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I am signing off for the year with this fabulous 2012 Christmas card, so beautifully illustrated by Hannah Ensor, see more of her work at Stickman Communications and here, on the +Black Illustrated page. I hope you love it as much as I do. Many thanks for reading and supporting +Black in 2012. It would […]
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What scientists call “Overweight” changes with our knowledge of human health (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I am going to lose it completely. Some of you read Kristen Lamb, who writes a blog about writing. It’s extremely popular and usually very helpful. But her latest post was a digression — an extended piece…
Joy, wherever we find it, allows us to feel, if only for a brief time, the intense blaze and burn of our humanity: it is an emotion so pleasurably powerful that it banishes mediocrity, dullness, pain and difficulty to the margins of our consciousness in the moment. What’s not to love about that? I shamelessly […]
MoreIf you’re thinking gifts for wheelchair users, a beautiful bag by Issey Miyake might be just the thing. Lightweight, easily slung over a shoulder or handle, they fold down to almost nothing, look divine and ooze style. I have a couple and take them everywhere. Find them online at Farfetch. Could there be a more […]
MoreDon’t know about you but I am waking every day with a to-do list as long as my arm, getting up determined to destroy it and ending up surfing the web for yet more Christmas … things. I’m not even a jewellery person, particularly. Junk jewellery at a stretch. In fact, when we were burgled, […]
MoreRetailers are dashing to discount for Christmas, desperate for you to open your wallets before the big day. Forget Boxing Day bargains. December Discounts are where it’s at … A couple of recommendations for plus size purchasing – for those who like understated, natural fabrics, good quality, nice design: Poetry UK – online, upto UK […]
MoreIllustrator Hannah Ensor, of Stickman Communications, likes to celebrate the fun in life – in her life, your life, everybody’s life. Drawing initially from her own experiences of having a ‘perfectly normal’ bendy body, she shares the ‘funny’ with charm and unerring accuracy through her Stickmen product range which includes illustrated books, cards, stickers etc.. […]
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