Gone With the Wind by Claire Morgan

Gone With the Wind by Claire Morgan at the Laing Art Gallery

Originally uploaded by Laing Art Gallery

We went to see this exhibit at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle when we were visiting in early September. It is a stuffed kittiwake suspended amongst wild flower seeds. I really could have spent hours observing this piece. [...]

Famous for 5 minutes

I have been neglecting this blog of late. There are many reasons for it; the start of term, organising a hockey team and playing with kittens.
It is the latter that I want to blog about today. On September 13th we picked up two bundles of fluff, Jem and Scout. On September 28th they got famous [...]

Minger

Minger
Originally uploaded by Persian Fire
Laura saw this sign in a shoe shop recently. Clearly the marketing bods at this company are not down with the kids. Who on earth would call their company I-Ming and expect to get taken seriously?!
I’ve just done a little reserch and have found that the company was founded in 1989, [...]

Heart of my heart

Heart of my heart
Originally uploaded by Persian Fire

Laura has been busy crafting in recent weeks. She has discovered Sublime Stitching and has begun creating some funky designs using their embroidery transfers. Her sets include Vital Organs, Sexy Librarians and Wild West. There’s also a pirate one I’d like her to get but she’s keen on [...]

Ripening tomatoes

Ripening tomatoes (2)

Originally uploaded by Persian Fire

I just went out to feed my tomatoes and was pleased to see that they’re finally starting to ripen. I’ve had fruit for about a month now and they’ve been steadily getting bigger but staying green. This first sight of red is very exciting.
In addition to this my courgette [...]