One of the joys of teaching English to teenagers (and to adults actually) is correcting the grammatical errors in their clumsy attempts to swear. One of the things we can thank our Saxon heritage for is the rich range of…
Here are some more Modme pics. These are samples which I’ve made using patterns I’ve written and I think the round and square Modmes will be part of the launch range. These show the new backs that I have made…
Alfie can be such a little grump. Here he is expressing his displeasure at being joined by Millie.
I was doing some spinning on my spinning wheel with two treddles, but I was just using my right foot to give my ankle some exercise. I was aware that it was becoming heavier and I looked down and Bobbins…
Well, no one could be more surprised than me to find that Ian has written all of the last month’s blog posts. Time to pull my finger out again… I noticed the other night that we now have silent nights…
Unfortunately Petal’s condition deteriorated over the last few days after she stopped eating on Sunday. She saw the vets on Tuesday when she was looking quite weak, but Joanna was still positive that she could bounce back. Her diet became…
I’m not sure who’s most horrified by Millie’s interest in our chair (nee my chair) – Alfie, Dumpling or myself.
For some reason today I found myself thinking about the James Stewart film Harvey. No idea why.
Following closely on the heels of the Petalmobile Mk1.1, the short lived variation we created yesterday with a revised harness, we now present the Petalmobile Mk2. I had suspected the rear frame should be more upright to reduce the weight…
Poor Petal has been dealt a cruel blow. Having improved so much that she was pretty much her normal self, as Ian wrote in his blog post, she is now paralyzed at the back legs, because she had a swelling…