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Nimanoma stockist - Pebble
August 12, 2015 • Naomi Southon
Nimanoma products are spread far and wide around the country at a selection of galleries and gift shops and a recent addition to this list is Pebble, a lovely gift shop in Aberdeen. Pebble sell a range of gift items including jewellery and accessories.... Nimanoma Lustre ring ....homewares, stationery, original art, ceramics.... Shennan ceramics ....bath and beauty products as well as edible treats. Ochil fudge Looking at the gorgeous fudge selection it is probably a good job I am a few hundred miles away! Not only do Pebble stock a lovely variety of good quality products but they will gift wrap...
Harewood House in Photos
August 10, 2015 • Naomi Southon
My recent trip to Harewood House in photos, the bits that interested me!
Nimanoma stockists - Down Arts Centre
August 06, 2015 • Naomi Southon
As with many of my stockists I just wish they were a bit closer so that I could go and have a good look round! The Down Arts Centre is no exception. By Ardfern (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons The fabulous red brick building in the middle of Downpatrick hosts a range of different community projects and exhibitions as well as musical performances and art classes. The shop, though small, stocks a range of good quality items that are perfect for gifts including a lovely selection of cards including work from Babs Pease...
Just Makers at Harlow Carr
August 05, 2015 • Naomi Southon
If you haven't discovered Just Makers at Harlow Carr RHS gardens you have missed a gem! I'll start from the beginning. Harlow Carr is the RHS garden situated in Harrogate and is a fabulous place to visit particularly with families. There are wide open spaces and magnificent flower beds and a terrific adventure playground tucked away between the trees at the far side. As you wind your way between the architectural allium.... ....and glorious sea holly you arrive at the bottom of the valley and there you will find Just Makers. Housed in the beautiful Old Bath House building Just...
An amazing hidden world under our noses
August 03, 2015 • Naomi Southon
Out there, in our back gardens is an amazing hidden world under our noses. Few people realise what details pass by us everyday because of the tiny scale in which it exists. Large Yellow Underwing - what the moth should have looked like! By Jerzy Strzelecki (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons A perfect example of this occurred one day after school when my daughter was playing in the garden and she called for me to come and see a moth she had found. It was a Large Yellow Underwing, we get a lot in...