Monthly Archives: March 2018

Friday fun – paper cut ninja

Posted on March 30, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

My fiancé and I have started working on a little joint project that may involve making a video game. Here is one of our sketch ideas. Like what you see? I also make art. You can things with my designs … Continue reading →

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Objects with Meaning #6 – Vintage Replica Pearls

Posted on March 28, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

This is a part of a series of photos of objects that have meaning to me. Want to know a little more about the origin of this project? Have a read here. Fellow magpies, what objects have meaning for you? … Continue reading →

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Reasons to be grateful #5 – walking in the woods with my best one

Posted on March 24, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

One of the things I’ve been doing with this blog over that last few months is trying to keep track of some of the things I am grateful for, following this post about gratitude. I thought it would be fun … Continue reading →

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Objects with meaning – White Horse Luck and a Special Ring

Posted on March 22, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

Here’s a quick one for anyone following the Objects with Meaning series I’ve been running on this blog. Laurie of the blog Meditations in Motion has shared her poignant story of her mother’s ring. I’m not going to re-tell the … Continue reading →

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Objects with meaning #5 – Jade Dog

Posted on March 21, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

Objects with meaning – do you want to join in?

Posted on March 17, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

A few weeks ago I started running a series of posts about ‘objects with meaning’, by which I meant objects that have personal importance to us, so that they may make up part of our emotional story or landscape. You … Continue reading →

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Objects with Meaning #4 – All seeing eye

Posted on March 14, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight