The Knocker Jotter
My good friend and collaborator, Tess Young, joined me at the farm a few days ago to talk about what being part of the ‘Knocker Jotter’ meant to me and to my friend Victoria. So over to Tess… One of … Read More
It is 11 long months since I last wrote a blog post. Since I started blogging back in 2004 this is the longest I have gone without committing my thoughts to ‘paper’, and when I stopped in November of last … Read More
My, how the last couple of weeks have flown since I updated the blog with progress on the book. Myself, Gavin, two Technical Editors and a second Graphic Artist, are all hard at work perfecting each and every page of … Read More
This wasn’t a post I ever imagined I would need to write. Bowie was immortal, some sort of other-wordly, supernatural creature that transcended normal earthly rules and would exist forever. The news of his death today has proven this foolish … Read More
I want to thank everyone for all their words of support, advice and encouragement. I am still working my way through the comments and replying to them all but I just wanted to say thank you so much, your … Read More
Like so many other people I would imagine, I find myself at this time of year becoming increasingly introspective, internally interrogating myself on the previous year’s achievements or perceived lack of. The year – and in particular, the elements – … Read More
The latter part of 2015 has not been the calmest for myself or many others on the North West coast of Britain and with more storms to come I suspect this is not going to be the year for long … Read More
The Festive season is drawing ever nearer, so to continue my theme of bringing you some sunshine, I’ve decided to share with you an incredibly simple pattern for a knitted corsage. You can really let your creativity run wild … Read More