Every year in December we usually get really busy, so this year I promised myself I wouldn’t add any extra stress by adding anything ‘extra’ into my diary. I failed at this miserably last week when a friend at work organised a bake sale to raise money for Crisis to provide a Christmas, meal, healthcheck and Read more about White choc and cranberry cookies[…]
This was me, laid out on our bed, feeling very itchy on Tuesday night. Two years ago I had a really bad reaction to something that brought me out in blisters on both my right and left hands. After that initial bad reaction I started to get tiny bubbles appearing on the tips of my Read more about A week I’m pleased to see the back off[…]
This year I was determined to have a Halloween party. I was really dead set (pun intended) on the idea until I found out the date in question fell on a Thursday thus not having a weekend day behind it (boooo). His Jamness and I decided a night in waiting for trick or treaters was Read more about All hallows[…]
There is no rest for the wicked and so I spent most of Friday night in the kitchen making pink vanilla cupcakes with very pink icing. The reason was Against Breast Cancer were taking over Abingdon market place and they were a bit short on cake. So I put on the oven and had a Read more about More cake and curtains[…]
It is my sad duty to report the passing of the last member of the original Potter ex-batt gang. Mineva died on Tuesday after 2 years of freedom. She really stood out from the flock because of her mottled feathers and her ability to whine like a puppy in the pursuit of mealworms. She is Read more about Mineva[…]
To quote everyone else round these parts its been a bit of a funny summer so far, blazing hot one moment and high winds and shivery temperatures the next! I was worried this strange weather (especially the high winds) would have damaged some of our fruit crop (no veggies this year apart from our usual Read more about Growing in the garden[…]
It is my sad duty to report that today we lost one of our oldest and most awesome ex-batts Bea chicken. Those of you who have been long time BTTC readers may remember that we took Bea on last summers when her mum and dad (the most excellent Beth and Nick) decided to relocate to Read more about Goodbye Bea – Adventure chicken[…]
So yesterday we picked up our newest addition to the clan. Say hello to Socks, she is a 7 year old tabby with white socks (hence the name). She has been living in a 3rd floor flat for a bit so this house with all its space is a bit of a revelation. She is Read more about A new addition to the clan[…]
I’ve been being kept really busy for the last couple of weeks working on some doll commissions for one of our neighbours. She approached me about using this book that she had as a start point and creating some wedding themed dolls for some younger cousins who were coming to her daughters wedding (incidentally her Read more about Wedding dolls[…]
Today we lost little Luna chicken (named after Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter books because of her distinctive white markings, but often referred to as little Luna or lovely Luna as she had a really sweet temperament). She was the rescue in worst condition when they arrived but after a few weeks her comb Read more about The loss of little Luna[…]