SKETCHING AT COCKINGTON AGAIN Yesterday we had another outing to Cockington, this time to share a meal at The Drum with friends. We set off early enough to get in some sketching time before lunch. After some pretty awful and cold weather from the beginning of June, things began to pick up a…
OUTING TO COCKINGTON - MY BIRTHDAY TREAT Yesterday was my birthday, and today we visited the beautiful Devon village of Cockington, to have a meal out, and to do some sketching. Cockington is full of picturesque thatched buildings, many built in the Arts and Crafts style. We had lunch at The Drum, which…
HOUSE BAG What is a house bag (house purse for our US cousins)? This is a concept I came acoss the other day and it immediately resonated with me. A house bag is like a handbag that you take with you when you go out, which normally contains everything you need such as…
OUR CEANOTHUS IN WATERCOLOUR Our ceanothus bush is in full bloom at the moment, and for several days I wanted to paint it. I took this photo from outside the back door, looking up towards the garage at the top of the garden. Creating the reference photo I thought the angle was quite…
A FUN SHOPPING TRIP, PICTURE FRAMING, WALK-IN PANTRY REVISITED, AND A MISSING DIAMOND FOUND Picture framing Yesterday my hubby and I went to a lovely part of town where there is a pedestrian precinct with interesting and quirky shops. The main reason for our outing was so that I could take a couple…
BEGINNING A SECOND LINEN APRON, AND SOME HOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY From the outset, I intended to make two vintage-style linen aprons, and last week I began working on the second one. This one will have floral embroidery on it, in a more traditional style. I have already cut the various pieces to make the…
BLOGGING WOES, AND FIBRE BROADBAND Blogging woes My blog has been down for a few days while I have attempted to rebuild it. I recently had an email from Bluehost, the Wordpress web host, informing me of a change in their rules. It seems that one can no longer have unlimited storage space…
HAIR, LEBKUCHEN, AND THAT SINKING FEELING A few New Year bits and pieces Hair Yesterday I did my second Rhassoul clay wash. I had prepared my hair the night before by oiling it well as instructed, and wrapping it up first in a shower cap and then my sleep cap. Everything went very…
NEW STASH, A BIT ABOUT FOOD, AND MY PANTRY REVISITED New stash from Ebay After thinking that plastic lace table mats were well-nigh impossible to get in the UK, I have suddenly found them in abundance on Ebay! Perhaps I had been putting in the wrong search parameters... After my extremely successful coffee-staining…
STUDIO TOUR I thought it was about time that I took some up-to-date photos of my studio. I did try and tidy up before I took them, but it is difficult to make it look really tidy when there's so much stuff! Believe me, it is organised, though, and I can generally find…
