Archive for April 2020
Oystercatchers, oars and pheasants from afar.
I never realised till blogging these illustrated alphabet letters how many feathery friends appear, which seems ironic as here we are in lockdown , not flying anywhere, not even to Paris! Here is letter P for pheasant who flew into Britain, courtesy of the Romans, in the 11th Century.. How on earth! My pheasant is…
Read MoreChoose which R for your personalised print or a placemat to suit Rory, Rafferty or Rosie
It’s useful having two different illustrations for this very popular letter, R. Rory, Rafferty, Rosemary all have two Rs so both illustrations can be used in one nameprint. I never repeat an illustration on a name print. As you can see. Both illustrations appear as placemats, so choose the one that best suit the person.…
Read MoreAlphabet letter S is a speedy Spaniel on a placemat and a coaster…
On this sunny day, here is the alphabet letter S is for Speedy Spaniel on a placemat and coaster, so together they make a great gift. I hope he’s self-isolating like the man skiing on his sofa in a what’s app that has been circulating! My father gave this spaniel, Benjie, to my mother to…
Read MoreQ is jumping the queue to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday today!
Letter Q is jumping the alphabetical queue to mark our Queen’s 94th Birthday today.Here is a personalised Q print of Quince and Queen Quail, surrounded by quince blossom from the garden.The crown was previously drawn for a customer who requested one for her Jack Russell to illustrate a special occasion print celebrating her 25th Wedding…
Read MoreIllustrated placemat made a great gift for Ted who plays tennis with Grandfather Turtle!
T is for Ted and Turtle playing tennis (my old jointed, worn out Teddy bear which I persuaded my sister I must have, and his friend turtle, who is really a tortoise and lived in our garden, picked up off the road by my Grandfather on his way to us for Sunday lunch.) They are…
Read MoreU is for thank yoU NHS!
I could not bring myself to post the next illustrated alphabet letter yesterday – it was one of those days under lockdown when I felt the futility of all I do, in contrast to the heroic efforts of the NHS.Then today I looked at my U for ‘Unicycling under the Union Jack’: a flying flag,…
Read MoreWhat’s the story?
Here we all are in lockdown due to coronavirus, doing our best for the NHS, the heroes of our day, by staying at home and not socialising. Last week we watched JULIE AND JULIA with Meryl Streep (Julia) and Amy Adams (Julie) – who decides to blog daily a recipe of the famous 1950s cook,…
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