Since my post several weeks ago about how many bugs and viruses we have been battling with, I have struggled and struggled to kick off this sickness. I had to pull out of my 10K sponsored run on 14th March and the one that I booked in its stead on 27th March (the real one […] Read more...
Experimenting with art
I want to introduce you to my first sponsor and new friend, Amelia. One of the things that I love about blogging is meeting new people and making connections that would otherwise not happen. It feels especially lovely to have met Amelia through the blogosphere as she is not only a fellow artist and mum, […] Read more...
Spring rubbing pictures
I bought some cheap plastic organisers from the pound shop the other day but they did not serve my purpose of getting more admin efficiency going as I could not get enough papers in each one. Then I noticed that the butterfly and floral pattern on each cover was actually raised. Rather absentmindedly, I got […] Read more...
Our budding photographer
The other day I took a little leap of trust and placed my precious camera in the hands of my insistent 4 year old – strap carefully round her neck and firm instructions not to touch the lens. I took a deep breath and turned away (pretending not to supervise), leaving an excited Isabella […] Read more...
Enjoying the fruit of our vine!
Today we drank the wine from last autumn’s grape harvest and it was very drinkable indeed. We achieved this interesting feat by joining our local Urban Wine co-operative and pooling our tiny grape harvest with that of members of our neighbourhood. Read all about our grape harvest and the co-operative here and about the Urban […] Read more...
Listen while you work
What do you listen to while you work? Music? Silence? Talk Radio? Yesterday, I ventured into my studio to carry on the beautiful mosaic work (despite still feeling poorly – all healing vibes gratefully received) and I treated my ears and heart to the sounds from Jason Carter‘s In and Out of Time Album. Jason […] Read more...
Small moments of ordinary magic
This is it. I inhale deeply, the air runs into my lungs, expands my soul. Its here. People, please forgive my melodrama. Spring has arrived! Wooo hoooo! It is one the most precious moments of the year. The ritual that marks this moment is unashamedly normal, ordinary, every day. I have hung out my washing […] Read more...
For the Artist at the Start of Day
This piece of writing is from “Benedictus: a book of blessings”, by John O’Donohue (see Amazon widget on the right). John is a most beautiful Irish poet and philisopher who died a couple of years ago at the young age of 49. I often listen to recordings of John’s talks while I am making […] Read more...