I'm sorry officer...
I didn't know it was illegal to take tadpoles from a dam until *after* my 13 year old cousin had delivered the frog spawn to me and I'd taken it home after a day in the country with the boys.We must be doing something right because they all spawned and they're all growing at a massive rate. They're twice as big as this now and about half of them have been transferred to a pond in the backyard which was specifically bought fo

Yip II - Meet Bunner
Aflush with the making of Mirabelle I decided to make something more boy friendly. Meet Bunner:I couldn't really get a good photo of him. I think he looks better tucked into someone's arms.He's quite a dapper chap in his waistcoat and tie, but I think I need to do something more with his face.

Robert Lyons Print... Yay!
I was so thrilled when I found this at the op shop. Even the boys like it. I don't know anything about Robert Lyons, except for a couple of other mentions of him in blogs/flickr.How cool is this cat?And the print's not bad either, eh? :-) -- No seriously, excuse my weird face... I had a mouthful of crispbread that I was trying not to chew when I took this photo on my webcam to send to my husband - (that should bring some hits "mouthful webcam husband")Here's a scan of it, sans bottom bit, b

Yip Yip! I Made something!
I don't know quite what I've been doing that's kept me away from the sewing machine for so long, but I'm sure glad I got over it.I had a little bit of time to go to the fabric shop and collect me a couple of bits o' fabric in the hope that I could make something for Softies for Mirabel 2009, and sho 'nuff, I did!Please meet Mirabelle. [She's a little Shy]