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Flying the Atlantic: Sketchbook Project

10 June 202110 June 2021

It’s on its way! Yes – my contribution to the Sketchbook Project is even now winging its way across the …

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A visit to: Jill’s Art Journal

19 April 202119 March 2021

You can find all kinds of strange, strange creatures when you scribble. Look at this menagerie that magically appeared last …

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Keeping Creative in Lockdown

10 February 202131 January 2021

Our son just sent me a pic of his freshly airbrushed Warhammer dwarves; our daughter was messaging me earlier about …

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What DOES a Spiritual Director do?

6 August 202010 February 2020

Aren’t random thoughts…well… ‘ random?’ The other day I wondered aloud on Twitter: If  ‘ a priest tries to colour …

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C is for Contemplation and Creativity

6 August 202010 January 2020

What’s the driving force behind your decision to begin blogging?  Holding Heaven sprung from my experiences of contemplation and creativity both …

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Advent ABC Intermission

6 August 202018 December 2019

…inspired by  Jill Kuhn of Weird Birds  fame on repurposing Christmas cards, (love the snazzy sweaters by the way!), I’m happy …

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Advent ABC: P is for Prophets

6 August 202016 December 2019

Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, and ev’ry mountain and hill made low; the crooked straight and the rough places plain. …

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Advent ABC: E is for Eternity

6 August 20205 December 2019

….and Expectant.   I do hope your Christmas has had a little touch of  Eternity in among the rush and …

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Advent ABC: C is for Candle

6 August 20203 December 2019

C is for Candle and Calendar Do you keep the tradition of lighting  an Advent Candle to mark the time …

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Freedom to Express Yourself: an Inspiration Notebook

6 August 202020 November 2019

  If you enjoyed the Rumi poem I blogged yesterday, do go search out more of his work. Rumi, (1207-1273) was a …

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Altered Books: More treasures from the Crayon Box

19 August 202017 August 2019

Here’s the latest from my altered book project. The past week or so has seen me delving into our boxes …

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Kick In The Creatives 2018: Dragons, Pumpkins and a Horrified Haggis

6 August 202025 October 2018

Nearly time to adjust the clocks: Spring forward, Fall Back. Don’t forget! No more pretending we’re having a late summer; …

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