As we approach the end of Winter for another year, I've been thinking back to all the things that have kept me going the past few months. For starters, I don't think I could have got through those first, miserably barren days of January without my trusty  Orange Grove  candle flickeri…

Welcome to a new segment for The Freckled Fieldnotes! Last month, I made a promise to myself that 2017 would be the year I stepped out of my comfort zone and began exploring my surroundings here in the South West. So  this is hopefully the first of many adventures and field trips to come, wh…

A month or so ago, I was asked by CollectivEdge  on Twitter if I'd like to enter an illustration competition that they were holding for bloggers. The task was to draw or design a pattern that could be used for a children's window blind, with the winning design being produced and sold on…

This year, I'm planning on starting a new series on The Freckled Fieldnotes where I document my travels around Cornwall! It's a bit of a personal challenge (slash resolution) for me, as it's going to take a fair chunk of confidence on my part to be able to do this by myself. BUT  …

I'm going through a bit of a sporadic party-planning phase at the moment, I think it must be the after-effect of Christmas and all the opportunities for lovely, cosy gatherings that seem to pop up at this time of year!  What's more, lately I've been daydreaming about hostin…