Snowman Cakes for Christmas
Everyone likes a snowman at Christmas, whether it's in real snow or a fantasy, as in Raymond Briggs' wonderful story. I made these little...
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Sue Rudland
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Provence - heavenly aromas!
Who can resist the whiff of Mediterranean cuisine? Rosy red peppers, speckled green courgettes, deep purple aubergines, fat bulbs of...
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Sue Rudland
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
Masked Balls and Avocados.
The Merry Month of May is over and although rather than merry, it was cold, wet and windy, it was an amazingly busy month for me. Life is...
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Sue Rudland
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Freedom beckons!
Freedom is in sight - we’re almost back to normal life! In celebration of grandparents being able to see their grandchildren again, here...
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Sue Rudland
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
A Shortage of Vitamin S!
Apparently, Vitamin S is the latest, must-have vitamin, to improve your health and vitality. Paul van Lange, a professor of psychology,...
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Sue Rudland
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
Mystery Moo -a cat with attitude!
Moo, my daughter’s cat had “attitude”. Discovered as a kitten in a dustbin in Dubai, his unfortunate start in life affected his...
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Sue Rudland
- Jan 31, 2021
- 3 min
It's all in the eyes...
Say their name and instantly they will appear at your feet with that look. It’s all in the eyes – that look that says, “ Yes, what is it?...
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Sue Rudland
- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
Thoughts from an optimist!
Can anyone remember a time when the whole world has been so affected in unison? Even during the second world war, some countries remained...
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Sue Rudland
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
So what are you afraid of?
Spiders, snakes, heights, flying or perhaps you are afraid of the dark? Our big fear right now is of Covid 19 of course. That has stopped...
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Sue Rudland
- Oct 19, 2020
- 5 min
Adventures of a swinging sixties hippie
A Greyhound Bus Trip Across the USA 1969 was a memorable year for flight. Buz Aldrin flew to the moon and I flew across the Atlantic –...
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Sue Rudland
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
Lazy summer's day BC
It’s funny isn’t it, that doing nothing takes up so much time? I was horrified to see that my last blog post was back in April. I had a...
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Sue Rudland
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Gated at 70?
I have never felt as old as I have the last few months. I know I’m getting older of course, everyone does – it’s a given. But suddenly I...
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Sue Rudland
- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
Are you Distancing?
Fed up in Florence – oil on board. 18 x 24 cms / 7x10 ins This couple were surrounded by the beauty of Florence but looked so thoroughly...
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Sue Rudland
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
Orange and Blue
I seem to have a theme on orange and blue right now. As if all those apricots weren’t enough last summer, I realize I’ve continued it...
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Sue Rudland
- Nov 15, 2019
- 1 min
Anyone for Wine Tasting?
There has been a lot in the press about English Wines lately - and of course I noticed! UK vineyards are a lot closer than those in the...
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Sue Rudland
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Eggs of the Sun
I was a bit carried away by apricots during the summer, producing no less than three paintings of them! Apricots always look so...
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Sue Rudland
- Oct 3, 2019
- 1 min
Waiters,waiting to wait.
Under swathes of pale blue and white voile, propped tent-like by thick wooden poles, crowds of people are sitting on cobalt blue benches...
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Sue Rudland
- Aug 10, 2019
- 1 min
Fresh from the Garden!
Knowing that our local gardening guru has a splendid vegetable patch, I asked if he had anything interesting that he could spare for me...
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Sue Rudland
- May 3, 2019
- 3 min
Asparagus - - Food for Gods and Lovers. The Oldest Aphrodisiac?
May’s painting is of a bunch of huge asparagus spears. They were given to me by a friend who has nurtured his asparagus bed for years and...
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Sue Rudland
- Apr 15, 2019
- 3 min
The Colour Purple - Gods, Royalty, Jimmi Hendrix and Healthy food.
Once forbidden to be worn by anyone other than royalty, purple historically was associated with wealth and power. Pity the poor spiny...
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