Working on my picture books all day today with support from my faithful butler, Ted.…
Working on my picture books all day today with support from my faithful butler, Ted.…
“Mr White” – Yiting Lee Illustration:
Current favourite. So simple and yet Arlo wants it read every day.…
“Mr White” – Yiting Lee Illustration:
Current favourite. So simple and yet Arlo wants it read every day.…
Parliament (Funkadelic), Mothership Connection, Casablanca Records. 1975.
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, The Mothership Connection; Live from The Summit in Houston, Texas (Capitol Records), 1976.…
Parliament (Funkadelic), Mothership Connection, Casablanca Records. 1975.
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, The Mothership Connection; Live from The Summit in Houston, Texas (Capitol Records), 1976.…
Elana Schlenker, a 31-year-old graphic designer, opened 76…
Elana Schlenker, a 31-year-old graphic designer, opened 76…
Two massive hairy spiders in my bath. Trying to rinse them down the plug hole. Not working.…
I dreamt that the late Leonard Nimoy had got us the best seats at an amazing sports game somewhere which looked a bit like Las Vegas last night. I was with my son and husband and could see two enormous, Ghostbusters-era, CG, electrical-mega-tornado storms coming up in the distance behind …
Sinister Mr Ted.…
There are a lot of misconceptions about writing for children, some amusing and some surprising. In order to create appealing works for both young readers and editors, writers need to be able to separate truth from fiction. Here’s a top ten list of some of the most prevalent …
The ‘critique group’ stage of writing stories is terrifying. Is my skin thick enough to survive this or will I end up feeling disappointed and panicky, in a crumpled heap of tears and aloe-infused tissues? Probably both.…
Traditional Easter lie-in.…
Booking this year’s festivals and looking back at last year’s weekend adventures in our fabulously elderly and infirm caravan. This was one particularly rainy day, but who cares – I LOVE THIS THING.…
This was the windiest of all the windy days.
He could no longer resist, his senses were overpowered and he took off, running with the wind. He rushed from the house, dashed across the road and tore through the hedge. He heard the brown paper rustling of the leaves in …
So I made some tartan shorts for him this year. What will I have to bribe him with to wear them?…
My second attempt at screen printing – not as enjoyable a process for me as with lino but proud of the result. Soon going to visit Print to the People to try again.…
At my Mum’s looking through the treasure. I would wear a pair of these again now. Style.…
More from my picture book story ‘Us’. ‘One afternoon, with absolutely no warning whatsoever, Ted arrived. He was a little inky-black kitten with almond-shaped, green eyes.’…
I made a Roman blind by hand, which is actually good and actually works. Liberty ‘Melbury’ fabric via Sue Ryder. Top tip Shirl.…
I made a Roman blind by hand, which is actually good and actually works. Liberty ‘Melbury’ fabric via Sue Ryder. Top tip Shirl.…
My box of dahlia tubers has arrived. I am going to win the blousiest, loudest, most Nancy Sinatraish, Carry On, Diana Dorsish garden award of all time if these old lovelies all decide to come out to play. My favourites.…
