Month: February 2018

How to Write, Make Art, And Live Life Your Way. (Without Getting Killed)

How to Write, Make Art, And Live Life Your Way. (Without Getting Killed)

I painted this a few years ago. It hangs in our kitchen and it’s still one of my favourites. Yes I’m dreaming of painting again, it can only mean one thing. That this is a writing day, or more specifically an editing day. How did […]

Home Art Studio Reveal…

Home Art Studio Reveal…

I’ve had the most fantastic uplifting weekend, an inside job. And here is the end, or more like the beginning result. Of a room of my own… We tore the house apart, and put it back together again. It was glorious. Everything that was in […]

A Room of One’s Own.

A Room of One’s Own.

Guys, I’m excited. I’m getting a room of my own. A home office/writing room/art studio, ladycave? So this is the story. When we built this house, eleven years ago, I had a completely different life to the one I have now. I worked outside the […]

Flapjacks

Great to see this little woman up and about after days of being terribly sick. The sun came out for five minutes between gales to celebrate, and we made flapjacks. Because they’re easy and cosy, plus they smell great. Flapjacks 175g/60z butter 175g/60z brown sugar […]

Easy Breakfast Ideas for Kids

Easy Breakfast Ideas for Kids

Easy Breakfast Muffins You will need: 1/2 bananas mashed 3 eggs 100g self-raising flour 2tbsp golden or maple syrup 80-120 ml of olive oil or melted coconut oil (cooled) 50g chopped nuts, pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts. 2 tsp of cinnamon or mixed spice 2 tsp of […]

The Mountains Are Calling And I Must Go…

The Mountains Are Calling And I Must Go…

  John Muir said, ‘In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.’ This was true for us yesterday, on our first proper walk of the year. By proper I mean off-road. On a beach, in a forest, through fields, or on […]