movies!

Went to see Salt tonight with a friend...good, fast movie, came out of it exhausted! Angelina is a beautiful woman, but sometimes the over emphasis on her beautiful pouty lips and BIG brown eyes, is just...overemphasis.

Been a busy week, making, sending orders and working at the gallery...new routines, all needing a bit of getting used to. We'll get there. Things starting to get in motion for the end of year "C" word...eeeek!

End of summer?

We are getting a real cross section of weather at the moment, some beautiful, warm sunny days, immediately followed by torrential rain and howling wind. Not posted for a while...work been busy and I've been helping out at a local gallery too. Pop in if you're passing www.kinrossgallery.co.uk. Work picking up, as people rolling back into all and starting to think about that thing that happens in December - can't bear to say the word, have already used it far too much already...only September!!

Long walks on local beaches with the dogs have been a must on good days. The boys have been "zorbing" on water at Falkirk, when camping with their Dad. Crazy doodles flying out of the studio - literally, a plane for Virgin and a grumpy girl who moaned all the way to Sydney!

Some exciting projects in the pipeline, which I am really looking forward to working on...more news soon. Good to have some great projects coming up, especially when everything has been packing up on me recently....phone, computer, dogs having accidents, operations...grrrr.

wee mee

Good week, friend up from the south...and her boys, so an abundance of testosterone in the house. Luckily another female joining the mix tomorrow to sort of even it out. We opted out of the ubiquitous IKEA visit...probably wise. Huge amounts of food and wine being consumed and much mud and mess, who is responsible for which not sure yet. We had a zapzone party today for my oldest..so 10 x 11/12 year-olds there....but the easiest ever, as you turn up, turf them out, drink coffee, natter and they return hot, pink, sweaty and hungry. They get fed and watered, given cake and a party bag and you pile home. Just wear earplugs for the HYPER journey home & you're sorted! My 2 back at school next week, which I am looking forward to. I think I need the routine more than them sometimes! Anyway, I have been transformed into an i-phone weemee, by the lovely J! Not very like me, but me liking...especiallly the tongue hanging out!! 

press

summer holidays nearly at an end...and the weather feels cooler, how mad is that, when the rest of Europe is cooking? Anyway, have had a piece, un petit morceau, in Avantage magazine (Aug issue) can't seem to upload the pdf...but looks good! Also the fab Chris Robson took some shots of the studio for Visit Scotland. (see above). Friends coming to visit next week from down south...exciting!

space!

Well, the summer's here..but the sun has gone. I can't believe 2 more weeks and the boys are back at school. S going up to "BIIG" school, and G into year 5. It has zoomed past and we have done loads, and this week I am free, as they have gone off with their dad camping. So I trying to utilise my time as best I can and not just whirl about in my own space!! We had a lovely week in Oban, walking, fishing, reading and just chilling. The weather was good for the West Coast, as it can be wet, sunsets to die for, jellyfish spotting and catching mackerel. Back home and work still coming through, not as manic as usual (summer), but I had to do some crazy puffins for the BBC in a very short time frame and more online sites and orders. I will give details when they all go live. I have been on some long walks with the dogs; all the rosebay willowherb out at the moment, a weed I know, but the most beautiful pink. One day we saw red squirrels fighting in a tree (hence the pic of dogs looking perplexed up into the tree!), and one actually fell out to the ground...the weirdest sight! Today I managed to finally cover some vintage directors chairs, that have been sitting around for ages, being eaten by mice, a project for me...yay! 

The mysterious case of the midnight sun..well almost

These long balmy evenings have been so amazing...even up here in the wilds of Scotland. Crazy going to bed, when it looks like you should be getting up outside...or was I just horribly late?? Anyway, trundled off to Kirkcaldy at the weekend, dragged small boys with me, and it was a fabulously sunny day, lovely location, amazing exhibitors and tea, scones, fashion show, balloons, juggler, small giraffe and general mayhem. Not many punters through the door, which was a massive shame and quite frankly their loss...but a good day had by all. The small terrrier beast still causing mayhem, but we love her, despite her excitement towards anything mobile and noisy (including small boys). The rain came today, so I s'pose that's us back to the usual Scottish summer...at least it'll all be green and 20 foot tall in the garden! Doodles still trotting out the door...some exciting proposals & possible jobs coming through at the moment, which is VEEERY delumptious. The doodles seem to be breeding everytime I turn my back there is another one..must be the rain....

Happy Canada Day!

I'm not Canadian, but I've had a lot of press there...so Happy Canada day guys! Really, it's appalling, I haven't posted a bean since April...slacker....well, not really, just manic and blogging seems to drop off the spectrum sometimes when you are living life!! BUT, things are fab here at Moose Towers. We had a FABULOUS Open Studios in May. Seems an age away, and onto planning the next-aaargh! Loads of press, through Kilgraston School's  "Habit" magazine, Sew Hip (issue 17), The Green Parent (june/july), Prima (July) and . More press and weblinks up and coming. The weather has been amazing, thankyou, after such a COLD winter, so lots of barbecues, walks and just sitting in the sun. The crazy puppy a real sunworshipper and so happy when crashed on your lap in the sun snoozing. Everyone happy and looking tanned, healthy and happy. School holidays start tomorrow....7 weeks. My wee boy going up to secondary school in August (still can't get my head round the early summer)....and needing to revamp the house totally!