Tag Archives: sky

Heralding the sun

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Hannah

It is dark now when I head out on my bike in the mornings. I nearly tripped over the hedgehog in the middle of the lawn this morning. I think we both gave each other quite a shock. By the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends, Wildlife | Tagged autumn, bike ride, brushing teeth, chimneys, cycling, dark mornings, garden, hedgehog, last minute wees, lunch box, morning routine, parenting, PE kit, permission slips, putting coats on, putting shoes on, rooftops, school run, sky, stillness, sunrise, washing faces | Comments Off

Indoor thoughts

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Hannah

Days starting cold and sharp, apexed with golden warmth, continue here. We had a wonderful walk along the South West Coast Path on Saturday, climbing high above chalky cliffs for views of blue meeting blue for miles all around. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged allotment, autumn, Billy Hippo 2, Billy Hippo. How Billy Hippo Learned to Swim, chores, field peas, gardening, golden days, greenhouse, growing, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, jobs, lifestyle illustration, Little Door Books, sea, sky, South West Coast Path, views, vivian french | 2 Comments

Sky stories

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Hannah

The new attic room has come into its own with this prolonged spell of hot weather. In the evening Finch and I pick our way over Big Dreamer’s tools (he is building a wardrobe) to the futon for bedtime stories. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife | Tagged attic, bedtime stories, character development, children, childrens' book art, crying, evening, girl, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, jumping, laughing, picture book art, reading, running, sky, stories, summer, swifts | 1 Comment

Home

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Hannah

This is a long one. You’d better grab a cuppa. Recently someone I know wrote an online article about home, and it got me thinking. The topic of ‘home’ is one I have gnawed and gnawed at over the years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Making changes | Tagged beating the bounds, belonging, blackberries, community, connections, country lanes, devon, ecology, gardening, gardens, geography, going home, growing home, hiraeth, home, landscape, local history, natural history, norfolk, Oliver Balch, paddling, people, place, primroses, putting down roots, rejection, rituals, rope swimgs, routines, sea, seasonal living, simplicity, sky, towpaths, Under the Tump, walking diary | 3 Comments

Sun rise

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Hannah

The sun has been struggling up each morning this week around about 7.20am and each morning a bird has been singing outside our bedroom window at just about the same time. I did try to learn some of our British … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Wildlife | Tagged birds, birdsong, brown, children, chimney pots, dunnock, educational, gold, green, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, invertebrate, kids, Lymnaea satgnalis, natural history, orange, robin, school run, sky, snail, spring, sunrise, water snail, wildlife | Leave a comment

Life lessons

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Hannah

Sunday morning was bright and clear. We put on our boots and headed up into the hills behind our house. In a meadow high above the city we sipped scalding hot chocolate out of flasks and munched on satsumas. Below … Continue reading →

Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife | Tagged black, blond curls, blue, brown, bunting, charity, children, educational, fair, fete, grass, green, grey, Hannah Foley, hills, illustration, kids, lying down, meadow, orange, purple, red, river, school, sea, september, singing, sky, Sunday mornings | Leave a comment

New website

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Hannah

Yesterday evening Big Dreamer put up my new website. It’s still got a few things we need to sort out so do bear with us but they should hopefully be ironed out by the end of the week. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration | Tagged children's illustrator, educational illustration, gallery work, Hannah Foley, heritage illustration, hot air balloons, illustration, illustrator, picture books, seasonal scrapbook, sky, website, writing | 5 Comments

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