Crawled out to my workshop today and tried to work on two overdue pieces, but my brain went on strike with one and I realised I needed something which I didn't have for the other, so instead of crawling back into bed I made this. Apologies for the even more awful than usual pic, I took this on my phone having left my camera somewhere I can't get to ( Read more... )

It's an odd feeling when, as a jewellery designer, you come across work so stunning your jaw drops and you just stare in awe, because on the one hand you can appreciate the skill involved and on the other, you just want to never go near your own workbench ever again because you know you'll never have even a tenth of the talent ( Read more... )

I'll start with the slightly revolting thing. I just went out to water my garden, yes at just gone midnight and while I can see more or less ok from the street light conveniently situated right my by front garden, that doesn't help when I'm not looking where I put my feet and stand on a slug. The combination of the sound of squishing slug plus the ( Read more... )

I haven't posted about this travesty for a few weeks because quite frankly, it's so laughably awful I'd have been here forever if I'd pointed out even just the major things which just made it unwatchable. That said, despite the thing just getting worse and worse I stuck it out until the infamous Malmsey incident, which I think was episode 7 or 8 ( Read more... )

Just a quick update. Crisis averted, for this month anyway. The situation is still pretty dire, but I'm just going to have to take one day at a time. Each day is another day survived, right? Thank you for all the support, it is VERY much appreciated. I'm so tired and feeling battered and the comments really helped so much ( Read more... )

Finn, bless his little cotton paws, is not a brave cat. He's better than he was, but he's still absolutely worthy of the name "scaredy-cat". I haven't a clue why, I've had him since he was a kitten and as far as I'm aware he's never endured any terrible trauma, but the fact remains that at 7, he's still a big ol-coward. This evening, the following ( Read more... )

It's the Escrick Ring, found near York and thought to date from the 5th/6th century http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/page/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?ArticleId=52

My little brain is buzzing with possibilities!

Sometimes, like this morning, I just have to appeal to the general universe for help, out loud and to the air. I didn't have the money to get my cat treated and I was sick of everything. Then the post came with a letter which frees up enough money to take her for treatment, I'm not joking. It was a really unusual letter too, one I wouldn't have ( Read more... )

I have just discovered Arwen has a rodent ulcer. I was hoping it was something at the old place which triggered it each year and she wouldn't get one this year now that we've moved, but there it is. Its still small, but I need to get her to the vet to start treatment asap and I don't have the insurance excess, so expect a pretty or two as soon as I ( Read more... )

I went out to a local(ish) craft centre today to get a birthday card for someone and ended up with the best birthday card ever IMHO and a postcard I just couldn't resist.

First up, the postcard, a 'recruitment poster' for the 100 Years War in the style of WWII posters *snorfle*

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