is that the time?

Well, doesn't the time just fly by? maybe I'll go back and fill in the missing 18 months since my last post . . . or maybe not!

hopes and fears

A friend from bubble land came in to see the tiny folk today.

Her current art project is about hopes and fears - a real contrast to her previous photographic work about discarded banana skins.

The tiny folk had ideas which included the following:

Hopes . . .

a new bear
that it will be spring for ever
a zebra
a cake
my birthday
a toy robot
Christmas
a cat
to be a zookeeper
money
a pet shark
to go home on the bus
a dog
lots of presents
an elephant to come into my house

Fears . . .

bees
monsters
scary houses
cats
going to the dentist
skeletons
bad dreams
eagles
scary movies
the dark
people with guns
injections
spiders
hurting myself
Narnia

I love hanging out with the tiny folk.

pancake day

Today I passed on my skills in the art of pancake tossing. That took the first three minutes, and then after that we just kept on working on our techniques.

If you look closely at this delightful picture, you'll see my very own frying pan with an actual pancake nestled within.

Sadly, the pictures of this actual pancake being tossed are not of the usual standard to which this blog attempts to adhere, and have therefore not been shown.

You're not missing much though.

posting a letter

Life has been very exciting recently. Today I went on a journey with the tiny folk. We travelled along pavements and across roads . . .
all the way to our local post box!

On our way back to school, we even saw the lollipop man!

My life is just filled with adventure and surprises these days!

snow day

I had a fab day out in the snow and had an extra day off work too!

Windsor Castle

I went to Windsor Castle today for a little jolly outing.

It was a bit freezy cold and cloudish, so I didn't take many pictures.

I certainly didn't take this one . . .

But it was a fun day out. Huzzah for castles!

origami

I've been doing some origami lately. Although nothing I've made has been as exciting as these big origami models I saw at bubble land tonight.

Click on this bear for a link to a site with handy diagrams and animations to guide your folding.

looking at the chickens

I've been very busy all week, looking after some tiny little creatures. They bob about around my knees, squawking and flapping their wings. Sometimes they peck each other, but on the whole they're a good little bunch.

When the food appears, I have their undivided attention!