I’m done not-blogging
Oh, hello there! Let me just go ahead and turn on the lights… brush off the cobwebs… straighten this picture frame…. Ahhh. That’s better. So…
Articles by Shannon
My Inktober 2017 supplies
It’s time for the annual Inktober challenge! Take a look at the art supplies I’ll be using, and how I’ve planned to build a daily drawing habit.
An arty day in London
On Sunday, Pumpkin and I decided to give Daddy-man a well deserved rest. So we headed into London for a mummy-daughter day of art! We…
Confessions of a summer parent
It’s summer break! Time for relaxing in the garden, splashing in the pool and soaking up the sunshine. Yay! Oh, wait. That’s not right, is…
Airplane busy bag for toddlers (two-year-old edition)
Last year, I wrote a post about the airplane activity kit that I made for Pumpkin. At the time, we were preparing for her third transatlantic…
Peek inside my sketchbook: zentangles and mandalas
I’ve always loved being creative, but in recent years, I’ve had trouble finding creative outlets that suit my lifestyle. For example, I have a gorgeous…
A trip to Sea Life London Aquarium
For Pumpkin’s second birthday (in February), we treated her to a trip to Sea Life London Aquarium. Buuuut, I’m a terrible, TERRIBLE blogger, and I’m just getting around to…
Preparation as procrastination
There’s a quote that I’ve seen online. It’s attributed to Abraham Lincoln and goes something like this: “If I had six hours to chop down…
Low-syn lemon curd
Lemon curd is one of my favourite foods – I love putting it on meringues, spreading it on toast and using it as a fruit…
Mr Tumble’s spotty birthday cake
I used to make cakes. A lot. I made cakes for birthdays, anniversaries, bake sales and just because. I even made a wedding cake for one of…
Just because Oprah didn’t stay thin doesn’t mean you should give up
Hubby and I sometimes joke about how if we won the lottery and became super, amazingly rich, that we could eat everything we wanted and then just get…
Back to blogging – part 2: a new direction
During the months when I wasn’t blogging, I realised that when I did start posting again, I’d want to change the focus of what I wrote about….
Back to blogging: part one – what happened?
A few months ago, I took an unexpected break from blogging. My workload at my “real” job had become unmanageable, I was feeling run-down, not eating…
My Week at a Glance Linky: 16 August 2015
Hello and welcome to the #myweekataglance linky! After two weeks of being a terrible linky host, I’m hoping I have myself all organised again and I’ll…
10 things you don’t know about me
Thank you to Lisa from mrssavageangel tagging me to take part in the 10 things you don’t know about me blog post. Here’s how it works:…