New Years Resolution

Well hello - if there is anyone out there who still checks in here. Firstly an apology for being a naughty little blogger and neglecting you for such a long time.

One of my New Years resolutions if to blog more frequently.

I thought I got off to a good start and then what with one thing and another life seemed to get in the way a bit - too much work and being a little out of sorts. I've had two of my ponies lame and what with frequent visits to the vet and all the stress that goes with it I've been a bit off the mark really - I make myself sick with worry. I try not to but I just can't help it, anyone out there with animals, ponies or livestock of any kind are probably just the same. I've also had computer problems and Mr Monkey has had to strip everything off my computer and reload the necessities - tomorrow I'm going to try to get a photo editor thingy downloaded and then I will be able to share some of my photo's with you.

So perhaps another resolution should be not to get to worked up and stressed about things I have no control over - easier said than done.

Anyway I would like to wish everyone a fantastic New Year and I hope you have a great evening.

Tomorrow will be 2010 and I'm going to get my rear end in gear!

Lest we forget

http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance

Drumroll please.....

Well the draw for the set of lampwork beads was certainly lots of fun and an interesting event which involved all of the Monkey troop.

In first Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Mansfield my two gorgeous Pilgrim geese they had a waddle over to where the names were folded up and...........

Errrrmm NO THANK YOU we are geese and don't do menial tasks around the garden HUMPH!! They were having none of it.

OK so then Lottie Floppy Dog decided that she would have a little sniff around and see what she could do to help as you can probably see she only has one eye and is blind in the other. Oh and if thats not handicapped enough she happens to be deaf as well. Needless to say a name still didn't get drawn out.

OK so who else do we know who could help us out..... ah here come Rita and Bob the Speckled Sussex

They said sorry you can cluck off, we aren't coming over there - no way, not with a terrier in the garden

OK then who do we know who are super nosey, super greedy and can't bear to miss a thing? Thats right..........we had better call in the Two Fat Ladies surely they will do the honours. Coooooeeeeeey, Charity and Hope where are you?

Here we are

Now lets have a look....

There ya go Dad

And the winner is......... ta daaaa

Congratulations.

Now if you would just get in touch with your address I will pop the said beadies in the post to you.

Sunny Sunday

Ahhhhhh a relaxing sunny Sunday afternoon at The Monkey House. This is Jeffy Cat fast asleep and dreaming of who knows what. :O)

Argggghhhh

Oh I'm so fed up. I'm in on my own and have just got have a moan to someone and unfortunately for you dear reader you got the short straw.

I have just attempted to make a lovely lampwork cabochon for one of my ring designs and got to the very last tiny bit and the blimmin bead release has broken. I started again because I liked the colours and pattern so much, just got to the end of the second one and once more the bead release broke. Grrrrrr!!!!!!! I'm so cross. That's it I've stamped my feet, turned the torch off, turned the kiln off and have thrown my bananas out of my tree.

Humph!

WIN THESE BEADS

Here we have a set of 7 lampwork round beads, handmade by me in ivory and black glass wrapped generously in 99% pure silver - yummy.

So....... if you would like to be in with a chance of winning them all you have to do is leave a comment and I will draw names out of the hat on 21st September 2009. Simples!

Oh Bugga

Well in trying to change the http of my blog I have managed to make myself unavailable via links to the lovely, lovely people who follow it.

Why am I so stupid!!!

The only thing I have managed to do is follow myself - why am I not surprised!?

If any of you lovely people have managed to find me here - I'm so sorry for messing it up and thank you for finding me again.