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All the Possibilities

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I was standing on a shore, watching the boats leave and take to the waves. The sailors were focussed and […]

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The Creative Process

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Welcome to the final week of the month-long Carnival of Creative Mothers to celebrate the launch of The Rainbow Way: Cultivating Creativity in the

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Autumn glow

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After reading Lisa Hassan Scott’s various pieces in response to write alm’s November writing prompts I took a look at the

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NaNoWriMo here we go!

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November is here again. It’s cold, it’s miserable, and all I want to do is stay inside, eat chocolate and

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Anyone can draw well. Really? (Part 1)

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In the summer holidays our family went to a small village called Holt in north Norfolk, UK. Holt is a

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Finding a new rhythm

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I’ve been thinking about this post for quite a while but only just now got around to putting my thoughts

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On Inspiration

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My family and I have been on our holidays, and as usual, I’ve been busy at home with work, household

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Finding peace in painting

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Over the past ten years I have done a lot of painting. Of walls, doors, ceilings, door frames and skirting

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GIVEAWAY – poetry! art! – over at Mother’s Milk Books

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So lovely to be able to share this: Poetry! Art! Beautiful greetings cards! (Notice any familiar poetry?!) over at the

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The Swing

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The Swing With aching limbs and clicking joints I climb onto the swing. I push the air with straightened legs,

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Zen in the art of writing (and mothering)

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I recently finished reading the book Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury and was sorry that it

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The power of descriptive recognition

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My husband and I often have discussions about praise. He is wary of it. I don’t tend to be. I

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