If you love Shirley Hughes, she's on BBC4 at the moment

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The "What do artists do all day?" series. She's illustrating the final page of an Alfie book and talking about her life and work (plus you get to see the real Dogger )

Isn't she just lovely?

Oh that was such an interesting, gentle and absorbing way to spend half an hour.

Yes, she is lovely!

I still can't read "Then Bella did a Very Kind Thing" without tearing up.

I know! DH says he doesn't remember Dogger. I have called him a heartless git

I don't have BBC4

DS1 was just like Annie-Rose before he had his first haircut

Oh I'm sorry I missed this, I'm not st home boo

My DS1 adores Alfie and I just love reading them to him. Gorgeous stories.

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It's on iPlayer

Oh I hope I can get it on iplayer right now. Feels like just the thing to save my sanity. Thank you.

So pleased I saw that ! What a happy, fulfilled woman.
And I'm very pleased to hear her daughter Clara's name is pronounced as it is in our family.