December

Sketchbook December 2021 So that's December done and dusted! Weather wise it has been a bit up and down with lots of rain and finishing on a high of unseasonably mild weather. As a result I've been able to get out into the garden more than in previous years and keep on top of things, …

Christmas market stall

That is another market stall in the bag, sales were up and so too was my confidence. All of which is exactly as I was hoping. I had a great pitch and lovely neighbours who not only provided me with great company but were full of helpful advice. As I found with my first experience …

November

I'm keeping it simple again this month, as I have been busy with the crafting, so just a Snapdragon and Cyclamens. The Snapdragons were a very late addition to the garden in October, they were an impulse buy, whilst passing through the local market, along with some dark pink Aubretias. Forever the planner I am …

It’s beginning to feel a bit like Christmas…

With a market stall booked for next weekend, in addition to selling my cushions , I have been busy making Christmas tree decorations to help boost sales. The festive decorations will also help to decorate the stall and with any luck get people into the Christmas mood, myself included! I decided to keep the decorations …

October

October has been really beautiful with plenty of mild sunny days, which this late in the year is such a bonus, putting off the inevitable cold of winter for just a little longer. The Nerines have proved to be an absolute joy this month and having split and spread them around the beds there is …

Autumn leaf designs

We have been extremely fortunate here in East Anglia as the weather this autumn has been bright, mild and on the whole really rather beautiful. The trees have been awash with autumn colour sufficiently so to inspire me to work on new leaf designs for my cushions. For sometime I have been keen to do …

Autumn garden

Nerines My intention when planting, especially in the last few years, has been to try to create at least one point of interest in the garden for every month of the year. Finally my efforts seem to be paying off, for, as we move through autumn, the garden on the whole is still looking quite …

September

Whilst on a personal level September has been a busy month, things in the garden have definitely quietened down, so I decided to cut myself some sketchbook slack. Just two images but working larger than I have previously tended to do. The Hostas have been flowering for some time and this is probably the last …

Market stall update

Ely market stall Ely is a busy, thriving Fenland market town (or rather "city", to give it its full status, due to the Cathedral which towers above the market place) with people travelling from all around to sell and to buy produce of all sorts. There are in fact three markets each week in Ely, …

So that was summer

Hollyhock Whilst in theory the summer in England doesn't finish for a few more weeks we are already feeling the onset of autumn. It has been a rather wet and, at times, grey summer this year which has been especially disappointing after the long hot summer that we enjoyed so much last year. However, looking …