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And here she is….. I treated myself to a new crochet hook (apologies to anyone hoping to find reference to anything less wholesome!) This pretty little crochet hook is made by Sue at ButtonMeadow. There are quite a few different designs and I know I’ll be treating myself to a few more as time goes […]

Totally unplanned trip on the Thames in London yesterday. I was going to do something else but it was such a beautiful day and the prospect of sitting on a boat in the sun on the Thames was too good to miss. So this is almost a wordless post!!   The stunning Battle of Britain

I always try and find time each Sunday to pay a visit to my local animal sanctuary PAWS to show my support and cuddle every thing I can get my hands on! They do coffee, tea and cake on a Sunday, so I’m usually to be found sitting on a bench in their garden putting

I am so pleased with this Gardenia plant. It’s now coming into bloom.       Last year I went on a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of my local garden centre which is part of The Garden Centre Group. It was very interesting seeing how they grow the plants for their nurseries, the irrigation, temperature

Way back in May I posted about finally getting the hang of a difficult (to me) crochet stitch. I knew it would take a while to complete my project and there were times where I seriously doubted that I’d finish it but here it is in all it’s finished glory!!     It is more

I can’t believe I’m writing this so soon after Frisco’s passing.     This is Jasmine or Jazzy for short. She was diagnosed with several tumours today and sadly I had to once again make the decision to let go a much loved pussycat. Jazzy would have been 14 next month. She was a rescue

I thought I’d post an update on the little stray tabby cat who seems to have adopted me. I took him to my vet to see if they could scan him for a microchip and yes he did have one! His owner was Brighton Cat Welfare. My vet left a message with them to call

  It’s Father’s Day today in the UK. This is my Dad who sadly passed away in ‘92.     This lovely gentle man loved animals with a passion, wrote amazing poetry and supported all my crazy schemes with incredible enthusiasm.   Second to animals, surfing was the love of his life. He could be

Welcome to the second instalment of my favourite eight discs. Seems weird writing the word ‘discs’ but it would be even weirder writing Desert Island MP3s. Just doesn’t gel.   Jessica by The Allman Brothers Band from the album Brothers and Sisters   This is my instrumental ‘classical’ piece. I’ve never tired of listening to

Listening to Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs this morning got me thinking to what 8 records I would take to my desert island.  I have many, many terra bytes of music stored on hard drive, probably the equivalent in vinyl to fill every shelf of a mega superstore. Yet it did not take me many