by JennyOrwin | Mar 21, 2024 | Nature, Out and about, Reflections, Sketches
I’m remembering a walk in January when a lone tree in a field caught my attention, the shape of the branches against the sky, how stripped back it was without leaves or flowers or fruit of any kind, how during the Winter all the scars from fallen branches and...
by JennyOrwin | Feb 15, 2024 | Nature, Out and about, Plants and flowers, Reflections, Sketches
There is something deeply hopeful about seeing the snowdrops emerging in the first months of the year. Even if it isn’t Spring yet (as my daughter tried to persuade me last week – “look Mummy, there are snowdrops, it must be Spring”) snowdrops...
by JennyOrwin | Dec 12, 2022 | Uncategorised
The last order date for Christmas 2022 is Wednesday 14th December. Orders made after that date will still be dispatched, but may be late arriving. If you live locally (Bedale, Thirsk, Northallerton, Ripon, Richmond areas) then I may be able to deliver items myself,...
by JennyOrwin | Nov 15, 2022 | Feltmaking, Out and about
‘West Burton Falls’ was made in 2018 using wet felting, needle felting and hand stitching, and was inspired by the waterfall close to West Burton in Wensleydale, known as Cauldron Falls. It’s very close to the village green but tucked away down a...
by JennyOrwin | Apr 15, 2021 | Nature, Out and about
As the bluebells start to flower again, I thought that I would mention a couple of bluebell woods close to me that I have enjoyed visiting. Nidd Gorge near Knaresborough Bluebells in Nidd Gorge A bench next to the River Nidd Nidd Gorge near Knaresborough is a Woodland...
