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Castles
I read Kathleen Jamie’s book of essays, Surfacing, over January. As you would expect from Jamie, it’s a beautiful selection. She explores the life transitions going on in her own family against the background of an archaeological dig in Alaska, … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside
Tagged Alaska, alcohol, Angle Saxons, archaeology, books, Bury, Cadbury, Christian Missionaries, Cornwall, Cranbrook, Dartmoor, devon, Dumnonii, essays, farmers, Fingle Woods, ghosts, guerilla war fare, hill fort, Iron Age, Kathleen Jamie, lifestyle, multivallate, neolithic, non-fiction, Old Clam Bridge, Orkney, romans, scotland, seasonal, snowdrops, South West, surfacing, sustainable, Tamar, Thorverton, traditional, Vikings, way of life, Welsh Marches, Westray, Wooston Castle
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Snowdrop valley
It is half term and the kids were ready for it. In fact, Finch was ready for it last Tuesday when he fell asleep in his dinner at tea time. I am always amazed at the way little children can … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things
Tagged birds, birdsong, Exmoor, flowers, half term, snowdrop valley, snowdrops, spring
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Black Spout Wood
This weekend we headed up into Perthshire for the Scottish Snowdrop Festival. Annually venues all over Scotland open to the public between the end of January to the middle of March to show off their snowdrop displays. We liked the … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged black spout wood, illustration, perthshire, pitlochry, scotland, Scottish snowdrop festival, snowdrops
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Seasonal Scrapbook 2
I can always relate to writers’ describing winter in terms of metals. Yesterday was like steel. The sky was steely grey, reflected back by the surface of the river that had the look and sound of steel plates sliding and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged 16th February, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, seasonal scrapbook, snow, snowdrops, woodland
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Logos
Snowdrops are beginning to push their up through the damp ground in the woods around us and there is definitely more birdsong. It is only January but I still hope that these cheering signs might mean we’ll actually get a … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged birdsong, eco-install scotland, January, logo, scotland, snowdrops, spring
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A mixed up season
The bank holiday weekend has been warm but blustery and overcast. There are only six ewes left to lamb on the farm. Up in the hills there are still snowdrops but down in the valley I saw a swallow darting … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged degree show, dust, ewes, frost, green houses, hills, housekeeping, illustration, lambing, peas, season, seedlings, snowdrops, tubs
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