Fair Isle Fair Days

This time last year, this was my home.

After weeks of relentlessly bad weather, the wind had dropped and the sun shone.

My time on Fair Isle was almost up.  I had no idea what I was heading back to.

A year later, the project I started there is nearly, nearly finished.

And this time next year?  Well, that'll be another story ...

Old Yet Timely - Except for the Ones That Aren't

Two hundred and one years, 4 days ago, Sydney Smith handed out some advice to a friend who was depressed.  I'm sharing his words of wisdom over on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure this week - see which ones speak to you.  And which ones put your back up!

Revisiting Mary Kingsley

Mary Kingsley (circa 1900) - wiki commons

I'm over on the History Girls blog this week Revisiting Mary Kingsley - what a woman!

Quindrie Press

 

Coming soon - Kickstarter Campaign for Quindrie Press' 2021 comic collection!  In spite of everything, exciting, new, creative things are still happening -