Sketchbooks vs Loose Pages: Which is Best for Artists?

Are you a sketchbook person or a loose pages person when it comes to your art practice? I saw an … More

Toad Patrol: the final countdown

for the 2026 migratory season I’m pleased I hopped onto Toad Patrol when I did, as although I had missed … More

A few days ago, the government announced that the iconic landscape and chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters had been … More

on my daughter’s birthday My youngest child was born half an hour after midnight on the 22nd March, 2003. I … More

When I was in my late teens I tackled some heavyweight literature such as Homer’s The Iliad, and The Name … More

visiting my son in Strasbourg I have been to visit my son and daughter-in-law a couple of times since they … More

Maybe because I grew up with Richard Scarry books; maybe because we have a huge development proposal here for our … More

Featuring my first newt I have been to toad patrol every evening since I joined the group, and my assistance … More

Depends where you live! According to Rewilding Britain, there is a plan to reintroduce the Eurasian elk Alces alces to … More

How to help toads on roads Last night the weather was a little milder, and it had been raining (ha! … More