beautiful song

I've had this song on my mind all day - I think it's lovely ...



(Sorry I can't find the 'real' video)

just a quick hello

Just a quick post to say hello - yes I am still around - I just seem to be so distracted by "stuff" at the moment and each time I actually sit down to blog I end up just wondering what to put down ... so I decided to just say hello for now ;)

NEW SHOES!!

Last week I ordered myself some new shoes online from Cloggs.co.uk, they arrived yesterday and I am so pleased with my new shoes I had to share ...

I'll add a pic later...

They are DrMartens and they are fab! ;)

UK floods

Luckily we have been spared this time around and have been flood free. But I know there are lots of people out there who haven't been so lucky. I hope everyone gets through it ...

seven years and counting

Saturday just gone was a celebration for my boyfriend Rob and I as it was our "seven year anniversary" of being together. We had a quiet day and then went out for a meal to one of our favourite restaurants - The Morley Arms - nothing posh or anything, but good food and great company ;)

Here's to the next seven years ;)

my favourite song at the moment ...

Joss Stone - Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
A great summer song ;)

feeling a little better

After a restful weekend I am starting to feel a little better - not yet 100%, but loads better than I felt on Thursday and Friday last week ... now I need to start catching up on all I've not done over the weekend.

Wishing everyone a good week! ;)

Remember this?

I found this episode of Bagpuss on YouTube today and it brought back some memories ...

I'm still around

Just a quick post to say that I'm still around and although my blog has been resting - it's not dead!

I'm at home from work today - I've come down with some sort of fluey thing and really didn't feel up to work ... I'll be back with a proper post soon - promise ;)

colours & textures ...

I went shopping yesterday for some crafty bits and pieces - here's a snapshot of some of the things I picked up ...

It was all about colour and texture - some of this yarn is well on it's way to becoming a little creature - hopefully to be added to my etsy.com shop ...

hearts & chocolates ...

Yesterday a lovely parcel arrived - full of valentine's themed goodies - thanks to a very generous fairy ... thanks Connie ;) (I love all the little bits and bobs - you really put in some thought with all the themed goodies - I'm really looking forward to trying the chocolates - they look devine - thanks so much!)



Here's some pics of the parcel contents:

a quick hello!

Just a quick hello - I've got a hectic weekend ahead of me - loads to do ... I really want to sit down and spend some time posting on here, but there just always seems to be something else screaming for my attention.

I'm doing some "crafty" type things at the moment, my first project involves some fuzzy wool and a pair of knitting needles, which I will be progressing to the next stage this evening. Then I've got all sorts planned ... felting ... needle felting ... knitting ... sewing ... all sorts ...

More will be revealed soon and hopefully I will be able to launch my etsy.com shop with a few items in a couple of weeks or so ... I'll keep you posted!

does anyone actually read my blog anymore?
wouldn't blame anyone if they gave up popping by as I've been so bad at posting ... ;)

a long and lonely week ...

My boyfriend has been away for the week, so for me it's been a bit lonely here at home. I'm amazed how much I've missed him and how much I'm looking forward to him getting home tomorrow :) :)

I know it was over a week ago ...

Some Valentine's Day inspired paintings - done by ME! I really enjoyed myself with these ... ;)

my delightful paintbox ...

I was playing with my camera and took some photos that I thought I'd share .... my paintbox - packed with watercolours - including my very special Daniel Smith ones .... they are so lovely! ;)

sosf catch up ...

Thank you very much to Julie my SOSF swop partner late last year - finally here's the pictures of the lovely parcel ...

site launch ...

I've just finished the design and build of a small website for a villa in Cyprus, it's now online - Villa Margarita - take a look ... I'm pretty pleased with it myself!

Next job - my own portfolio web site! ;)

ebay treasures ...

I won some really special items on ebay recently, some original Arthur Rackham prints (he's one of my illustration heros) and a pair of original scraper board drawings by John Tennent, I haven't been able to find out much about him, but his work is amazing - judge for yourself ...





Now I need to find the ideal spot to hang the pair.

no snow ...

It's typical, you listen to the forecasts and gear yourself up for snow and then .... none comes :(

... we've had cold and wet ... but NO SNOW! I guess it's a bit silly, but I watch on the news and the internet, seeing the white out everywhere else and I get what can only be described as "snow envy" ...

Hope everyone who has snow is enjoying it ;)

new look ...

Following on from the last post I've decided to change a few things - step one - a new template ...

More steps to follow ...

February has arrived ...

Well, so much for the new year's resolution of keeping my blog up to date ... where does all the time go, I just seem to be so busy, and when I'm not busy there's the question of what to put on my blog ...

The reason I started this blog was to keep track of my progress as an illustrator, well so far not much progress on that front, and my blog seems to have become more of a record of time passing in my life with the odd mildly momentous ocassion, than anything.

I think I need to re-evaluated this blogging thing and make some decisions about where this and my "illustration career" are going.

I'll be back with some answers, I hope, but in the meantime, if anyone does pop by and read this, I'm still around and still ticking and feel free to leave comments I do come by and check if anyone else has visited and left a message.

has spring sprung?

I don't think so ...

... but someone should tell my snowdrops that!

Yes, this was taken yesterday - snowdrops in flower on the 18th of January! There's a few others doing their best to get their heads up, but this one was first!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone ... welcome to 2007!

I'm feeling under the weather at the moment (dam cold thingy), so please bear with me and this short post.

I plan to concentrate on my blog a little more this year, so watch this space ... ;)