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Love Bugs

Flying with love on their wings The DM Bugs and Butterflies Collection brings together four tiny creatures who have more than their delicate wings in common. Each in its own...

Love Bugs

Flying with love on their wings The DM Bugs and Butterflies Collection brings together four tiny creatures who have more than their delicate wings in common. Each in its own...

To bee or not to bee?

There's no question Allow me to transport you to a beautiful midsummer afternoon: A distant cry can be heard from a pair of buzzards, effortlessly soaring high amidst a brilliant...

To bee or not to bee?

There's no question Allow me to transport you to a beautiful midsummer afternoon: A distant cry can be heard from a pair of buzzards, effortlessly soaring high amidst a brilliant...

Luck be a Ladybird

Well, lucky for some ... Ladybird's are universally considered lucky. As previously blogged, ladybirds certainly bring good luck for farmers and gardeners by eating aphids, so you can see how...

Luck be a Ladybird

Well, lucky for some ... Ladybird's are universally considered lucky. As previously blogged, ladybirds certainly bring good luck for farmers and gardeners by eating aphids, so you can see how...

The Lightness of Souls

How does the soul fly? In contrast to the flighty lover of fable, another strain of mythology links the butterfly as an embodiment of the the human soul. The Greek...

The Lightness of Souls

How does the soul fly? In contrast to the flighty lover of fable, another strain of mythology links the butterfly as an embodiment of the the human soul. The Greek...

Ladybird - watercolour in progress

I knew this one was going to be tricky! Once I had the drawing finished I went very steady with three reds,  all of which you will know if you...

Ladybird - watercolour in progress

I knew this one was going to be tricky! Once I had the drawing finished I went very steady with three reds,  all of which you will know if you...

Mary's Chicken

Why are ladybirds called ladybirds? This design is available as a card or print. Ladybirds are named after The Virgin Mary. The name originated in Britain with, "Our lady's bird". There doesn't...

Mary's Chicken

Why are ladybirds called ladybirds? This design is available as a card or print. Ladybirds are named after The Virgin Mary. The name originated in Britain with, "Our lady's bird". There doesn't...