no snow here ....

this link shows the uk covered in snow ... i guess we forgot to ooder ours, here in weymouth and portland?

plush team plush swap ....

we went out to play today and when we came home we found a small box in the porch ...



so we came inside with it and i made lots of toast, then opened the box - i spy fabric, a wrapped present and some little green frogs ...



i love the message on this sticker !



and all wrapped up, a special hedgehog pincushion made by amy, aka squirrel momma, just for me! and now mary can say hedgehog ! thank you amy, i love it, and thanks for asking about my poorly babies too ... xxx



there were also some small frogs to play with, one for daisy ...



one for matty ... we like frogs, she says !



and one for little mary ....

another 'art for the hands' ....

this one is being enjoyed by audrey, i hope it helps her with her busy hands when she feel anxious ...

hamster-car makeover ... the video !

skeleton - a project for the new year !

this wheeled toy featured a ginger and white but very grubby and oily dog ... but not any more ... a new project for me! i stripped down the deformed and smelly individual who was also filled with old foam chips - remember when most toys where?

now, what shall i do ...?

hamster battery car makeover ...

granny bought the girls a box of boot-sale cars for christmas, among them this green one which has a motor and off set wheels so it almost walks too, and can even climb a bit ... diasy likened it to a hamster and it gave me an idea so i reached for the screwdriver!


mohair, beads, felt and hot glue and hamster-car was born!


daisy played with it all afternoon! today it has been riding on a break-down lorry. as a passenger, it isnt broken down !

have a happy new year everyone !
cat xxx

nostalgia ... a flash back !

here is a photo i cropped and printed out for the first "could have fooled me" exhibition with bill crumbleholme ...
i called it 'portrait of the husband as a father to be" and i was very pregnant with matty and daisy when i took it ...

we dont have that wall paper anymore, nor the pram, which i also used for about 6 months of mary's life too ... steve doenst have time to read the daily telegraph now!