Last week I shared a tiny weaving I made using embroidery thread, with a piece of cardboard as a loom. I used colours from a colour scheme I made from a photo of some lupins. The colours are so beautiful, I still feel like I haven’t exhausted them!…
About a month ago, I was sitting outside the library in Dersingham eating my lunch and admiring some lupins that had been planted nearby. I’m not much of a gardener myself, but I like gardens, and somebody had made the little bit between the library and the car…
A little while ago, I was listening to a podcast, and in it, somebody said that human beings are designed to live according to the seasons, but modern life makes it impossible. I’ve talked before about humans and cycles, particularly in relation to the feeling that many of…
Choosing to respond to what is around us in the moment can sometimes take the form of almost wanting to preserve it. Spring is a glorious time, and now in late spring, with summer looming, everything is lush and green. People’s gardens are full of flowers, and I’ve…
A little while ago, I wrote a post which I called 10 Myths About Being a Creative Person. One person said that most of them were nonsense, and I entirely agree! A problem with the myths that I wrote about is that they were very prescriptive. They implied…
Before I get going, I have to confess that I have shamelessly stolen this idea from somebody else in internetland. She’s a lady called Michelle Tasker, and she makes the most beautiful designs for fabric and wallpaper that are inspired by nature. A little while ago, on Instagram,…