Just survived a hectic few weeks of visitors (friends and family and friends of family), serious bouts of chickenpox for the little ones, and the construction of a new conservatory (the previous one collapsed under the weight of this winter's snow), which has laid waste to my garden. Ugh. I'm now busy preparing for my [...]
Peppa? I'm very into pigs at the moment... I had to look at hundreds of images to make sure I got nose, ears, tail in the right place, but I'm quite pleased with my first effort. It's taken me AGES to glaze it because grand-daughters, Christmas and New Year intervened. But I think [...]
House guests to entertain, a surprise birthday in Devon (a surprise for my husband, that is), and various other odds and sods have prevented me from filling up the kiln. But I have an accumulation of pieces drying and should be able to get to it soon.
Just back from a couple of weeks in northern Greece, 'en famille'. My grand-daughters took to the azure seas like the proverbial ducks. The Greeks were as welcoming as ever, the sun shone, the praying mantis prayed, the beaches were empty, the tavernas full, and the ouzo plentiful... Tickles, giggles and ice-cream were [...]
As I write this, the Olympics are on in the background and I keep having to break off to see what new prowess is being achieved. (Team GB is on FIRE!) As a result, the hippo I am working on is making no progress at all. And I CANNOT get the head right. Grrr. So [...]
my little house of herbs lighting the way I thought I'd make some practical stuff for a change: a little house-pot for planting herbs in (or 'erbs for any N. Americans reading this ;-)), some candle-sticks... Good fun to make, but my other half says 'stick to quirky animals'. I may [...]
Great excitement in our tiny hamlet last Wednesday when the Tour de France came through. Preparations started early: the road surface was redone, verges were cut, campervans parked, tricolors unfurled and tensions mounted as contradictory road-closure notices were posted at each end of our col. (The mairie was unable to clarify...) The big day dawned [...]
I commissioned daughter Lauren to take some photos of me for this website... and the result is brilliant, if I say so myself. She is so damned talented that girl: she'll go far! If anyone needs a photographic portrait done, for a website, blog, birthday invitation, or just to hang on the wall, she's your [...]
Mr Penguin Not creating a whole hellova lot at the moment... My grand-daughters are on a prolonged visit and discovering the world anew through their eyes is constantly fascinating and hugely time-wasting! I did, however, manage to finish a penguin before their arrival, although the cold, damp weather means the clay is [...]
Since launching my site properly last week, I've received so many lovely emails, full of kind words and encouragement...you know who you are. One point Peter made: you can't tell the scale of my sheep... An idea of scale Yep, I know, I should add measurements to all the photos...but I haven't yet [...]
