Interesting, useful and inspiring sites
Musings from a Muddy Island
My blog
Rachel Sharp
See Rachel's lovely paintings on her new-look website.
Jonathan Doyle photography
Mersea Island
Mersea Island. Britain's most Easterly inhabited island. Populated by a surprisingly large number of Doyles . . .
See also www.mersea-island.com
And en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersea
Now you can even watch us driving on and off the island (or indeed, at high tide, NOT driving on and off the island) on Stroodcam www.stroodcam.co.uk/
How exciting is that?!
Mersea Wildlife
Dougal Urquhart has been the ranger at Cudmore Grove Country Park in East Mersea since 1983. His blog is crammed full of fabulous photos of Mersea and its wildlife, with topical updates nearly every day.
Lucy Hopegood Photography
My friend Lucy's gorgeous new website - featuring wedding and lifestyle photography in her own, inimitable style.
Abora - not just flowers
Julie Francis's gorgeous Colchester shop - flowers, accessories, lifestyle, weddings . . .
The Company Shed, West Mersea
Fish doesn't come fresher than this . . .
See also www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/uk/view/82437/The_Company_Shed
and www.richardhawardsoysters.co.uk/
and www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life ... ticle474841.ece
and www.roganmacdonald.co.uk/site/pop.html (go to 'food' and then 'oyster fishermen' for some wonderful photos of Richard Haward and the Company Shed)
Cathy Savels - 'Nature as art, in absolute detail'
"Everything has a spirit, a voice that needs to be listened to. Creativity is my passion."
Working from her studio amongst the vineyards of south-west France, Cathy creates the most amazing works of art from canvas, paint, string, paper and cloth - they have to be seen to be believed. Visit her site and also see her ArtWanted gallery at www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?artid=33552
Laurelines - paintings and drawings by Laura Frankstone
Laura Frankstone's entrancing art blog - you can explore this site for hours and hours and hours . . .