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The beast from the east
‘The Beast from the Eastβ has arrived at just the right time for us. Half the roof is missing and we havenβt even one wisp of loft insulation. Last night we packed everyone off to bed early, layered up in … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged blankets, bracket fungi, builders, buttress roots, children, crows nest fern, ecology, education, egret, epiphytes, green, Hannah Foley, hot water bottles, illustration, illustrator, jaguar, king palm, loft conversion, macaw, natural history, prop roots, rainforest, red, roof, scarlet ibis, science, slippers, sloth, spider monkey, stag horn fern, strangler vine, the beast from the east, toucan
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Tomatoes
Ooo hang on, a bit busy with deadlines. Bear with me. In the mean time, look some of my tomatoes have actually ripened!
Beating the Bounds – again!
I have been back walking my loops of the parish boundary (read why here and here). The other evening I rejoined the boundary at the medieval stone cross on the old road to Plymouth. The surface of the road has … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged animal cell, beating the bounds, biology, children, Dan Richards, Devon Wildlife Trust, Dove Grey Reader, education, enclosure act, exeter, golgi apparatus, green circle, green space, Hannah Foley, holloway, illustration, illustrator, John Clare, kids, Local Nature Reserve, lysosomes, natural history, nature, nucleus, orange, red, ribosomes, ridgeway, Robert MacFarlane, rough endoplasmic reticulum, science, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, Stanley Donwood, walking, yellow, yellow ants
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Microwave conspiracies
My Dad has a conspiracy theory about microwaves. It goes like this. Whichever way he puts his mug of coffee into the microwave, it always finishes with the mug handle turned away from him when he goes to get it … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged black, brimstone, brown, butterfly, children, conspiracy theories, dad, education, elevenses, Hannah Foley, hedgehog, illustration, illustrator, kids, microwaves, natural history, orange, red, tortoiseshell, yellow
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Christmas cards!
Little Owl became an official Brownie last night. Surrounded by her friends, who held glittering sparklers, she made her promise to do her best, be true to herself, develop her beliefs, to serve the Queen and community, to help other … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged animals, blue, Brownies, cards, children, christmas, favourite colour, golden, handbook, Hannah Foley, illustration, kids, merry christmas, mother-in-law, mouse, orange, picture books, polar bear, promise, red, sledge, sledging, white
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Working hard
This week I have been up to Edinburgh for illustration-related meetings (exciting!) and have also learnt a lot about contrast in design. Now I’m going for a rest.
Posted in Illustration
Tagged autumn, boys, brown, children, contrast, edinburgh, education, Hannah Foley, illustration, kids, orange, picture books, purple, red, seasons, yellow
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Autumn images
I have some lovely autumn images lingering in my mind as I settle down to work this morning. There was Little Owl dancing across the damp grass at the park in the near dusk on our way home from swimming. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside
Tagged apple crumble, apple rings, apples, autumn, autumn leaves, cookers, devon, dusk, early morning, eaters, golden, hidden door, illustration, images, light, old wall, orange, orchard, park, passenger ferry, red, swan
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A bright moment of calm
As a mum and freelancer the inside of my head most often resembles a tumbling, teeming ant hill; to-do lists and piles of dirty laundry marching to and fro as far as the eye can see. A new baby and … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Making changes
Tagged children, confidence, course, freelance, grant, green, illustration, leaf, light, moment of calm, new baby, red, residential, skills, window, writing
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