October 5, 2009 – 2:36 pm
What a blur September was! Settling Nicco in at school and Caterina at the childminder’s, coping with mountains of laundry and a broken dishwasher…all while suddenly freelance assignments flooded in left, right and centre.
I had so much work to do I barely had time to keep up with my swaps and little else.
But now I [...]
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September 15, 2009 – 8:36 pm
Well, the laundry is not quite under control yet, but I am making inroads. Between that, Nicco starting at his new school (so far so good) and Caterina starting to be looked after by a childminder (not so good, as she cries desperately when I leave her) I haven’t made so much as a scrap [...]
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August 30, 2009 – 7:38 am
Wow, what a trip. Gentle hills covered in tidy vineyards rose and fell in the embrace of a soft, cool mist in Burgundy. Each vine groaned under the weight of fat and green grapes, on the verge of turning purple and ripe.
Every now and again a turreted chateau soared over the landscape, a vigilant sentinel [...]
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Phew! I have been on holiday for two weeks with the kids and barely managed to survive, let alone craft, make art or blog.
Still, they had a whale of a time, and I managed to snap a few pictures. The sea colours were dazzling (much better than in my images) and I got some [...]
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Anyone who has ever talked to me for more than five minutes knows I detest summer. The oppressive heat, the hundreds mosquitoes, the senseless boredom of beach life are all things I could happily do without. It’s funny because I really love autumn and winter, and rather like spring, but I do have a [...]
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Rocks like fangs, secret lakes, hidden ponds. We explored a long, deep cave in the woods a few miles from where my parents live. In pre-Roman times, the cave’s main room, at the foot of the mother rock, was a temple to pagan gods—the local people left offerings shaped like tiny boats just above [...]
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I finally, finally managed to get a good picture of Caterina and Nicco together. I had to retouch it somewhat, but here it is. I have been wanting to take and collage one for an absolute forever, but the two critters never co-operated.
Anyway, I have it now and am about to work on it…but I [...]
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I am off for a long weekend to celebrate my husband’s birthday—lots of walks planned (weather permitting) and a lovely Thai supper at Blue Elephant. Before I go though, I wanted to share one last taste of Spring in bloom.
See you on Monday!
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I find doors and windows incredibly inspirational. They are great collage elements suggestive of peeking into someone’s life, into their world. Until now, however, my image stash has been pretty limited. I have a couple of images from vintage postcards, but that’s it. Which is why I decided to set out on a door and [...]
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We spent the Bank Holiday weekend on the Ligurian Riviera, and what a visual treat it was. Spring is in full bloom, carpeting the hills in white and blue, and giving the air a vague hint of garlic (the white flowers being the blossoms of Allium triquetrum, or three-cornered garlic).
The sea is a thousand shades [...]
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