I stumbled upon this wonderful site by a happy accident and was soon totally immersed in it. Julie Oakley is a designer and artist  who came up with an ingenious plan to increase her artistic output while getting a bit of exercise at the same time. Every day, for one year, she committed to walking one mile from her home (in St Albans, UK) and drawing or painting what she saw there. Her site is full of the results – absolutely lovely pictures, and such delightful text to go along with them. I am still making my way through them all, but I feel as if I know her and her family already.

Now her two oldest children are organizing an exhibition at their home to sell some of Mom’s work to raise money for their college educations. How I wish I could go and see it! Do check out the site though – if you like the paintings, they have an online paypal system set up and you can order what you want.