Sugar-Free Sketching – Day 2
It's Day 2 of my Sugar-Free Sketching project. Nothing like a community spirit to increase the chance of success - why not follow my progress! The post Sugar-Free Sketching – Day 2 appeared first on...
View ArticleSugar-Free Sketching …Day 3 and I’m Already On The Cake
Off the wagon! And it’s only Day 3! I was celebrating, and there was cake involved. This is how it happened. Under The Cosh My son Paddy is in Transition Year. That means he does very little in the way...
View ArticleSugar-Free Sketching Day 5: Chilli For Breakfast
Chilli for breakfast is a far cry from the porridge and cereal I grew up with, but I love it. Day 5 and I’m back on the wagon. Actually Day 4 I was too as it was the previous day that I fell. It’s...
View ArticleSugar-Free-Sketching Day 6: (No) Cabbage Borscht & Soda Bread
Borscht and soda bread. Comfort food at its best… Boo-hoo! I am feeling rather sorry for myself today. For the last few years the middle finger on my right hand was refusing to open when my hand was...
View ArticleHome Made Bread Roll Pizza and still Sugar-Free…but for how long?
Bread. It has sugar in it. But I’m still gonna eat it… This Bread Roll Pizza was my husband Marcel’s excellent idea the other day, and I’ll share what I did in a minute. Neither of us likes going to...
View ArticleWales in Watercolour: Part 1
On board the Oscar Wilde with my colleague and buddy Sharon… Sharon and I are taking part in a project called Bluefish. It’s a joint Irish-Welsh project looking at blue growth and the possible effects...
View ArticleHallowe’en in Galway
Every year since they were old enough for me to indulge my desire to dress my kids up (ie. under 1), my children have taken part in some kind of Halloween festivity. I swaddled them in every costume I...
View ArticleGeology: A Symphony Beneath Our Feet
I met my fellow artists, USk Galway, today for a sketch-out under the archways of National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). We huddled together from the cold under stone arches and sketched the...
View ArticleToday’s Blog (Feat. Alizarin Crimson)
Here is a sketch of my girl Olivia, or Liv, which I did on Sunday morning. The sun was streaming in through the window and she was all lit up. She was patient for about ten minutes, so I had to be very...
View ArticleThere’s Always One
Tuesday night in Gort My youngest, Liv, has started Taekwon-do in Gort Boxing Club. This means that between drop-off and pick-up I spend a couple of hours in a town that is more or less asleep, and...
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