With Brave Wings

Hello, just wanted to let y'all know that this pillow (which sold out for a little while) is back in town. I have made some more and they are available to order directly from my etsy shop now.

For nice friends

Hey chaps. New pretty pillows for you to buy for nice people.  Nice people deserve to be told they're nice, you know that.

Letters

I've been working on a font! I literally have no idea what I'm doing or what to do with it next. If you have this knowledge I am willing to trade you some lucky rocks and a chunk of dark chocolate if you can point me in the right direction.

D O double G

Due to a sort-of popular demand, I've brought a select few of the infamous Czech Dogs back into the world.  I asked and you told me which of the chaps you wanted to see again and thus my etsy shop now contains sixteen of the most wanted dogs on the block.  A couple of them (doggy number 25, red and number 9, black with pink cheeks) sold out even before making it into my etsy shop last time so act quickly if you want one of these scoundrels barking his way to your living room.

Dear Doris tote bags

I designed these tote bags for a little shop in South Wales called DEAR DORIS.  I used the branding I had previously created and added some bunting and pretty borders and then created two different colours for people to choose from.  Deb, the shop owner, said "I'm all emotional .... Nose tingling .... Very special moment ... Want to give them to my family as pressies too they are spectacular!!!!"

You know you've done the job right when you get a nose tingler! 

Accidental twenty miler

I got sent some neon Greeper Laces to try.  They're great for jazzing up an old pair of runners!

So today I'm feeling a little rusty and slow-moving.  I skipped my Sunday long (10 miles) run in favour of Bikram yoga and some hamstring TLC and decided instead to add Sunday & Monday's run together and go out for an 18 miler yesterday.  As we had the day off (well, being self employed that doesn't mean anything but Richard had the day off thus it felt like I should too) we decided to get up as Sparrow's Fart and seize the day.

Breakfast in us, we were both at the golf course for 9am.  Fortunately I had no plans to walk around hitting a silly little ball around on the grass - it was just a great starting point for my run.  Near Dunham Massey it's lovely and green and sometimes you can see deer in the park.

Well I got the job done.  It wasn't pretty though! I stopped to fix my hair, change my playlist, take my tank top off (It was so hot, I threw any prejudices I may have against people that run in just a sports bra out the window - and joined in.)  I stopped to take my compression sleeves off my calves.  My drink felt heavy in my hand and was giving me a stitch.  The battery on my phone was low so my music turned itself off halfway round.  It felt like I didn't really stop faffing around until around mile 13 so by the time I reached mile 18 and was slightly lost and realised I was around 2 miles from home I didn't really care anymore and just carried on.

So due to my messing around, handful of pitstops and time spent figuring out where I was my pace was shitty... I got round the 20 miles in 3 hrs 6 minutes... meh.

However, despite being a bit stiff today my legs haven't complained.  My feet are a bit achy, actually... but touch wood I'm proud of my limbs for doing what they do best and not wussying out on me.

Onwards and upwards!

Doggy styling?

I've got some good news for you fans of the French Dog pillows.  They are now available as a set of two either through my etsy shop or if you contact me directly.  This design is also orderable at wholesale so get in touch if these dogs need to be on your shelves.  Look them hanging about the shelves of Fig + Sparrow, Manchester: