Easter Cards
Easter is a time of renewal, hope and the promise of new life. Here's some ideas for nature-themed Easter cards to send to loved ones. [The captions under the images are click-able] April Wild Months Card; £2.30 Charlie Bunny Card; £2.30Also comes
Grape Hyacinths of Anticipation
As each of the spring flowers comes out, we get a little closer to the estimated due date of our little baby. First it was the snowdrops, then the crocuses, then the bright yellow daffodils and the calm white
The Slightly Dim Sparrowhawk
The bird feeders in the garden at New House are very busy. I call it the Great Tit Kingdom. The Great Tits are the majority party, and seem to rule the feeders. Then there's the Blue Tits
Nesting and Nestboxes
This is the time of year when it's good to get your nest boxes cleaned out and ready for a new generation of feathered inhabitants. Here's the RSPB advice on how to clean out your nest box. Small birds tend
The New House Has Nuthatches
One thing we were delighted to discover when we moved into The New House was that the peanut feeders in the garden were frequented by nuthatches. They are a bird I've always admired but not known a great deal
Walter the Beaver
You know those days at work when you have a billion important work tasks to do (like preparing for Scotland's Trade Fair this weekend) but instead you manage to sketch a cheeky beaver called Walter? I'm having one of
Looking Back and Looking Forward: A New Year
I like to take the opportunity at the start of the new year to take a moment to look back at the year that has just left us, and to look ahead to the year to come. This year it
A Scottish Borders Christmas Gift Guide
As part of the Just A Card campaign that highlights the value of shopping from independent makers, shops and galleries, I've put together a quick guide to some of my favourite makers in right here in the Scottish Borders. Don't
On Hibernation
This is the time of year - in the midst of the peak autumn glory - that I start to think about hibernating. I feel the creeping darkness shortening the day, the cold wind nips at my ears, and I
Scotland Rewards You – A Harris Holiday Blog
We're not long back from a wild but wonderful trip to the Isle of Harris, which lies 24 miles from the nearest point on the mainland, across a strip of water called the Minch. It was my first trip to