Category: Archive
Library time
I went to the library with just Smallest today. I can’t remember the last time I took her out on her own. Possibly to a swimming lesson? But now Tigerboy even comes along to them, as does Big, as she’s got land training. So, we went to the library because she wanted to go, and…
Friday photos – lights in the sky.
Sun at 4 o clock Blossoming moon. Lamps at sunset. Don’t forget to look up. There are some days we need that reminder more than others.
Playmobil Easter Eggs
It can hardly have escaped your notice that Easter is fast approaching. My children were lucky enough to get their first Easter eggs a little early. They were Playmobil Easter Eggs. Aren’t they just wonderful? They come in a cardboard sleeve, so minimal excess packaging, and then the plastic egg case is a useful storage…
Revisiting Valdemar – the Mage Winds by Mercedes Lackey
This rather lovely volume arrived through the post from Titan Books today. Out March 20th, pre order The Mage Winds (A Valdemar Omnibus) at Amazon. I’m not sure if you can tell, but it’s big. Over a thousand pages, and they’re pretty small print too. That’s a whole lot of reading. The Valdemar books kept…
Art with Anholt's artists activity book
Today we did art, inspired by Anholt’s artists activity book (at the Book People – they’re having a Week of Wonder this week, Wednesday’s offer is a flash sale see here) It’s an excellent resource, we’ve borrowed it from the library just now, but I think it’s going on my must purchase list. It’s not…
Words and pictures
Since I started drawing, I’ve almost stopped reading. Except picture books, which we’re devouring at a rate of knots, obviously. I’m also finding it slightly difficult to blog. And review. I’m assuming that this is a transitional state. That my new interest (obsession?) with lines, shape, colour, textures, light, dark and so on will gradually…
Friday fun
I think this is my favourite pic of the week, drawn quickly trying out my new letraset promarkers. (Bought and paid for via amazon. Promarker 12 Piece Manga Set Chibi affiliate link, in case you fancy contributing to the next set 😉 ) There’s also my first chibi, drawn from the instructions in the set.…
Suspicious signs of spring
Second of two utterly gorgeous days here – yesterday we had our first trip to the beach, and today, on the way back from the local coop, I was overcome by a Marillion moment as I spotted blossom on one of the trees by the roadside. Obviously I instagrammed. https://www.instagram.com/p/0FsMMStp5Q/ And then, after I’d fed…
