a rise in Covid numbers. My heart sank. After all that has … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged allotment, autumn, bulbs, children, colds, cough, Covid, covid restrictions, covid test, COVID-19, crocuses, flu, geese, manure, migration, new term, nurse, pansies, parenting, return to school, runny nose, tulips, vaccines, winter, work
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Cloudburst
Yesterday evening, from the back door, I watched a cloudburst of summer rain fall. The door was wide open to let the steam out of the kitchen. Big Dreamer had a vat of bubbling jam on the hob. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged allotment, august, blackberries, choir, cut flowers, dahlias, flowers, fruit, grow your own, Hannah Foley, jam, name lables, new term, plums, rudbeckia, school uniform, summer, summer rain, sweet peas
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Expecting…again!
There is only one word for last week and that is NOROVIRUS. Iβll say no more. It was awful. This morning Little Owl returned to school, every possible surface name-labeled except her forehead. Iβm now sat at my desk with … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged autumn, countryside rangers, fish, illustration, new term, norovirus, paddling, primary school, rockpool ramble, school, seaside, shrimps, snails
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Mother and child
We are back in bonnie Scotland after our sojourn south. The valley is shrouded in low cloud and fine drizzle. It was lovely seeing my sister and my new niece but strange viewing those first intense weeks from the outside. … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged baby shock, bonnie scotland, cholic, drawing, first weeks, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, life drawing classes, Little Owl, mastitis, mother and child, new baby, new term, sister, teaching
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New term
I find the start of the new school year quite an evocative time. The mornings always seem especially fresh on the first one back to school. This morning there was a nip in the air. My car was coated in … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged back to school, fresh mornings, illustration, new term, rain
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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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Back to college
Here are some things I am enjoying at the moment: Carol Ann Duffy’s The Bees: Nearly every poem takes my breath away with its clarity and brilliance. I found her quite hard when we studied her at school. She was … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged alan titchmarsh, bath, bubbles, carol ann duffy, homesick, hugh fearnely-whittingstall, illustration, lonely, new term, saturday morning, the bees, veg everyday
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