-
Recent Posts
Sites to Visit
Monthly Archives: July 2011
My weekend to Wales
‘The Grand Reunion’ that is what my husband David called it, set up with two of his working colleagues whom he met over forty years ago and hasn’t seen them for over thirty years . My first trip to Snowdonia … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
I am worth it!
So now I know that my husband might have traded me if there had not been a shipping and customs problem to ship twenty five thousand camels to UK. That has really given me the hump!
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Wedding Bells in Fairyland
Wedding Bells in Fairyland , a treasured book if you have one, highly collectible. This was published in the early 1950’s and translated into many languages but never republished. I am so often asked for this title which is full … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ann mari sjogren, book, illustrations, Wedding bells in Fairyland
Leave a comment
A Day in Fairyland
I have been asked so many times about Ann Mari’s book A Day in Fairyland mainly because it has never been reprinted and copies only become available rarely and fetch a premium price. I have made a simple film of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Happy Birthday Elle
I was reminded by Elle my youngest daughter who was 18 today that it was also my birthday ( well the day she was born) she presented me with a wonderful gift of lingerie as a big Thank You! Not … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged birthday, Elle, Emmanuel, Myrea, myrea pettit, Nandos Northampton
Leave a comment
Stormes inquisitive crawl
My sister Michell had a longed for IVF baby girl in October 2005 called Storme, and by strange coincidence the moment she was born there was a rainbow hanging its pot of gold over the maternity wing! Storme has spent … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged baby's last crawl, David Riche, Michell Pettit, Myrea, myrea pettit, Storme, Storme Hathaway
Leave a comment
Myrea’s workout in Scotland
My daily routine is keeping fit and eating healthy food and drinking plenty of water. I had just been to Bournemouth to celebrate my artist friend Josephine Wall’s wonderful 60th birthday party and then it was straight up to Scotland … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged David Riche, Josephine Wall, Loch Tay, Myrea, myrea pettit, Scotland, workout
Leave a comment
Myrea tries to speak Swedish
I was never fortunate enough to learn languages, Art was my forte, but I so want to be able to speak a few words and be courteous when visiting such kind people as Ann Mari in her home, her hospitality … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ann mari sjogren, Helsingborg, Myrea, myrea pettit, Per arne Skansen, Sweden, Swedish
Leave a comment
Watercolor Tutoring with Ann Mari
It would be hard to explain the emotion and the thrill I experienced to actually sit down with the artist who influenced my childhood imaginations with their drawings from books published in what to me was a bye gone age. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ann mari sjogren, drawing, Fairies, fantasy, Myrea, myrea pettit, Sweden, watercolor, watercoloring
Leave a comment
Rediscovered and republished
Wonderful to discuss with Ann Mari all her works which she was so excited to show Per Arne and myself. I could feel her enthusiasm to reveal all her work that had for many years now simply been shut away. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged A Day in Fairyland, ann mari sjogren, Helsingborg, myrea pettit, Northampton, Per arne Skansen, Sweden
Leave a comment