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Eggs
The rain is pouring from the sky in torrents. On the allotment I lost a compost bin lid and the downpipe on my shed to the wind, but thankfully the greenhouse has come through with no ill-effects. Upstairs Finch is … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged allotment, blood blisters, bumped heads, children, concussion, eggs, gardening, neuro obs, parenting, rain, tomato seeds, twins, wind
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One of the Many Days
Autumn is here. It was dark coming back from Brownies with Little Owl and her friend last night. Black clouds scudded across the sky. I was hustled and bustled by the wind on my bike this morning. One minute I … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged acorns, autumn, baby carrier, bats, bike, bike ride, blackberries, Brownies, children, clouds, conkers, countryside, dark, dawn, early morning, evenings, extract, family, fungi, night, Norman MacCaig, One of the Many Days, parenting, poem, poetry, quote, rose hips, rowan, seasons, storm, storm ali, walk, wind
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Patience
One of my new year’s resolutions was to start a walks journal. My idea was to make a sort of scrapbook of our family walks through the year by collecting maps and leaflets, and making notes of the weather, café … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged allotment, baby, bees, birds, blossom, blues, children, cycling, dry point, flagpole cherry, foxgloves, garden, gardening, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, January, maple, patience, pointing, printmaking, rain, sitting, soil, weather, wet, wind
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In like a lion…
March has been all lion down our way (if you hold with the old saying that is). We’ve had endless grey skies and blustery winds. All my daffodils are bent at right angles. In the fields towards the mouth of … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged bittercress, estuary, geese, golden saxifrage, green hellebore, hairy-footed bumblebees, heron, lamb, lesser periwinkle, lion, lungwort, march, Margaret Erskine Wilson, primroses, scurvy grass, star of Bethlehem, sweet violets, vernal whitlow grass, vitamin C, water meadows, white butterbur, wildflowers of Britain, wind, yellow
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February flowers
The morning Storm Doris blew in I’d put the washing on the line. I heard the news and promptly brought it back in again. Apart from being very windy we seemed to get off lightly. Although we did have a … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged alder catkins, bird's eye, buxbaum's speedwell, colt's foot, daffodils, daisies, elm buds, false, green daphne, hazel catkins, kitchen, lesser celandine, Margaret Erskine Wilson, one year old, poker, storm doris, strawberry, tulips, wildflowers of Britain, wind, wood anemones, wren
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Christmas tree
At the weekend we headed off to the moors. The distinctive characteristics of each of the national parks in the UK is always a matter of fascination to me. From the rugged austerity of the Cairngorms to the rolling greenery … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged Cairngorms, celtic, chestnuts, children, Christmas market, Christmas tree, Dartmoor, decorations, elves, fairies, fairytales, festive feeling, fog, folktales, hats, Haytor, hill, illustration, imps, lights, mince pies, national parks, Peak district, pixies, topographical features, tors, UK, village, village hall, wind
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Goodbyes
The house is full of boxes. I’m feeling wistful about leaving Scotland. There are many things I will miss but some things I won’t. I won’t miss the wind that inhabits Edinburgh all year round. It stalks the tall streets … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged autumn, bungalows, ecology, edinburgh, farewells, generosity, goodbye, graciousness, grey, growing up, illustration, landscape, leaving, light, moving, Norman MacCaig, people, poetry, Return to Scalpay, scotland, Scottishness understatement, space, the Woodland Trust, wind
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Kite flying
We’re back! And with a photo from the St Anne’s Kite Festival. We caught the tail-end (get it?! oh dear!) of the festival this weekend. Regular readers of this blog will know we’re a family who never miss out on a … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged breeze, finding nemo, illustration, kites, st annes kite festival, synchronised, wind
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Map making
This week has been a bumper week for Life Drawing classes so I’ve been shuttling back and forth into Edinburgh. Today Arthur’s Seat was beautifully illuminated by a patch of pale wintery sky visible through the blustery clouds, its chiselled … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged Arthur's Seat, east lothian, edinburgh, gilsland park, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, map, North Berwick, wind
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Plants for such-and-such a spot
Big Dreamer’s parents have an incredible garden. My eyes were nearly popping out with envy when we visited them last week. On arriving home, by contrast, our plot looked pretty wretched. It’s not for want of trying but I think … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things
Tagged beautiful gardens, cold, difficult gardens, exposed gardens, floods, illustration, mice, moles, plant graveyard, poor soil, rabbits, rain, rats, Scottish gardening, slugs, vegetables, wind
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