*** Trigger warning: pet loss grief. *** It’s been a week since my soul dog Webber left us, it feels like a lifetime but also just moments ago. He died last Wednesday, 7th January 2026, peacefully in my arms at home. We shared one last glorious sunset and sunrise together […]
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2025, what happened? Plans for 2026
2025 flew by in a blur of markets, a brief foray into retail, sewing, bookbinding, not much painting and a whole lot of time stuck in an anxious state of freeze. 2025 in review: I started the year launching my first products made with my original Leaves fabric, including art-journals, […]
2026 begins with a resigned sigh
*** Trigger warning: dog health issues / palliative care*** I had plans to sit down and write a New Year’s Eve blog post yesterday, I had already mapped out what I wanted to say in my head and knew it would be a quick post to write. My dog Webber […]
The first dress I ever made
My Mum taught me to sew when I was nine years old, I can still clearly remember the machine set up on the kitchen table. The dress on the left is the first one I made with her, it was handed down to my three younger sisters when I outgrew […]
Finish the damn painting!
As I went on my morning walk today, I was thinking about the Magpie painting that has been sitting on my desk unfinished since April, and what was stopping me finishing it. Why do I find a million other more important things to do? Tell myself “I’ll finish it tomorrow” […]
Why I’ve felt stuck since moving to Newcastle
Today is the official close of a chapter I never wanted to close. My husband Matt and I lived off grid in a tiny house on wheels with our doggies Chloe and Webber for 3.5 years, it had been our dream for many years before that. Our aspiration became reality […]

