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Spring Fever

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I don’t know what it is about spring, or rather, I don’t know what it is about this particular time […]

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Blonde beauties and family creativity

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I’ve been loving drawing with coloured pencils recently – particularly after I saw the beautiful images that Jennifer Healy creates.

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Fence art!

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So… painting a fence is not the most fun of jobs. Yet I managed to invest a little zest into

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Drops of ink (tumbling walls)

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Most of my inspiration comes from the people around me – friends, family – the environment I find myself in,

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Words to live by: “I’m on your side”

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Being a mother of two children – one who is 6 years old and one who is 3 years old

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My Friend

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Collaborative art – a.k.a. having fun!

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Inspired by this wonderful post by the busy mockingbird my daughter and I have been having a great time collaborating on

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Currently Reading: Quiet

7 Comments / Psychology, Reading, Reflections, Self-reflection / Teika Marija Smits

Various fairy tales, the Brambly Hedge stories by Jill Barklem, The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Core Maths by Bostock and

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Silent Sunday

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‘The Other Mums’ and The Great Illusion

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Welcome to the January 2014 Carnival of Natural Parenting: The More Things Stay the Same This post was written for

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Silent Sunday

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Supercool Sherlock and memories of books…

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I’m not sure when or how I came to be introduced to Sherlock Holmes. All I remember is that I

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