Facebook market place helped us source eclipse glasses after we realised we were too late to order them online. Facebook didn’t even exist when we were looking last time… It’s twenty seven years since we bought some - three pairs for our newly growing family. Our daughter was eight months old. I can’t remember if she had glasses or if we just kept her facing away from the sun but I do know we would have done all that we could to protect her. My husband had shaved and bleached his hair on...

Have you ever thought about keeping a journal? I’m sometimes asked why I keep a journal. For me it’s all about memories… My mum’s memory started to fade in 2014. That time was hard, really hard, and is what led me to buy a book with a pretty cover and start writing in it daily. Not one for detail, my mum was always pretty vague about Cornish childhood milestones but something changed when she was no longer able to recall quite significant things or things that had just happened. So, I guess I...

If you’ve read the Artist Way you’ll be familiar with the idea of art dates. If you haven’t think of it as regularly spending time immersing yourself in art. They can be so inspiring and lead your creative thought in unexpected directions. I’ve wanted to visit Kettle's Yard for a long time but Cambridge is quite a way from my home in Devon, so I’ve had to bide my time. I'm not quite sure when I first read about Kettle’s yard, but think it might have been whilst discovering Alfred...