My third newsletter. I sent out my third newsletter, A Slice of Niceness, at the beginning of October. I was inspired to do these as the world can seem a bit grim at the minute, and I wanted to send something bright and cheery to people's inboxes. Each newsletter is designed to give an overview of what I've been up to, what's happening with the chalet, and what workshops or activities might be available. If you'd like to add your email to my list then please email colouroutsi

Nature journaling page about leaves in my garden. This week I've been drawing a lot of leaves. There are lots of leaves around at the minute, but by drawing them and learning about them their individual stories can be told. Stories about what tree they are from, what might have been nibbling at them, what chemical reaction is going on. This page was about seemingly ordinary leaves in my very average garden, but the process of drawing them provided a couple of hours of mindful

Endemic by James Harding-Morris For much of this year I've had a base on Freeman Street Market, and as a result I've had lots of lovely and informative chats with Nick who runs an independent book shop, called the Rabbit Hutch. I read a lot of books, and I've tried to include them in my journals by writing little reviews about what my takeaways from each book has been. My takeaway from Endemic has been to never look at wild plants growing on path or roadsides again. I'm also

Display at the Fishing Heritage Centre. I've got a dynamic display up at the Fishing Heritage Centre from now until Christmas. This is after months spent reseraching into Grimsby's watery past and I'm now working on the illustrations to go with it. It's exciting to be able to share this work after all this time!

Nature noticing. Yesterday was something a bit new. Going out with a lovely group of home schoolers and their mums, as well as River...

An eye spy sheet based around Cleethorpes. I get used to last-minute requests from my mate James ( Canoe River Cleaner ) to create some...

Mr Blue Door doing a great job. The blue door is a pretty important part of the chalet - not just because it keeps the rain out, but...

Autumn colouring sheet. Last week I did my first Colour and Calm session last week on Freeman Street market. I'm running these sessions...

Walkers on a guided tour of the Fitties in our community garden. This year I've spent all week at my chalet on the Fitties to take a full...

A Cleethorpes Sketchbook. In 2024 I was lucky enough to receive some Arts Council England funding that enabled me to do a bookbinding...

Journaling page from mid September. This is my favourite time of year to be at the Fitties. It's the changing time when the light honeys...

September's newsletter My first newsletter went out in August, although I've been having trouble with my email, so not sure how many...

One of the eight panels as part of the mural. Today I finished painting the 33ft long mural I started at the end of April. It comprises...

This summer we've enjoyed spending a few weeks by the salt marsh at the Fitties. We rent out The House with the Blue Door, and have done...

One of the lovely air-dry clay models. This summer I've been lucky to have been asked to deliver a selection of workshops. They are...

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton One of the many joys of spending much of the last couple of months at our chalet on the Fitties has been...

Workshop in the Black Gull on the docks. At the end of August I was asked by Creative Start CIC in Grimsby to deliver a sketchbook...

The word 'scroll' has some antiquity originally referring to a strip of parchment. Scrolls were revered for their record keeping and...

A message from recent guests. It's 10 years this month since I became the owner of a wooden chalet on the Humberston Fitties. My son was...

Footprints in the sand. Beaches can be at once both busy and empty places. Thronging with life, or a place to stare out at the horizon...