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A little book
Outside my window the weather is wild. The rooks from the trees behind our house take off in giant plumes, then tumble and wheel on the gusts. Little Owl’s swing has wrapped itself around the cross bar in a giant … Continue reading
Lovely presents
How was your Christmas? Good I hope. The endless days of grey cloud and solid rain we’ve been experiencing here, for what feels like weeks, cleared on Christmas Day. My mum and dad and I climbed one of the big … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged beachcombings, Christmas Day, presents, rain, simon mouncey. clock, solstice, walks
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Christmas Party
Today was the village children’s Christmas party. We all arrived in plenty of time to put the heating on, check the toilets hadn’t frozen, and wash any mousey footprints off the crockery. In all this rain it wasn’t the cold … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged children's christmas party, curlew, funding, illustration, leaky roof, presents, rain, santa, village hall
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Pub quiz
The sky has suddenly become very dark in Edinburgh and the trees are being blown about in the quad at college. Some students are messing around outside the window. If I don’t tune into their voices they could be wailing … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged edinburgh, edinburgh university, illustration, Nomad magazine. fundraiser, pear tree pub, pub quiz, rain, weather
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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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Otter Tracks
Last week Little Owl and I were down by the river. It’s still looking pretty sodden down there following the summer deluge. The vegetation is making a come back but it’s mainly the most pervasive species. The wild flowers haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife
Tagged common ragwort, hardheads, herb robert, knapweed, otter, rain, river, tormentil, tracks, wild flowers
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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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Southerly Sojourn
Little Owl and I have been packing today. It is time for our annual migration south. My family are all in Devon so we try to get in one big trip every year. This year Little Owl and I are … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged bridesmaids, holiday, illustration, mud, rain, south, sun, travelling
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Synchronised lawn mowing
Big Dreamer has been told at work that he’s posh for calling the grass in our garden a lawn. Apparently he should say “Back Grass” and “Front Grass”. He thinks this sounds rude so is sticking with “lawn”. These perfectly … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged cutting grass, grass, illustration, lawn, lawn mowers, rabbits, rain, wasps
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