Image by johnnyberg. Edits by me. Roll up, roll up, we got the best o’ the worst in ‘ere! Roll up! Yes, you sir, and you madam, come this way ‘n see the weirdest ‘n wonderfullest o’ God’s creations. We got the Bearded Lady, the most beautiful woman in Christendom, with a beard fit for […]
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#GuestPost – Grammar for Superheroes
Superheroes are big business at the moment, though they’ve never quite made the leap from comics to novels. Hopefully Tony Noland’s new offering, Verbosity’s Vengeance: A Grammarian Adventure Novel, will make all the difference. I was lucky enough to beta read it for Tony and I can honestly say it’s an awesome read. So it’s […]
666th post – Handmade Necklaces
Yes, it amuses me that according to Blogger, this is my 666th post! Who would have thought it? Anyway, inspired as ever by my continuing attempts at making jewellery, and the fabulous #craftblogclub group on Twitter, I got out my big box of bits and decided to make a couple of necklaces this afternoon. The […]
Ode to Autumn
Our temperature here in Newcastle was a whopping 24°C last Wednesday, dropping to 15°C on Saturday and Sunday. With the temperatures dropping, and heavy rain beginning to set in, the weather forecasters are all adamant that summer has slipped into autumn (though only one has announced that “winter is coming”). While the Autumn Equinox is […]
Using Silver Clay
I’ve always enjoyed messing about with anything that lets me use my hands, and I was a big fan of Fimo Soft for a long time. I’ve been making jewellery for a little while now, and I always enjoy finding new materials or techniques to try. I was browsing available one-day workshops around Newcastle when […]
#FridayFlash – Death On The Moor
It is early November. The trees huddle in copses, their leaves ablaze in hues of copper and gold for a final fanfare. Creeping mist crawls across the moor, reaching to the heavens to meet the leaden sky in an endless sea of grey. The harsh call of a solitary crow pierces the silence but I […]
