The birds had a little field trip to the window this weekend: Highlights were watching the seagulls swoop around outside and having a nice preen in the sun. They take turns preening the other one, helping to reach the tricky … Continue reading
I’m in negotiations with the latest edition of the bird prints. I say they’re not living up to my expectations; they say they just need more time to dry before the third layer. I’m giving them that time, but it … Continue reading
Just a quick question/plea. Does anybody buy the Mary Engelbreit magazine? Or know where they can buy it? I’ve suddenly been struck with a desire to have this issue (the latest one), but I’ve never seen it for sale here. … Continue reading
Well, I was spoiled by the lovely Amanda. In exchange for a bird print, she offered to send me one of her frenchtoastcake prints, and look what else: Okay, not the book. I’ll get to the book later. But! She … Continue reading
Ah ha! Another horse finished. She’s been nearly done for a week, but those last little details took a while to come together. Introducing Meryl Beatrice: Meryl is a very clever type of horse, who dreams of being a detective, … Continue reading
Ah, poor whale. Still, nobody takes care of the whales who don’t happen to come into London when they get sick. So maybe this one was lucky. Maybe. More famous, anyway. Here’s an uninspired shot of a thing I made: … Continue reading
As you might know, a bottle-nose whale made its way up the Thames and into London (more of a city whale than a sea whale?). It just passed our bit of the river, this time on a barge, which is … Continue reading
As you may or may not already know, Rob now has a few bionic teeth. They can run faster, jump higher, etc — but not for three months. Since he can only eat soft foods until that point, I feel … Continue reading
Well! It’s like everybody went off to delurk elsewhere for Delurking Week! I suppose it’s my fault for not mentioning it was Delurking Week last week. For those of you who have commented lately, I shall grant you one nice … Continue reading
Not perfect, but there they are. They didn’t turn out as dome-shaped as I would have liked for two reasons (that I can think of): the egg whites lost a lot of air when I folded in the dry ingredients … Continue reading
