Fri 17 Dec 2010
A Pet Portraits Winters Tale….
Posted by Melanie Phillips under Frames & Prints, Our Studio News
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The snow has arrived!
We managed to get Whiskey the cat to the framers yesterday and do some last minute shopping before the snow. We knew that by the time it was framed and ready to collect today, it would have snowed quite a bit, so we had been making plans as to how we were going to get the portrait back to the studio and packed ready for it to be posted on Monday. We decided the best course of action was to walk to the next village, which is 2 miles down a lovely windy lane and the up the other side of the village to the framers. You can see a photo of Nick and Tom as we started out…..
Nick and Tom in the snowy lane
It took us about three quaters of an hour to get there and it was pretty hard going along the main road through the village, there was an abandoned lorry in the layby, kids and parents out with sledges and throwing snowballs, people clearing their drives, it was a hive of activity. Its amazing how everyone pulls together when things are chaotic. We collected the portrait, which looked fantastic and started our journey home. It was uphill on the way back so Tom was very helpful and pulled me up the hill : ) Photo below of us at a farm gate.
Melanie and Tom in the snow
We arrived home just as it started to snow again and the wind was a lot keener on our return journey and we were glad to get back. They say it’s going to snow more overnight so I’ll post another photo tomorrow if it does. I think this will be the most we have had in a long while. I have probably said many times on here before, because the UK doesn’t get snow that often, the country is never really prepared for it. Salt supplies are always low, the narrow lanes take a long time to be gritted..but it’s all fun if you don’t have to go anywhere in a hurry!
The about us pages on our website
If you are interested I have updated our snow page with some photos we took on our journey today. In actual fact I have updated and renewed all of the About Us section which I have been needing to do for ages as a lot of it was out of date. I have been working on it over the last few weeks and uploaded it a few days ago.
Take a look at the chickens page which introduces all the hens – you can see little Emily below in the snow. I also added more photos on the smallholding page which introduces the pet sheep and some of our animals from years gone by when growing up. I revamped our bio pages, and updated the Where We Live page too. Finally, something I have been meaning to do for months, I added photos on the cottage garden page of the small area of woodland we bought earlier in the year. I can’t actually believe it was that warm and lovely when I look out of the window today and see everything covered in snow!
Emily in the Snow - Dec 2010
So finally here’s Whiskeys portrait framed, which I have added to the website on the gold framing page, and I’m going to pack it up tomorrow and book it in for the courier to collect on Monday – if they can. Keep your fingers crossed it arrives to its destination safely and in time for Christmas too. I hope you are keeping warm wherever you are!
Whiskey - Cat Portraits in Pastel Framed
Whiskey - Cat Portraits in Pastel Framed
