Just for fun

Have you seen..

Matilda, A Musical

We went to see Matilda, A Musical last night, at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford upon Avon, and it was brilliant!

We especially loved (and feared) the horrific Miss Trunchbull, although Bill whispered to me very loudly -'that's a man!' as she appeared on stage...

It was a very Dahl-like production - the characters all looked like the Quentin Blake illustrations - if you're a Roald Dahl, or Tim Minchin fan, grab some tickets here (not many left!)

Sneak preview here...

Wallace and Gromit Christmas

In celebration of these fab Wallace and Gromit Christmas stamps, you can win some amazing prizes over here at the Royal Mail website.

You can also create your own Wallace and Gromit style character -hours of fun...



This is me (sort of..!)

Dot

This has cheered me up on a drizzly dark morning - a tiny animation from Aardman -





Found via the Kickcan & Conkers blog - well worth a look!

And the winner is......

....Comment number 6, chosen by the Random Number Generator.
Congratulations to Cheryl! Betty the Hula Mouse will be hula-ing her way to you soon!

Also, as a thankyou for all your lovely comments, I'm offering you all £2.00 off the purchase of any print from my Folksy shop - just remind me that you entered this competition when you make your purchase :)

Lion Hunt

We went on a Lion Hunt in Bath today - loads of lovely lions!

Our favourites were the scrabble tile lion (at the top), this lovely mosaic lion and, small Moody's favourite - 'circus lion'

The lions are on display until the weekend of the 9th and 10th September, when they will gather together to be auctioned off.

Ice cream?

I thought this ice cream van from yesterday deserved a post all of it's own :)

Tim Minchin...

I love Tim Minchin, and not just because he's from Perth.

He's written the music for the stage production of Matilda at the RSC in Stratford upon Avon, which I really need to book our tickets for!

(And this one will make you cry...)

The Worzel Cup

It's scarecrow season in the village, and this one stopped me in my tracks!
You can't really see the scale of the thing in this photo, but the actual scarecrow is life-sized...
Where do people get the time to do this??

Eggs - 2 for $6.00?

This is how elections should be decided..

Created by Twisted Twee - who have a fantastic webshop here - I especially love the Man Bags!

So true...

Molly Mouse

I used to love the paper dolls that came on the back page of Twinkle magazine (showing my age there...) This is my version - Molly Mouse - she's very cute and comes with lots of very trendy outfits - you can buy a PDF version here in my shop - but only until Sunday when the listing expires - a great rainy day activity for any little (or big) girl!

Folksy Treasure Hunt!

Get on over to Folksy and find the eggs hiding in the shop banners to win loads of handmade goodies..

Balancing act...

I love these photos of impossibly balanced stones - Adrian Gray is the balancer, have a look at his website www.stonebalancing.com where he sells prints and cards of his photos, or you can catch him in action down at Lyme Regis.

An Interview with...me!

I did a little interview for the lovely Charlotte at her fantastic Card and Gift Blog, which you can read here. It reveals all of my deepest, darkest secrets... (not really but go have a look!)

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