Category Archives: odd

Notorious Kitsch

By Lucy | Published July 28, 2010

I was a very lucky girl recently on twitter and won a retweeting competition from Notorious Kitsch! My chosen goodies are above (and no, Willow will not be having her dinner off them ), they have lots of other gorgeous retro things including clocks, phones, aprons, bags, cards etc. It was hard to pick Roadhouse Cafe [...]

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the tale of the strawberries

By Lucy | Published July 21, 2010

Once upon a time a princess planted 3 tiny strawberry plants in her garden. They began to grow. Then, despite being guarded by a beady eyed and brave fox, they were eaten down to the quick by saucy young rabbits who were very numerous throughout that kingdom. Over the summer one of the plants recovered and produced [...]

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mellow

By Lucy | Published June 6, 2010

 a very mellow listen: Deltadream - based on the ancient lost Solfeggio frequency “Ut”, a tone linked with releasing guilt and fear, the shorter track there is a free download.   mellow and cooling eat: minted noodle soup books weve been mellowing out to in the sun: Named of the Dragon, a gentle mystery, writers, Arthurian and Tudor [...]

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faeryland

By Lucy | Published May 25, 2010

These cards remind me of the woods – a lovely story telling tool  Other faery places: CD of ROC’s lectures UK and US,  there is deep wisdom within, much before it’s time as concerns the environment. Related posts:penguins and seitanmaths and bramblesbeach

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a spot of sun

By Lucy | Published May 10, 2010

and some ballet feet pics: … gardening snowed off today… much hilarity reading P.G. Wodehouse’s Laughing Gas   See our ballet designs on t-shirts, mugs, hats and aprons! Related posts:The Artist’s Way and a giveaway!sheep, a candle, a cake and the skyAutumn is here

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wordle

By Lucy | Published May 5, 2010

(click for bigger one) This is the sort of thing that’s get played with when procrastination is occurring! Transferring the frugal mailing list to a different server, a long and tedious job… (should you wish to sign up for the said frugal updates feel free to do so ). However it is interesting to see [...]

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leaping fences in the woods

By Lucy | Published May 1, 2010

sometimes has unforseen consequences: safer suggestions for woodland activities: Related posts:jollyHappy Solstice :) snow and trees

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of Russians and swans

By Lucy | Published April 8, 2010

Totally loving the gorgeous springness that is all around now Had some lovely wild garlic pesto yesterday and think may do same today. Seems to have less of a garlic hit when very young though still very good. Swans are still following us around – whooping ones fly over the garden and woods regularly just [...]

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lovely herbs and the unintended

By Lucy | Published February 9, 2010

Cat has a wonderful new website: The Tasty Herbalist - go see Strange day today where a slight disaster led to us doing totally unintended things such as visiting the Wallace and Gromit exhibition at Satrosphere. It was very good, also being about other animation and techniques etc. Related posts:HalloweendrawingDunideer, Leith Hall and Daviot

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a casserole and a cookbook

By Lucy | Published January 12, 2010

We will have been married 20 years this year… which causes me to reflect how far weve come, how much the world has changed in that time and to note the two items above. They were given to us as a wedding present by friends who I used to babysit for and here they are still [...]

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