Tag Archives: school

This time last week…

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Hannah

How strange to read back my blog post of last week. Was that only last week? It feels a life time ago. Back then, we were planning provisional childcare arrangements but we had imagined the lockdown to still be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Making changes, Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, author, author event, blog, cat, cat hat, childcare, children, children's books, COVID-19, delayed publication, Discover Kelpies, Hannah Foley, lockdown, looking back, middle grade fiction, mystery, nerves, parenting, primary school, publication, school, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle | Leave a comment

Three Brown Eggs

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Hannah

The weather has taken an autumnal turn this week just as the children have gone back to school. One of my patients sent them each a brown egg from her hens to start the term. I was unsure whether to … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends | Tagged autumn, barbers, brown eggs, carpets ruined, children, dried in hair, dried on, gift, magnetic putty, new term, parenting, putty, school, sheets ruined, slime | Leave a comment

Coming or going?

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Hannah

I can’t tell whether I’m coming or going this week. At the weekend we hosted thirty eight of Finch’s friends in our local church hall for his fifth birthday party. There was a bouncy castle and a face painter and … Continue reading →

Posted in Growing things, Wildlife | Tagged allotment, birthday party, children's fiction, election, elections, garden centre, gardening, half barrel, leucanthmum, oak barrel, polling station, pond, ponds, rhs, school, Wild about Gardens, Wilder Future, wildlife, Wildlife Trusts | 1 Comment

Another year

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Hannah

A year has passed and I don’t need to look back at old blog posts to know exactly what I was doing this time last year. April is my mum’s birthday and to celebrate, every year my mum, my sister, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration | Tagged cake, children's books, childrens' book art, day without kids, Finch, garden, gardens, geraniums, gift shop, Hannah Foley, history, illustration, illustrator, maid, morning, mum's birthday, non-fiction, outings, plant sale, school, second-hand bookshop, snake's-head fritillaries, snow, stroll, tea, tea room, topiary, tudor, winter, year | 1 Comment

Mini Beast from the East

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Hannah

Just when we all thought it was safe to get going in the garden the ‘Mini Beast from the East’ struck. Were you all alright? I hope you managed to stay safe and warm. It caught us completely unawares. Despite … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends, Illustration | Tagged boys, cars, children, colds, devon, digger, fire, garage, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, lorry, mini Beast from the East, playing, school, snow, snow day, snow dog, snow fort | 1 Comment

Waymarkers

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Hannah

When do you think a regular activity becomes a tradition? This is our second year in Devon, Wren’s first Christmas, and Finch’s first Christmas that makes any sense to him. I think it’s a lovely phase in the life of … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife | Tagged aranues diadematus, children, christmas, Christmas cake, Christmas tree, customs, Dartmoor, education, feasts, illustration, illustrator, insects, kids, landmarks, nativity, natural history, school, seasons, sensitive, spider, stir, time, traditions, way marls, wildlife, wishes | Leave a comment

Window cleaners

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Hannah

I got myself into a tricky situation with window cleaners recently. I’d love to know if any of you get yourselves into the same sort of predicament. Here’s what happened… When we first moved down to Devon the windows of … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration | Tagged black, children, ginger, girls, grey, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, orange, popcorn, purple, school, uniform, wheelchair, white, window cleaners, yellow | Leave a comment

Storm Angus

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Hannah

The day is every shade of grey in the aftermath of Storm Angus. Rain is pounding down so hard the puddles are full of bubbles. Little Owl skipped nimbly between them on the way to school, while I trudged behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends, Illustration | Tagged black, boy, brown, cake, double buggy, grey, Hannah Foley, homemade, illustration, illustrator, mince meat, new shoes, puddles, purple, pushchair, rain, school, school run, storm angus, uniform, white | Leave a comment

Phoning home

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Hannah

I saw a funny thing the other day. I was walking behind a mum pushing a pram ladened with shopping bags and a couple of small children holding on to the frame. I heard her say to one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends, Illustration | Tagged black, blond, children, education, fair, forgetful, grey, Hannah Foley, hoopla, illustration, kids, mum, phone, purple, school, sweets, wheelchair, white, yellow | Leave a comment

Remembering

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Hannah

On Friday, just before 11 o’clock, a precious thing happened. One of the barbers on the high street stepped out of his shop holding a trumpet. He lifted it to his lips, took a deep breath, and played the Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration | Tagged barber, black, cap, education, freedom, ginger, girl, grey, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, Last Post, peace, purple, quiet, Remembrance Day, rights, school, shops, street, The Rouse, trumpet, uniform, white, WW1, WW2 | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: school

This time last week…

Three Brown Eggs

Coming or going?

Another year

Mini Beast from the East

Waymarkers

Window cleaners

Storm Angus

Phoning home

Remembering

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