Catlets back from the vet, not as porky as feared. They are both slightly heavier, particularly Sahara, but not enough to get me a telling off. And they did both have very full bladders, due to reluctance to go out into the Cold! Wet! Snow! this morning ( Read more... )

Minus 9.2 under our covered back porch this morning and the cold water pipes have frozen.

We've been watching on DVD stuff you probably all saw on the telly years ago, including "Look Around You", a send-up of 60's tv science shows for schools. It reminded me of something we had on tv down under, an amazing American gentleman called Professor Julius Sumner Miller. A few years ago, I did look to see if he had been put onto DVD but sadly ( Read more... )

We got back from Australia early Friday afternoon, but still feeling sleepy at inappropriate times. Himself is working at home tomorrow but I'm in the office with a pile of editing scheduled. Don't like my chances of staying awake ( Read more... )

I'll be doing a workshop on basic bead and wire work if anyone is interested. We will have beads, wire and pliers, but if anyone wants to come and has their own pliers, please bring them. Also bring along any beads that you would like to turn into earrings or charms for a charm bracelet. This is a good way to use those odd beads that aren't enough ( Read more... )

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My company is looking, on behalf of a client, for a Technical Author with a GeoScience degree, speaks Dutch and is willing to relocate to The Netherlands. If anyone knows anybody who fits this, leave me a comment with some sort of contact info.

Just wafty little flakes, and they're not settling, but they're blowing down pretty quickly and looking very pretty in the orange glare of the streetlight over the road.

( TMI about cats’ bottoms )

If you aren't busy on 9-10 June, try visiting the rock and gem show at Kempton Park. On that weekend, there will also be a book fair and the same ticket gets you into both. I buy a lot of my materials there, and there is also an increasing amount of made-up jewellery, costing way less than it would at a shop--because these are the sorts of places ( Read more... )