Lots of creative people enjoy a variety of crafts and other creative activities. Often, those of us who sew will also knit or crochet, enjoy embroidery, card making, screen printing, photography, watercolour painting, or anything from a long list of creative activities. We often also enjoy other creative things like singing or playing an instrument, writing, dancing, cooking or gardening. With brains already full of ideas, the internet also ... Read the Post...
Feeling Inspired By What is Around Us
Often one of the first signs of spring I notice is usually buds in the flowering currant outside my kitchen window. This year, it was early February when I first noticed little pink buds at the ends of twigs. In my little bit of Norfolk, it feels very much like winter still. The days are drawing out, but it's still cold. Although we haven't had any proper snow, it was sleeting last weekend. Somehow, plants and animals seem to know when ... Read the Post...
Creative Things to Do When Your Energy Levels are Low
We are now halfway through February, and at my house, everybody is tired. There are signs of spring, but it is still cold, the mornings are dark still when I get up (although I did notice today that it was light at 7 o'clock while I was in my front room drinking a cup of tea). Persuading reluctant teenagers to get up to go to school is difficult, and I'm finding it difficult myself to haul myself out of bed in the morning. It's dark in the ... Read the Post...
Winter Colour Schemes Revisited
Candlemas on the 2nd February marks not only the official end of Christmas, but is also the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. In the farming calendar, it was when the lambing season would begin. Even though it is not spring yet, I've noticed a change. The days are definitely drawing out now, the light is different, the air smells different and I've noticed buds on trees. Something I read recently suggested ... Read the Post...
