cairnsmore of fleet . . hidden treasures

remembering adventures from last summer . . .

when we followed signs up into heathery hillson to the beautiful cairnsmore of fleet

hoping to discover hidden carvings by matt baker
we mused over poetic clues to find the treasures

clues such as

"before the river is bridged, don't get your feet wet "

or "twixt viaduct & forest, we lived here once "(see the sculpted face tucked away?)

the ancient ruin of the medieval township Cullendoch

feral goats, pegrines, dragonflies & grouse

bog-cotton, sundews, sphagnam mossso much to see there on the
scottish natural heritage site

bits & pieces . . .

5 things i have been doing . . . designing thistles for wedding invitations

making a clay mock up of a tiny figure i hope to make

designing images for the cover for my sister-in-laws book

making a photo birthday book /card for my niece

writing in my journal

gathering moss . . .

A rolling stone gathers no moss

so they say . . .

im feeling very "mossy" just now

i seem to have ground to a bit of a halt

im sitting back and ruminating

examining my world in the greatest of detail

wishing on rainbows & holding my breath

taking it step by step

thankful for my family, my health, my life

wondering what is around the next corner

i have been ever so slightly pre-occupied this wee last wee while, there has been a flurry of activity some good, some not so. i have had . . . one daughter winning the scottish apprentice awards, yay! another passing exams with flying colours, wonderful. a son choosing his career subjects, oh my! Then we had a day of delicious candle making with my lovely family, smiles & laughter & much silliness.

Then i had a bit of a fright when the black ice sent car & me spinning off the road & bouncing into a stone dyke (no damage . . . .to me that is) then, last but by no means least we have felt extremely sad when we learnt that the cottage will be ours for only 2 months longer, and a new wee home we have to find.

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life has been happy & sad, exciting & scary,but it's all about old endings & new starts. i thought i ought to explain why my thought are elsewhere just now. things always happen for a reason though don't you agree? now im off for a cup of tea. see you all very soon x x x

My wedding decorations . . .

i am so pleased i just had to share

my wedding table design that i did for our wedding

has been featured on sew mama sew

a wonderful site to explore for creative folk

with sewing tutorials, patterns, project ideas & shop

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sorry for my absense

i will post "properly" very soon

to let you know what has been happening

x x x

inspired by . . .

inspired by the beautiful bright moon
to do a quick doodleinspired by an earlier gypsy sketch

to try a bigger more detailed paintinginspired by autums colours
a piece i did last autumninspired

the cailleach bheur

whilst listening to the wonderful

celtic myth podshow

inspired . . knowing spring is on the way x x
If you are interested in ancient tales & legends

of celtic origin, a visit across to the

celtic myth podshow is an absolute must

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never very good at planning, this is a new adventure to me

having a plan of action has given so much more focus

i think i could begin to get very used to this new way of thinking!

at last, i have been a working on my web site design, exciting !

and i do so hope to have it up by the end of the month

and remember i told you here, about the red-den,

we got held up last year but are due for opening

very, very soon, i shall let you know.
x x x

(see also the red-den studio links under snippets of)