A little watercolour I painted a few years ago. Still available in my Etsy shop.

My potting table had sat neglected and unused other than for storage of seed trays for far too long and was falling to bits. Mr.B took it upon himself to renovate it, I painted it and this is the result!

Got me flip-flops on! #warmtoday

A little watercolour I painted a couple of weeks ago but left unfinished until today - too busy gardening! "Mother's Day Daffodils"

Built a little flat pack garden cupboard this week. Painted it blue, put all the excess junk from the greenhouse in it, leaving lots of room for the myriads of seeds I've planted this year.

#ThrowbackThursday Indigo jellyfish, watercolour on paper - I ended up painting 10 of these as they were so popular, as well as painting the design on a silk tie.

Sun is shining, got nothing planned, so it's time to get out in the garden and plant those seeds!

Bought my 5 year old granddaughter a mini pottery wheel for her birthday last month. Visited her yesterday...came home spattered with clay from head to toe. That'll learn me...

Feeling blue because today I had to say goodbye to my beloved ancient Vitara - had it for 15 years, best car I've owned...but it failed it's MOT spectacularly and would cost a fortune to repair.😞

Hot off the easel - 'Millie', acrylic on canvas, private commission. This was a joy to paint - those ears! I'm now free for commission once again...

Wow.

Yesterday was so nice - two lovely dry dog walks and sun streaming through the windows. Back to normal this morning...wet, mud, misery...🐩☔😞

I don't always paint animals - here's a rusty shack we discovered on a hike in the Isle of Wight as few years ago. For some reason I love painting rust...

Finally had a chance to tidy up the garden without getting soaked - look what I found!

Not sure what my life has come to when I make waffles for breakfast and have to make a little extra one for the dog...

Just got the first commission of 2026 - yay!

The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy Only on YouTube.

A better photograph of my latest painting - Biggie, acrylics on canvas. Will be in my Etsy shop soon...unless you'd like to snap it up now!

Hot off the easel - "Biggie" , acrylics on canvas. Terrible photo due to lack of daylight and paint reflecting the daylight lamp. I'll try and get a better picture tomorrow - if it ever stops raining...

Hi to new followers! I'm actually a wildlife/pet portrait artist & knitter of impossible things, but what's going on in the world today sometimes gets too much to bear.

Very excited that our resident crow brought a friend (girlfriend?) along this morning for the first time, plus a bluetit thoroughly investigated one of the nest boxes. #BigGardenBirdWatch

When I was a child I was hideously traumatised by seeing a clip on tv of a child with rabies - why the hell my parents let me watch it I don't know. Watching the usually fairly comforting Call the Midwife this evening and THERE IT WAS!! Brought it all back, just as bad as 60 years ago...😱😱

Trying to take my mind off the anxiety caused by the global shitshow at the moment - I've walked the dog in the woods & seen a woodpecker, inspected the bulbs poking their heads up in the garden, got homemade marmalade on the go & later I'm painting a cute bear cub. It helps...a little.

Saw this scene in our local park and I had to paint it! Watercolour on paper, and this will be in my Etsy shop soon. #rooks

Quietly necking the last 2 inches of the Christmas Buck's Fizz directly from the bottle in order to make room in the fridge this morning...don't judge me, I deserve it after the week I'm having...

Word of advice...don't let your four year old granddaughter who's hyped up on jammy dodgers get her sticky little fingers on a fart machine... #chaos

Despite being up to my eyeballs in Christmas prep,I managed to find some time for this - a misty morning at Brooks Falls, watercolour on paper.

For the love of God, STOP BLOODY RAINING! #dogtowalk

Hooray, hooray, I become a pensioner today...not too sure how I feel about that tbh. #66thBirthday

Wild flowers, watercolour on paper - also available in my Etsy shop, Pretty Flamingo.

Sparrows - painted from photos taken in Boston, watercolour on paper, and available in my Etsy shop, Pretty Flamingo.

Attended my granddaughter's nativity play this morning - she was Angel No.4, among about 10 other angels. She did a fine job...apart from wearing her wings upside down. Two days it took me to make those, two days...😆

Now that we have fish in it, the problem of excessive leaves on top of the pond has to be dealt with on a regular basis. Mr.B suggested using his wet & dry vacuum cleaner this morning - worked a treat! * *no fish were harmed in this procedure. 😁

Another interesting little commission...

All right, crafty folks. I need everyone who sees this to keep a look out for the following shawls. They were lost by FedEx on the way to Barcelona Knits, and have been declared "unrecoverable". 🧶 This is thoussands of euros of work & materials, not to mention their value at Trunk Shows & Workshops.

My first and last attempt at painting a car - a few years ago now. Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed painting the rust and patina, the actual drawing of this was a complete nightmare. Perspective is not my friend...

Heavy horses ploughing, watercolour on paper. This one is still available in my Etsy shop, Pretty Flamingo. (Still haven't worked out how to post a link...)

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to make an angel costume for my granddaughter. 'Of course!' I replied and set about making everything from scratch, including sewing feathers by hand on to the wings. Although the end result was great, I don't think I'll be sewing feathers again any time soon...

It only took one week, five phone calls, two texts and an online consultation form, but my daughter got to see a doctor this morning. She's been prescribed antibiotics to be on the safe side. Also got the form authorising me to speak on her behalf regarding her health filled out & signed.

It's taken 3 days, 5 phone calls, 2 online forms, 2 arguments about my right to speak about my daughter's health (she has Downs Syndrome) and a minor nervous breakdown to get a face to face doctor's appt for her...which should have been organised by the surgery last month after her health check. 😠

Feeling smug - heavy frost this morning but my citrus trees are safely tucked away.

With the promise of chilly days ahead this week, with possible frosts, I've cleared out the greenhouse and put the citrus trees to bed for the winter.

Whilst walking the dog this morning, I bumped into a guy & his dog that I haven't seen for about a year or more. We used to walk the dogs when his was a pup. Today the dog went berserk when she saw me, tail wagging, leaping up, yodelling with delight - totally made my day!

As I can't work out how to post my Etsy shop listings on here, just a note to say I paint pet portraits on commission and am free at the moment...

Fell asleep...😞 #Frankenstein

Hot off the easel, Walker, watercolour on paper. Will be in my Etsy shop soon. #bear #originalpainting #Katmai

Apart from my granddaughter (I'm biased!) my favourite trick or treater last night was the large inflatable dinosaur that couldn't fit down our path to get to the door -brilliant! Unfortunately, the weather was so horrendous in the end we did not get many visits - anyone want about 2lbs of sweets???

I guess the torrential rain and howling gale has put paid to the trick or treaters for this evening...and now we're left with a couple of pounds of sweets which will probably last us until next year!

Sometimes I get asked to make the strangest things...a mini crochet lobster wearing a Santa hat. Don't ask...

Spent the morning preparing Halloween pumpkins with my 4yr old granddaughter. Turns out little kiddy hands are far more efficient at scooping out the seeds than I am, plus she enjoyed doing it. More than worth getting pumpkin pulp splattered up the walls and in my hair...🎃🎃