It may be January and now freezing outside in the UK but having had a lot of mild weather my tomato plant is amazingly still alive and ripening in the utility room! The tomatoes are pretty tasty too :-). I don’t have any heating in there but it warms up in the sun. Do you …
Wishing you all a great 2016. I had a lovely break, hence the slightly belated New Year wishes! I finished off the holiday with a few days at The Manor House arts, crafts and sports hotel, near Okehampton. A great place with activities for everyone and perfect for inspiring creativity. They have a fabulous hydro …
Animal Coasters Hope you’re all well at this busy time of year. I needed to replenish my coasters as many had sold out and created some new designs too (so pleased they are still proving popular!) Which is your favourite? – zebras, multicoloured giraffe, corgi dog peeping round a tree, Autumn tree owl or abstract …
Firstly for those that read my last post October pituitary awareness month went well and the Pituitary Foundation is on target to raise more funds than last year. Thank you to my customers and readers for your support during the awareness week I held. Cat vases were popular and here are 2 more paintings in progress …
I suspect you may not know that October is pituitary awareness month. Pituitary conditions are a rare disease and include cushings, acromegaly, hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus and prolactinoma. Many are caused by a benign tumour on the pituitary gland, that is situated near the optic nerve and result in lifelong treatment. There is a strong need …
I have quite a few flowers in my garden that are attractive to bees. It begins in May with the Ceanothus Then in summer they love foxgloves and in my front garden a hebe, which provided flowers in February, March this year too, so I wasn’t sure it would flower again when it was meant …
In a nutshell if you’re purchasing an item over £100 use a credit card not via PayPal, for extra protection should things go wrong. PayPal do offer some protection but not as comprehensive as section 75 on credit cards. My tale relates to a second hand laptop I bought on eBay because I wanted windows …
There are of course the obvious ways to earn extra cash by selling stuff on ebay, delivering leaflets, avon etc. However if you enjoy interacting on social media like facebook, twitter and are good with computers there is another way by being a website affiliate. If you like the idea of helping artists earn a …
I recently had a lovely holiday in Greece, my first time. I’d heard that there are normally lots of cats in Greece roaming around. However my title is slightly deceiving as I hardly saw any cats! I hope you’ve enjoyed this taste of Greece, I’d definitely go back. I’m sorry not to have seen many …
I love this time of year, so here’s a taste of spring local to me. Have a great weekend and I’ll leave you with photos of my spring flower paintings
