Hello from a very hot Spain! I’m looking out to the field next to my house where tall grasses are being bleached by the sun. No flowers, but beautiful non the less. I love creating meadows so I’ve incorporated the essence of what I see into this rather more colourful scene. You may find the… Continue reading Meadow grass
Hello friends! I hope you are well. Well today is hot! 38 degrees Celsius ! We have the fans going and blinds down! Feel really sorry for anyone who has to work outside! For this week’s project I had a request from one of my lovely YouTube members to create something with a beach and… Continue reading ‘Me time’
Hello everyone . I hope you are well and feeling creative. I had to take a break last week as at last my kitchen was being installed. I have been without a kitchen for nearly 4 months now but it is very nearly finished. Just a few more days now. Today the work tops were… Continue reading Freedom
Hello everyone. This week’s project is full of peaceful vibes. Certainly much needed in these times. It was an experiment to see how the Kuretake granular colours would mix in a little watercolour painting. You may find the video tutorial Here I hope you like it. I found the paints quite forgiving and it was… Continue reading Peace
Hello friends I hope you are all well. This week saw the launch of the new stamps launch of The twilight tea collection from Lavinia stamps. I was fortunate to have been sent the stamps by them to have a play. So, I thought that I would make a reasonably quick card, bright and cheerful… Continue reading Sunflower view
Hello from a very hot Spain! We finally found someone to groom our pups who were really suffering the heat. They are now more comfortable thankfully. We are mainly staying indoors as it feels like an oven outside! I managed after some initial technical problems with a fried memory card reader to produce this project.… Continue reading Poppy fields
Hello, I hope your week has gone to plan! Still very hot here. I know there are similar heat waives in many places including the UK! Best to stay in doors. Thankfully my lovely brother fitted my ceiling fans a couple of weeks ago and saved us! So this week keeping cool was on my… Continue reading Stillness
Hello friends, I hope you are all well. It’s been busy here at the casa in Spain. We have had birthday celebrations for myself and my Mum and my daughter and partner were staying for a while . We had a lovely time and thankfully the temperature reduced for a few days. It definitely feels… Continue reading Summer vibes
Hello my friends. A lot has happened since my last post. Apologies for neglecting you all. I made the move at long last. Travelled by land and ship down through Ireland and Spain with the dogs to my Mum’s home in Southern Portugal. After a few weeks of searching and viewings we finally found a… Continue reading New Dawn
Hello and a very happy 2025 to you all! I’m back from my trip to see my family in Portugal over Christmas. It was great to see them all after so long! I had a lovely time. The good news is that my house is finally agreed for sale so I will be preparing to… Continue reading ‘A new path’
