When I was a little girl growing up in Devon, the seaside souvenir shops sold pretty ceramic door plaques painted with flowers and names ...

We have had such glorious weather these last few weeks that it has felt more like summer than spring. This is the time of year I love the mo...

  It's hard to believe that at the start of the Easter weekend it was so chilly that I lit the fire when I was working downstairs. But t...

  Spring  this year is quite spectacular and my pear tree is heavily swagged with generous sprigs of creamy blossom. It is a fleeting deligh...

  Not living in a village it's quite rare to meet up with neighbours, unless it's a brief chat while out walking (which is usually q...

I’ve not been able to cycle for a few  years now, due to middle-aged knees that don’t work well; the last time I tried was about three years...

  Just dropping in to add a bit of humanity to an internet that seems increasingly bloated with bots, false news and AI. I’m still here, in ...

My most successful designs come when I am drifting off or doing something else, and my latest lino cut, ' Safely Graze' was scribble...