Just wanted to share the beautiful Jessie, one of our rescued and rehomed Guinea Pigs. She was so relaxed last night, snuggled up on a blanket on my lap, that I just had to capture these photos of her!

Made a delicious vegan dinner for my family this eve! It was kind of an African stew pie, with delicious sweet potato, spinach and soya chunks inside. For anyone interested, here are brief instructions

I've not had time to do much art recently, so when asked by a friend to create some greetings cards to sell at a Christmas market in aid of a friend's healthcare fund, I was spurred into some much-needed

My daughter spends about thirty percent of her time drawing, with one of her bedroom walls covered in her work. She recently started a new project drawing five full-size characters, using mainly Caran

Home education at it's best!

I'm not a fan of zoos in general, but Chester Zoo, along with some others in the world, really are doing a lot for conservation of animals and ecosystems in danger of extinction. It's not the place to

Sometimes I can really procrastinate over things. I get comfortable with my routine, and when something a little challenging or different comes up on the horizon, I start to distract myself in whatever

When considering home educating, a heap of questions go through your mind, from "what if I fail them?", to "how can I teach them?", but one common question that always comes up early

My children love to draw, especially my daughter, who's been spending a few hours of every day drawing, for the past 3 years or so. She mainly works in pencil and pen, but has a real gift for digital art

Does public speaking scare you? Months ago I was approached by a conservation centre to do a talk to their supporters about the threats that orangutans face in their struggle for survival. The last time

Born in North Wales, but travelled independently from as young as I could get away with! I don't feel I was escaping, but just wanted adventure and to explore new cultures from an early age. Very into

I've been a volunteer dog walker for the charity the Cinnamon Trust for the past couple of years, and am really happy to be able to walk two beautiful dogs: Morse, age 3, is a gorgeous miniature Schnauzer,