You can’t beat a drizzly day for snuggling by the fire with a great book to read and a hot cuppa. I must admit, after jumping puddles in town, tripping from bookshop to to bookshop and exploring echoing arcades and second-hand boutiques, I couldn’t wait to get back to my easel to work on paintings for my next children’s book. Today, the atmosphere was perfect for the ‘phantom in the fog’. So with paintbrush in hand and music to accompany the tempest outside, I leave you with this, my first ever blog!