Thanks to the gritters the journey over the tops today was beautiful and not dangerous. The immediate countryside and the Eden Valley blanketed in snow.

Nearly the end of 2018 and it has been an exciting year with loads of new places visited new collaborations and a new book finished. Family wise I now have a Grandson joining the 3 girls so my family fun grows and Christmas certainly has been fun. Visits to Santa, Christmas shopping, and it finished… Read More

I am here to teach at the above event and I am staying here at the beautiful Hoveringham Hall with stunning views from our kitchen window. The trees are magnificent and very old – I wonder if the person who planted these dreamt as I did when I have been planting my 80 odd trees… Read More

A very late post on the stunning landscapes created by this Winter’s second lot ofbad weather in my world. We were not cold as the temperatures did not drop to dramatic minus’s. Ferocious winds and dark skies were mostly the order of the day until the snows came . Then my world becomes magical for… Read More

I know my brother in Canada is most likely laughing at my fuss over the snow here but it is so unusual to have this much this quick and everything has come to a standstill. We are totally cut off we cannot walk up the hill 5′ wall of snow stops us We cannot get… Read More

What a beautiful stunning month we have had weatherwise.Snow totally transforms my world and it lasts a long time So the bright lights the reflecting snow brings are exciting at this time of year. Now I have Granddaughters the magic of Christmas and snow take on a magical time and invoke memories of my own… Read More

It has been a very very busy year starting with finishing the last design for the Kids Knit book ( out shortly) A sneaky peek at part of one of the designs. I then saw the arrival of Spring in the hills and another sweet Granddaughter Phoebe. From Spring to Summer I worked on my… Read More