{"id":1676,"date":"2025-01-13T14:32:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2025-01-13T15:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:13:40","slug":"february-2024-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/february-2024-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2024 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1676\" class=\"elementor elementor-1676\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d99d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d99d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f028b74\" data-id=\"f028b74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2028187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2028187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Friendly Hound Studio Newsletter<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Imbolc\u00a0 \u00a0February 2024<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">We have seen some stormy weather lately but snowdrops are appearing and bulbs starting to sprout, signs of life stirring underground. The delicate appearance yet resilience of snowdrops always gladdens my heart, reminding me that life reawakens after winter dormancy- Spring will follow! We spotted a stoat in it\u2019s winter white Ermine coat out hunting along the stonewall outside the studio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f17c2bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f17c2bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6870c1b\" data-id=\"6870c1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19912b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c19912b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8868-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8868-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8868-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8868-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0592b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0592b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c45175c\" data-id=\"c45175c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d7068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8d7068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What\u2019s happening at the Friendly Hound?<\/p><p>In the Friendly Garden we are starting to prepare for this year\u2019s growing season, thinking about what we want to grow and where; also some tree pruning before the sap begins to rise.<\/p><p>Planning is happening in the studio too, we have been preparing workshops for the year ahead and we will be sending out further information and dates shortly.<\/p><p>In the workshop Jon has been carving beautiful mandala design pendants and brooches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70cfdf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70cfdf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a52c1fc\" data-id=\"a52c1fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a0e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42a0e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_8882-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1608 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_8882-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/friendlyhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_8882-rotated.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; 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Spaces are limited so booking is essential.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Events<\/strong>\u00a0we will be attending this Spring:<\/p><p>Borders Organic Gardeners Potato day in Kelso 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0March<\/p><p>Northumberland Tourism fair 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March<\/p><p>Hospice Care Spring Fair at Linden hall 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0April<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This year we will be holding our\u00a0<strong>Open days<\/strong>\u00a0on 5<sup>th<\/sup>\/ 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0May and 14th\/15th September<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Please get in contact for more information, to book a workshop\u00a0or to discuss opportunities for therapeutic\/creative art sessions\/1:1\/small group\/family workshops and commissions.<br \/><br \/>Happy Imbolc!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friendly Hound Studio Newsletter Imbolc\u00a0 \u00a0February 2024 We have seen some stormy weather lately but snowdrops are appearing and bulbs starting to sprout, signs of life stirring underground. 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