Category Archives: Family and friends

Snow Bear

The snow continued to fall thick and fast this weekend so we built a snow bear. Little Owl really liked him      up until Big Dreamer added the arms and the gloves. Then she got spooked and wouldn’t have … Continue reading

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Jumping for joy

Recently I’ve been working on some little animations. They are animated gifs for those who are interested. From what I can gather designers and animators are very snooty about animated gifs but I don’t mind. I’ve really enjoyed making them … Continue reading

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Glaur

Recently I learnt that there are 42 words for mud in Scots English. I’m not at all surprised. These endlessly mild, wet, gloomy days, where it never properly gets light before it starts getting dark again, have meant there’s a … Continue reading

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Keeping secrets

I’ve been wanting to tell you all about a lovely website for ages but I couldn’t because I’d bought some of Little Owl and Big Dreamer’s presents from it. Gifts given, I’m now safe! It’s called Myriad Natural Toys and … Continue reading

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Sparkly things

I’m a terrible magpie at this time of year. Any bits of sparkly ribbon or scraps of paper that take my fancy go in my special box for re-use in all sorts of guises through the year. Here are some … Continue reading

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Lovely presents

How was your Christmas? Good I hope. The endless days of grey cloud and solid rain we’ve been experiencing here, for what feels like weeks, cleared on Christmas Day. My mum and dad and I climbed one of the big … Continue reading

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Happy Christmas

We’re not long back from the torch lit Carol Service in the village hall. Our village comes under the church in the next village along but we get our own service at this time of year. We all darted in … Continue reading

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Christmas Party

Today was the village children’s Christmas party. We all arrived in plenty of time to put the heating on, check the toilets hadn’t frozen, and wash any mousey footprints off the crockery. In all this rain it wasn’t the cold … Continue reading

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The Jessops hero

I’ve had quite an exciting morning. I was in Jessops ordering some photos to go with a Christmas present and there was a fidgety young man in a grey tracksuit wandering around looking at things. As I left the shop … Continue reading

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Penguins vs Father Christmas

This has not long arrived from Big Dreamer’s mum. Isn’t it brilliant? I’m not sure I’ll be able to bear to cut into it. Oh alright then…I will!

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