THE RAMBLINGS OF A STRUGGLING ARTIST ON LIFE WITH TWO TERRIERS, A PONY WITH ISSUES AND OTHER WILDLIFE AND BIRDS THAT CROSS OUR PATH

17 October 2013

CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE READY


Here they are at last. I hope you like them. They can be bought on Etsy at:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/166079145/dartmoor-snow-christmas-cards-10-x-a6?ref=shop_home_active

I'll attempt to put something on the sidebar as well. Thanks so much to all of you who voted; these were the top five designs:






I've been scrubbing about in my neighbour's woods this morning photographing fungi but they'll have to wait till later. I have some sidebar action to get frustrated over when it doesn't work and a couple of commissions to start on - very exciting! You know who you are.....

Until next time, I thought you'd like to see my old cats (both long gone) Martin (grey) and Wiggy (black), to prove I'm not just a dog person - I just know any cat in this house would end up as a light snack. They are in what I used to call the roast chicken position. 


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  1. rusty duck17 October 2013 at 12:37

    Beautiful snowy scenes.
    I've read in several places now that we're destined for a hard winter. Pretty as it is, I hope they're wrong... again!

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 13:11

      Me too. I imagine your slope must be pretty treacherous in the snow, if not impassable!

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  2. Margaret Birding For Pleasure17 October 2013 at 13:51

    HI Em I am trying to get caught up on the posts I have missed over the past week due to my friend Eileen being here. Your cards look lovely. That was quite a brush with the helicopter and sorry one of the dogs went mising for a while. The close upsof the horses are wonderful as are the fungi.

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 15:33

      Thanks Margaret. I'm getting very behind too. Perhaps I'm just a very bad time manager but also I seem to have had a series of unfortunate events the last week or so!

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  3. Jane and Chris17 October 2013 at 13:53

    The cards are lovely! But you know my heart was won over by the kitties!
    Jane x

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 15:33

      I miss them a lot - well, Wiggy anyway; he was a very special cat.

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  4. Gail H. Ragsdale17 October 2013 at 13:55

    Love the cards! Such great snow photos!

    What sweet looking kitties!

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  5. Willow17 October 2013 at 14:18

    All quite lovely , my fav is number three ~ not that anyone asked , just something about that one really draws me right in to a beautiful winter.
    Wiggy is a very fun cat name actually, was he a bit wiggy ?

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 15:35

      Number three got more votes than any other by far. Wiggy as a name is a long story which I might tell one day but it's a little crude....hmmm.

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  6. Bovey Belle17 October 2013 at 15:25

    How witty you are - the "roast chicken" position! That made me grin, and lovely cats you had. Great choice for the C/cards. Can I pay by Paypal on Etsy? Hope so.

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 15:39

      You can indeed, in fact, I'm not sure there's any other way to do it.

      The roast chicken position used to drive me mad from an aesthetic point of view, but now I look back on pictures of them, it makes me smile too.

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  7. HappyK17 October 2013 at 17:08

    The cards are beautiful!!

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  8. angryparsnip17 October 2013 at 17:35

    Your time management is pretty great I think... you just decided to make the card and here they are ready to go.
    I too am zooming over to your site !
    How funny so many loved # 3 and that was not on my 5 picks.
    awwwwwwww love your kitties.

    cheers, parsnip

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  9. Anonymous17 October 2013 at 18:31

    Lovely puss cats. We still have my Cleo (knocking 15- where did that time go?), although she and Ted are not really friends. Cards look super- well done you. VERY excited about T's portrait. CT x

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 19:23

      If we'd got the dog while the cats were still around it would have been fine but even the whiff of a feline sends them crazy!

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  10. Margarethe Brummermann17 October 2013 at 18:56

    Great images for winter cards, love them all

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 19:24

      Thanks Margarethe....any ideas about the red spider in the last post?

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  11. Anonymous17 October 2013 at 19:01

    Well done with the Christmas cards, they look terrific :-) Hopefully I'll purchase a pack or two when I get the time.

    I enjoyed seeing the cats and Wiggy reminds me of our also departed cat Billy whom died earlier in the summer.

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 19:25

      I obviously have a thing about black animals. Chestnut horses but black everything else. Sorry about Billy - they really get under your skin don't they.

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  12. Elizabeth Musgrave17 October 2013 at 20:10

    I love three and four. Well I love them all. But I am not sure I am ready for winter...

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 20:13

      I'm certainly not. I can't believe we're already halfway through October. Time to buy hay soon....

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  13. Caroline Gill17 October 2013 at 20:16

    What fabulous images of Dartmoor, Em. You must be thrilled with these. The penultimate image is extraordinarily striking! Lovely to see your cats ... what beautiful feline friends they must have been.

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  14. Elizabeth17 October 2013 at 21:05

    Love your photos. Beautiful scenes, especially love the two cats.

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 22:13

      They were lovely. Wiggy was my friend and Martin was a friend for him! A bit like Jack really.

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  15. ann @ studiohyde17 October 2013 at 21:15

    Your Christmas cards are lovely..you really are a very good photographer. I had never thought of cats sitting in the roast chicken position, but you're right, it is just like that!

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    1. Em Parkinson17 October 2013 at 22:14

      Sometimes I used to try and coax them out of the chicken into a more relaxed pose. They didn't thank me for it!

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  16. Wendy17 October 2013 at 21:51

    A lovely selection of cards with some stunning snowy-moor scenes.
    They look like two very contented cats!

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  17. ~Kim at Golden Pines~18 October 2013 at 03:11

    Your cards are really, really lovely and I can't think of anyone who wouldn't want to receive one--But my question would be, which one would I like? :-)

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    1. Em Parkinson18 October 2013 at 11:12

      I like 4 best in this line up but I do seem to be drawn to the bleak!

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  18. Ragged Robin18 October 2013 at 13:11

    Love the Christmas Card selection - they are all beautiful but the 3rd one is exceptionally stunning :) Will be ordering at least a pack soon.

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    1. Em Parkinson18 October 2013 at 14:38

      So glad you like them. Only one sold so far (and they've gone to the USA), so I think you'll be okay!

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  19. SeagullSuzie18 October 2013 at 15:54

    The cards look great Em-well done. Love the cats too!

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  20. Lou Mary18 October 2013 at 16:06

    Lovely cards! As soon as I'm not so poor I shall buy a pack :) Looking forward to your fungi post!

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  21. thelma20 October 2013 at 10:35

    I have left you a message on Etsy, so hopefully you will respond ;). Flippin internet, what is your password it asks every time of me, god only knows says I as I thumb through my listing book which has more info than you can think - higgledy-piggedly of course....

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  22. Em Parkinson20 October 2013 at 14:54

    I have about five passwords that get switched around regularly so I'm pretty confused now too!

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