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- Tomorrow is another day by Middle of Nowhere on Nov 16, 2009 in needle felt 2010 calendar needle felted Cotswold Peeps needle felting
And I get stuck in the bellies of my two jobs. Is it bellies? Maybe it should be rumps. Something to do with really getting your teeth into something juicy. I knew that soon the two crests would meet and I'd have to put all my smaller balls down and...
- All about mushrooms by Middle of Nowhere on Nov 3, 2009 in fly agaric fungi wood blewits collecting mushrooms penny bun puffballs shaggy p fairy bonnets
On Sunday it rained. And rained. And rained. And in the afternoon, it cleared. The fungi season has come late upon us, due to a prolonged dry spell. We were keen to see if recent wet weather had persuaded any mushrooms or fungi to sprout. There were...
- Griselda the Witch-Goose by Middle of Nowhere on Oct 31, 2009 in needle felt black goose witch goose black witch needle felt goose
Phew, just in time! Twenty three hours of work...I think we both need a beer! Happy - whatever you choose to celebrate tonight.
- In the land of the living, almost. by Middle of Nowhere on Oct 27, 2009 in lurgy 2010 calendar black sheep jumper toy calendar pumpkin scarf the empty nest
I've been suffering whatever lurgy is going round. I tried to fight it; I don't go down easily, and I have too much work to do to take a sicky, but last week after doing my daily cycle, and stacking this lot - - I realised I wasn't just tired, but o...
- Another trip to the bear shop by Middle of Nowhere on Oct 19, 2009 in Steiff needle felt animals Teddy Bears of Witney Red Flannel Elephant
Seems to be one of those times of year when things are tidied up, finished off and others started. The cottage has been autumn cleaned and yet more space cleared. I am anxiously waiting for news of a job that has been in the pipeline for months, and...
- Squash by Middle of Nowhere on Oct 13, 2009 in veg garden in autumn buttternut squash UK Handmade the garden in autumn growing butternut squash up a pole
Our poor little back garden is looking very end-of-season. Dishevelled and rotting, the lush greens of summer are slowly disintegrating. We had yet another terrible year for tomatos. The wet summer brought blight again, and by the time the weather im...
