There is a lot of chicken pox going around the local schoolchildren at the moment, on top of which I had a second shingles jab. My goodness...

 I thought that I would try a different technique with acrylic paints. Firstly I painted the scene that I wanted then set about overpainting...

 Different parts of the world make the most of local staple produce whether it is rice, maize etc. But for the UK it has to be the potato. N...

 Doing some gardening, I had previously dug out a lilac tree that was getting too large for the spot it was in. What I didn't realise wa...

 Another day, another hysterical warning for strong winds. Have the media become deranged because storms are now given a name. Or is it that...

I have never had thermal clothing before, preferring to layer up. But recently I got a thermal vest and what a difference it makes. If you h...

 What do you enjoy at this time of year? Family, feel overfull, presents? For some time now we have enjoyed making Christingles. It's ve...