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Stars and snow
We dodged gritter lorries on our way home from Brownies this evening. In the icy darkness we counted the stars and pointed out Orion’s belt. The radio news reports are full of snow in Scotland and the North of England. … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged bike lights, Brownies, cycling, foxes, gritter lorries, ice, night, nursing, Orion's Belt, patients, placement, Return to Practice, stars, winter
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One of the Many Days
Autumn is here. It was dark coming back from Brownies with Little Owl and her friend last night. Black clouds scudded across the sky. I was hustled and bustled by the wind on my bike this morning. One minute I … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged acorns, autumn, baby carrier, bats, bike, bike ride, blackberries, Brownies, children, clouds, conkers, countryside, dark, dawn, early morning, evenings, extract, family, fungi, night, Norman MacCaig, One of the Many Days, parenting, poem, poetry, quote, rose hips, rowan, seasons, storm, storm ali, walk, wind
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Walking the bounds
My Dad likes to take a “stroll around the block” of an evening. I think that’s an interesting expression because a “block” is an American term. We don’t really have blocks here do we? My Granddad on my Dad’s side … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged allotments, amphibians, beating the bounds, biology, blue, brown, children, countryside corridor, Devon County Council, Dove Grey Reader, educational, exeter, florist, frogs, green, Hannah Foley, horned marsupial frog, illustration, illustrator, kids, natural history, New York, night, non-fiction, plants, robber frogs, rogation, San Jose Cochrane frog, saxon lane, South America, splendid leaf frog, Strawberry Poison Dart Frog, tink frogs, tithe maps, Twisted Oak, walking around the block
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Carnival night
We are in the thick of carnival season here in the Southwest. This is the time of year when most towns near us will put on a brightly lit procession through the streets. Carnival night is all about preparation. It … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged autumn, carnival, cartwheel, clothes, coppers, devon, education, educational, festivities, fish and chips, ginger, girl, grey, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, layers, lights, night, october, orange, pennies, purple, pyjamas, railway embankment, school, southwest, tradition, uniform, white
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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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Inchmahome Priory
Last night the rain battered on the windows and the wind whipped round our house. I snuggled down under my duvet, glad I was indoors. We have had some good weather this week however and I took the opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside
Tagged arnmach, coire nan uruisgean, earls of menteith, fairies, illustration, inchmahome priory, lake of menteith, monks, night, rain, wet, windy
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Dark nights
It’s a really dark night tonight. Often the stars are bright enough that I can walk down the lane to bring the bin back and see my way quite clearly. Tonight I needed our big torch that sits by the … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged bins, dark, darkness, illustration, new characters, night, stars
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Wrapping
It’s essentially still night when Little Owl and I leave the house in the mornings at the moment. The moon sails high in the sky and our headlights glint back at us from the cat’s eyes. Icy sleet batters the … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged car, children, commute, illustration, kids, night, party, sleet, snow, snow gates, travel, wind, wrapping presents
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Snow at night
In the middle of the night I was woken by Little Owl stirring in her sleep. Our bedroom seemed strangely luminous and the curtains were haloed by an outside light. I peeked out and everywhere was glowing white. Snow was … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged christmas, Christmas tree, full moon, illustration, night, snow, wilfred owen, WW1
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Christmas Cards
My Christmas cards are now on sale in my shop so do go and have a look. They feature my inky drawings of holly and mistletoe. The hand-lettered greeting on the front reads ‘Peace on Earth’. Apologies to those of … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged cards, christmas, illustration, Lucy and Tom's Christmas, night, stars
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