Random Weird Things which are Nice

On the subject of odd-ness and curious things, here are a couple of photo's from my wanderings in Umbria last year. The Italians seem to have a bit of thing for Gnomes in their gardens. Of course, being Italian, their Gnomes are rather stunning, and seem to somehow manage to look 'right'. The cat was in a shop in Venice, and I think you could buy it, but it was squillions of euros.....

Little Tickets of Delight

I am a great Keeper-of-Things, and some of the things I have kept over the years are tickets. Tickets from when a ticket was a ticket (I think I have rambled on about this earlier in the blog!) Anyway, here is a small sample of delightful tickets, back in the day when a trip on the tube cost you 50p! What is it now? I never go to London, so I haven't the foggiest - probably £7.00 or something! Ah, those were the days!

Tiddles' Runner-Bean Wigwam

We got loads of gardening done during our sans Internet week, including building a wigwam for our runner beans, Tiddles' favourite bean! Mine is baked, preferably Heinz, served with chips!

Guess who's back, back in town?

It's Liz and Tiddles! Re-connected and raring to go! Well, only the first bit is true, but non-the-less, here we are! It's amazing how much more I seem to get done when I'm Internet-less - I've gardened, cleaned out drains, painted window frames, baked cakes, ooh all sorts of exotic things! I've sent Tid off to another publisher, the Piccadilly Press, so let's see what happens. This time, I made a dummy of an actual Fluffville book. Fingers, as always, firmly crossed! You know, the less I go anywhere, the more I like it. I love being here, in the company of my three lovely cats, surrounded by the countryside in this wobbly old cottage.... It's pretty much close to being in Heaven for me, and I don't seem to need much. If it weren't for those horrible bills, I would just stay like this. I know if I get a 'mega job', it will only be a matter of time before I burn out again. I wish I could just stay like this, I really do....

Oh no! Internet Disaster!

Thanks very much, everyone for your useful comments on the Bunny Hotel idea - I am obviously still in the planning stages, and if I do it, I will need to get some structures etc built professionally. Thanks, Quiltcat for the info re. insurance; I have a good relationship with local vet, and kept bunnies and g. pigs myself for many years so that bit's OK.... Our Broadband has been 'switched off' by mistake! I'm so frustrated! Useless flippin DSN companies. I am in the library doing this and just checking email, so if I go quiet for a while, I'll be back as soon as we're re-instated! Hope you are all well, and life is treating you well folks! See ya soon!

Phase One of my Brill Idea!

Right Folks! This is it! I am planning to open a Bunny Hotel, kind of like a cattery, but for little furry things! We have a large, safe enclosed area in the garden which the previous owners built at considerable expense. We didn't know what to use it for, maybe a fruit cage, or chickens - then I thought of it! A Bunny Hotel! I did some research, and see other people are doing it, and charging quite a lot! No one here has done this, so could there be a gap in the market? I have some hutches coming, and I plan to make a website (when I can afford the £20 for 'Mr. Site'!) Ooh, I could go on Dragons Den and become a multi-millionaire in Rabbit Leisure Products!

I know, I know - I spend too much time alone!

Digging for Victory!

Yup, that's what I've been doing today - amongst other things, like trying to get the antique petrol lawnmower going, (it did in the end!) doing loads of washing, cuddling various cats, preparing seed beds.... However did I manage to work full-time! I much prefer my life now, although there is still the problem of the Big Bills, hmmmm. I have had a brilliant idea, though, and I'll be telling you all about it soon; it doesn't involve hot dogs and obtaining expensive council permits, it's pretty brill I think! The latest cooler than cool thing I've acquired on Freecycle is a 1960's Blacks of Greenock canvas tent. Wow! Do any of you know what a real canvas tent smells like? It is intoxicating. I shall put it up and sit in it and sniff it, and be surrounded by memories of Guide Camp, gadget-making and singing around the campfire.....