I have created a huge double A1 of sequential sketches. Unfortunately, the resolution is not great on this upload. They are all annotated in real life.

Top tips for Students with Childcare issues!

If any year 1 or 2 students are reading this - especially the ones with a family to look after.

Please get buckets of childcare, cleaners, support etc. in place in advance of the last month of the

course. My children are pretty self sufficient at 10 and 12, however, they have had no homework help for the past few months. My husband is a very busy man and if I have to use him too much, our whole stability will go out of the window. He is taking a week off, half term week from the 31st May so I am free to be in and out of Hadlow.

If your children are over the age of 9 or 10, teach them to cook. My 12 year old can create pasta dishes, chocolate cake, pizza from scratch and fantastic Nigella inspired steaks. Don't tell the authorities that she is running my kitchen! I also changed our saved Tesco vouchers into £200 of Pizza Express and Strada vouchers so that everyone can go out and eat at weekends - except for me. I just grab a sandwich!

Been up since four. Could not get back to sleep. Last few weeks on about 5-6 hours per night. Why does this production take so long? I worked out that I can hand finish/render an A1 in 6 hours. I have at least 8 to do. 48 hours solid work does not seem too bad for the next 2 weeks.
However, it's all the other planting plans and construction drawings that need to be completed too.
I now have 3 completed A1 sheets for my exhibition with 13 to go. I expect to have another 3 completed by the end of the weekend. There are some new drawings that Jamie has requested for the exhibition, (Axios etc), so I had better get started.
I made the mistake of looking at Paul Hadley's website - whoops - Mine is soo.....basic but I handed something in so should get a pass. I would love to aspire to more things, however, I am the lady who had never touched photoshop until the first year so I think David Watson sees me as a success story. Ask Ralley, I did not know what to do with a memory stick in my first week! My IT skills are now off the scale in comparison, although I think I had better spend next year doing some top-up IT courses before I look for a proper job.

So glad I got lucky number 7 in the exhibition hall.

My own garden is looking

pretty fab at the moment.

Designed and planted by me in Spring 2006. Actually designed on scrappy paper, before I had even dreamed of Landscape Degree.

I put these on, because it takes so long for my drawings to upload and at least you can see a finished design here. We opened to the public last June and helped raise £1500 for the local hospice. I'll have another go at uploading my drawings soon, but I am not having an open day this year.

Night Time - Bed Time

These pictures make me feel very sleepy. I hope the prospective client can stay up later than me to enjoy it.

Things can only get better!

Am I showing my age with the Labour Party Anthem of 1997? I was on the cusp of retiring from my first career and Sam and Flick were probably about 8 or 9 then! And just how clever are they now? I am giving myself a day off tomorrow because I have not had a single day without homework for weeks. However, this does not mean that my brain stops. Sure Whitney understands this.

Quick Sketches

Computer has crashed!

Let me see what I can get in before the next load?