contact me at

my etsy shop


FREEbies!


  • Would you like to award someone special a knitted rosette? See the pattern to knit one here!

  • Little Squares Scarf, (quick pattern).

  • Little Squares Scarf, (step-by-step pattern, with lots of step-by-step photos).

  • How to sew up crochet or knitting with an invisible stitch, step-by-step tutorial

  • Sisterhood Crochet Blanket pattern for square.

  • step-by-step pattern for Sisterhood Crochet Blanket square. Makes crocheting this pattern a doddle for beginners!

  • step-by-step tutorial for some basic crochet stitches

  • Tara's failsafe cup cake sponge recipe

  • knitted slipper pattern

blogs I read

Categories

Blog powered by Typepad

« Meeting Lucy.............. | Main | I can finally show you the end result................. »

Purple Heather hills.............

IMG_7740 Hugo and I drove up to Edinburgh, along the scenic, twisty roads route, last Saturday................The purple hills along the way were so vibrant, the heather looked as though it had been coloured with a magical, other-worldly paint brush............... It was glorious. IMG_7738 My little camera, quite simply, does not do justice to the colour of the landscape............... Plus, standing there in the stillness.......... amongst the rolling lilac purple haze hills............ well, there's nothing quite like that sensation of quiet in nature................ and feeling part of it.............. IMG_7742 We moved on quickly when a line of cars pulled up not far away, people spilling out of the vehicles, brandishing shot guns for an afternoon of hunting. To change the subject completely.............. I've just taken photographs of the finished basement, to share with you! I just need to upload them.............. so I'll reveal all next week............. for the curious amongst you............ Have a lovely weekend...............

Posted on August 29, 2008 |

Comments

driftwood

oooh those colours are fantastic, we're going to Scotland in 2 weeks, and all of a sudden I'm quite excited about it!

Posted by: driftwood | August 29, 2008 at 04:23 PM

GrannyPurple

Looking forward to those reno pix--what voyeurs we blogreaders be! And looking forward to seeing the (by then) less purple hills in October...

Posted by: GrannyPurple | August 29, 2008 at 04:26 PM

Marisa

I bet the heather was beautiful i can just imagine it, at least you have the photos to get us interested in maybe heading to Scotland at some stage, what a wonderful sight to see. Looking forward to the photos of the basement - talk about keeping us in suspense.

Posted by: Marisa | August 30, 2008 at 10:26 AM

wren

Someone's been using that magical paint brush on the Yorkshire moorland too.

Posted by: wren | August 30, 2008 at 02:22 PM

Rosepetaljam

we went walking in the north yorkshire moors near the cottage Vanessa, last weekend and I took photos very like these ones - isn't heather just WONDAIR? The beautiful purple tinged hills with the greener down dale areas, it was just sigh makingly pretty. I also fell over, bum down in loads of mud but that's another story :-)

Love S xxx

Posted by: Rosepetaljam | August 30, 2008 at 05:13 PM

belvedere beads

astonishing! your photos gave me goosebumps - what a sight.

Posted by: belvedere beads | August 31, 2008 at 03:01 AM

jane

nice to talk to you today - thank you for my card and heart (which is hung up on a door knob). Your basement looks fantastic. Nice to see we've still got the same sofas! Noah didn't break anything falling down the stairs, and Tim did some planting in the front garden.
He'll send photos when we get your e-mail address...
love Jane

Posted by: jane | September 02, 2008 at 09:29 PM

Liz Guest

Hi there - I love your photo of the purple Heather - and was wondering if you would mind if I used it on my Church website - we are using different colours inspired by nature in the design and the colours on this are just beautiful. If you like I can email you how it would look.
Take care and thanks alot, Liz Guest

Posted by: Liz Guest | March 03, 2011 at 01:48 PM

The comments to this entry are closed.

Hello and welcome!


  • Hello, my name is Vanessa Cabban, and I'm so pleased you've dropped by! I'm an artist and illustrator, working from home. I have two Miniature wire-haired Dachshunds, Ellie and Douglas. I love being part of the blogosphere, reading your comments, and feeling like I'm part of a community. I hope you enjoy reading about my small world.

About

Books I have illustrated!


  • The Best Gift of All

  • Book and dvd,(narrated by Kevin Whateley), of Bringing Down the Moon

  • There's a House Inside My Mummy

  • The Magic Donkey Ride

  • Down in the Woods at Sleepytime

  • Dear Tooth Fairy

  • Dear Mermaid

  • No Place Like Home

  • Diamond in the Snow

  • Bringing Down the Moon

Archives

More...