This guinea pig hammock came about through the most tragic of circumstances. Unfortunately our beautiful, cheeky Cino became ill very suddenly and despite two trips to the vets, antibiotics and syringe feeding, we sadly lost him. We were all devastated. His cage buddy Pancake was lonely and the silence was unbearable. We knew that we […]
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Sparking the Imagination at Winchester Hat Fair
Yesterday we treated ourselves to a rather lovely day out at the annual Winchester Hat Fair. I hadn’t been since I was a little girl and now I have two of my own I thought it was time to revisit the slightly strange, weird and highly entertaining attraction which takes over Winchester, Hampshire for three […]
Continue readingAmigurumi Pincushion Tutorial
Who wants an amigurumi pincushion tutorial? I do as I am starting a dressmaking course next week and on my list of things to bring is a pincushion. Out of all the sewing equipment I have brought over the years, I don’t seem to have a pincushion. Well actually this isn’t true. I do have […]
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I might have been a little quiet but lots has been going on behind the scenes. It might be only January but Spring has come early to our house and I have been on a cleaning rampage. Cupboards have been rearranged, furniture has been shifted, floors have been scrubbed. The house has been reworked and […]
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