Joy-filled Jottings! September.... It turned out to be a month of many things – the best of which were relaxation, new experience and new connection. As our holiday ran into the first week of September and was our first visit to Crete I have to mention it ….we stayed at the most relaxing hotel ever. The staff were great, the food delicious and the surroundings calm and classy. Nothing was rushed and no tensions about seating or sunbeds. We explored parts of this large island too. The gorges...

Joy-filled Jottings! Productivity I've been thinking about productivity a lot lately; what it means for me and how I measure myself. We are all so different in how and what we place value upon in all areas of our busy and multi-faceted lives. Through July and early August I planned a break from creating art and to focus instead on spending time with my big sis who was staying with us and in any spare moments to revamp my website and update products (prints, cards etc) - making sure they...

Happy Weekend! It will surely be a cold one here in the UK but some splodges of colour are coming through here and there. Snowdrops abound and the occasional early gem of a flower appearing. This little Iris is variety Joyce – a favourite of my late Mum Joyce too. A single flower is out; it is right in front of a solar light so perhaps just a bit warmer than the other bulbs that are not yet in bud. It got me thinking about over-wintering and how we also tend to slow down in the colder months....