Karen RufflesAug 5, 20213 minCourting Crows - rooking about.Quite a bit has happened over the last few months, as I've adapted my business to cope with recent goings on and develop some new income...
Karen RufflesMay 8, 20212 minGothic greetingsSince the shops are opening back up and things are starting to get back to whatever normal really means, I decided to get on and complete...
Karen RufflesMar 4, 20212 minHeading for the borderThis month sees the launch of an exciting new chapter in the Tales in Sombre Tones story. I have finally started work on our second...
Karen RufflesNov 24, 20202 minSun, sea and...snow?You don't need me to tell you that snow and the seaside is a less well known combination, in this country at least - which is why when we...
Karen RufflesNov 16, 20202 minWhitby abbey snow day - a recipe for a happy goth!Two years ago I stood in St Mary's churchyard here in Whitby with the biggest grin on my face - it had snowed overnight and unusually for...