Fairy Swap

Well, who's a lucky girl?
Look what I got in the post!
It's from Ocean Dreamer (LIsa), my Secret Society of Faeries swap partner. She lives all the way over in California which I just think is amazing in it's self! My God! Imagine living in California! Well, despite Lisa going through the most awful time lately she took the time to gather all these lovely, wonderful faery gifts and send them over the sea to me! Thank you sooo much Lisa, it means so much more knowing what you've been through recently. I hope my parcel reaches you safe and sound soon and brings you a little joy at this difficult time.

What a day!

Well what a day yesterday was! Well, the whole week really.

I had a dentist appointment in the morning, plus a massive deadline for two, yes two projects!!

But as the day went on, good news arrived via a text on my mobile phone...I shall share more later.

Then...OMG...my SSOF parcel arrived. I nearly peed myself!

Thank you soooo much Ocean Dreamer!

I took some photos and will upload them asap!

meanwhile...

latest work...

Pumpkin Soup

Big wedge of pumpkin

chop into bits and bake in oven until sqidgy

scrape flesh away

chop up a bit

sweat some red onion

chuck in pumpkin

pour in boiling water

crumble in 3 veggie stock cubes

stir

whizz with whizzer until consistency you like

season to taste

How to win Monopoly

Here's one of our games of Monopoly we played on holiday...as you can see I have a hotel on Park Lane.
I soooo whooped Nicked arse!

Here's me looking like a very happy bunny.
It is impossible to be unhappy in south west France...

the £1.50 bottles of wine maaaaaay have helped slightly!!!

Focus

What is my problem?
What is it with me?
Is there really a problem at all?

I have too many ideas, too many things I want to do and not enough time in the day or even in one hundred years to do them all.
Here's just a few things I would love to do but probably never will as you can only have one career at a time....

To start up my very own greetings card company. Design and publish fab cards. I have already designed 4 ranges, sent off for envelope and board samples, named the company...no time.

I want to make things, knit bags and flowers and toys and egg cosies, scarves and sock and hats. But I don't really know how to knit.

I want my allotment to be the best allotment up there with row upon row of healthy veggies. But I haven't the time to devote to it,, so it's full of weeds. I am yet to grow a successful carrot. I am very good at growing pumpkins though.

I want to write more. I have had several ideas for junior fiction but they never get past 5 chapters.

I want to bake. I want to welcome Nick home from work with a batch of freshly baked cookies. I want a nice kitchen to do it in. Not a fitted one from MFI you understand, but a homely, warm kitchen with nice lighting. I want to wear a full 50's skirt while I'm baking with lots of petticoats...and a pinny. I do not own a pinny.

I want to move to France ( THIS WILL HAPPEN). I want to open a little shop in Brantome and call it Chez Fai, where I'd sell all things faery, from dolls to books. I would deck the place with fairy lights. I would paint the facade lilac. I would have a studio in the little room upstairs where I would work on my children's picture books. I would have a cat who lived in the shop...I would call him....hmmmm...what would I call him....Mabinogion...or Gobolino....or Dave...?

I am in no way complaining. I'm a happy bunny doing my children's books, but I'm never totally content. I'm very restless.
Maybe I should just Jack everything in a become a river gypsy...

I still don't feel as though I have really ACHIEVED anything yet. I know I've had books published...but I've NEVER seen them in a bookshop. I feel there's more in me than I'm getting out.

Perigord Pumpkin Press

I have started up a new blog to record our journey to France....

see link on the right ----->

cooooo-eeeeee!

I'm back!

I feel very guilty for not blogging in so long!
I've just been so busy with work and we had a quick break in France (see Perigord Pumpkin Press)

Erica
x

Pot of Autumn

Just been up the allotment and gathered the last of the summer veggies. Still loads of chard, kale and savoy cabbage to come. Making a lovely soup for my lunch tomorrow! Ooooh forgot to take a piccy of my pumpkins! Just as well really, they are a little disappointing...all 2 of them!!!

Wedding anniversary on a budget!

It was our wedding anniversay today... 4 years!
Where does the time go?

My, my...

Well, this is the front cover I did for Hodder.
It's been published!
As usual, I'm the last to know ;0)

It needs a background colour, but here it is so far

xx

Foxy Teacher

This is a sketch that I'm going to paint up today. It's very rude, sorry, but hopefully I'll get some cool commissions. Here boobs are a bit wonky so I'll have to fix that.

new stuff...

Here's a new piece for my adult porfolio.
Hopefully I'll get some more book jackets.
I've just finished one for Hodder Headline which was great fun to do. I'll post it up when it's been published.

Must dash!

Erica
x

new stuff...

Here's a new piece for my adult porfolio.
Hopefully I'll get some more book jackets.
I've just finished one for Hodder Headline which was great fun to do. I'll post it up when it's been published.

Must dash!

Erica
x

August...

I've got some weeding to do!

Lucky

My cat caught him.
I saved him.
He lived with me for a day, a night and most of another day.
Then he popped his little feathery clogs.
R.I.P. my little Lucky

Spoilt spoilt spoilt!

I've been really slack lately blog wise, I've had a lot going on (excuses excuses). BUT ANYWAY! My Pink swap partner is a veeery nice lady who lives all the way over the sea in Washington, in America! I wish I knew how to do a linky thing, anyone know?
Well. Just look what arrived i the post for me!

The most beautiful gifts. And sooo thoughtful, THANK-YOU Kim!
I was so ashamed of the pack I sent Kim, that I've sent a few little extras by way of a thank-you!

Inbetween showers

Some piccies taken inbetween showers today







An onion... obviously!

And my first pumpkin!


Here's my new path