Craft Life — Love Animals

Hi there, It's an overcast May morning in the west of Ireland. The cats are lazing dreamily all around, and there's that slow burgeoning feeling in the air that it's about to pour down with rain, but it can't, not just yet. I love this weather; it really reflects how I feel inside today. I'm so excited about my upcoming 'Sunbeams of Summer' gift guide that I can hardly focus on one thing at a time. I want it to burst forth on all fronts like the sloppy heavy rain of Summer, and it is, theoretically at least. It's all...

Doing Your Bit For Wildlife In Winter I work from home which is a great blessing to me. It is great to live a creative life. However, being at home a lot allows me to become aware of my immediate surroundings and particularly the life around our home. Until recently, we had a beautiful big dog . Last year he sadly slipped away. He used to deter the cats from coming into the garden though I would see them from time to time slinking through. He wasn't the fastest or most diligent of guards when it came to keeping cats...