Thinking about snowdrops
Today is a grey cold miserable January day, a rain mixed with snow day. I don't know about you, but January has to be the worst month of...
Gilli
Jan 21, 20182 min read


Let's have a positive 2018
So, it’s all change for me this year as I am now officially retired. However, as I don’t like using those words to describe myself, and...
Gilli
Jan 6, 20182 min read


I have a small business!
Today has been one of those days that feels like a real milestone and It was made even better by the fact I was able to share the major...
Gilli
Oct 25, 20172 min read


Endings and beginnings
It's being too long since I posted a blog but that honestly doesn't mean that I haven't been busy. As you may know from reading some of...
Gilli
Oct 8, 20172 min read


Waterlilies
The waterlily is one of the two flowers of the month for July, the other being the Larkspur. For most people, waterlilies are synonymous...
Gilli
Jul 7, 20172 min read


A rose by any other name
Rose is a rose is a rose or is it? Today's roses are so varied from simple five petalled varieties which look like the traditional...
Gilli
Jun 25, 20171 min read


Lily of the Valley jewellery
So, what started with my folding lots of tiny,3/4 inch pieces of paper sadly not as quickly as in the video which has been speeded up...
Gilli
May 16, 20171 min read


St Leonard, the Dragon and Lilies of the Valley
This stunning woodblock print is by Eric Gill and is taken from one of his books on the folklore of England and shows St Leonard fighting...
Gilli
May 16, 20171 min read


Flower of the month for May: Lily of the Valley
Okay, let's get one thing out of the way before we start. The popular garden flower that we know is the lily of the valley is NOT what is...
Gilli
May 15, 20172 min read


Folding time...how long?
Above is my first attempt at a video and shows me folding a sweet pea flower from a 2 inch square piece of paper. What did I learn? Apart...
Gilli
Apr 19, 20171 min read

