I bought these donut peaches from the market last friday.
They were sweet and juicy and had a tiny little stone in the centre.
Who is that trying to get in on the act? Can you see the black and white cat in the top right hand corner of the picture?
He's come over to have a nose around. 'Hello Minky'.
'What's that?'
'Oh it's just Minky.'
New born piglets.
A handsome goat.
Indian Runner Ducks.
Sweetly scented sweetpeas.
Waterlily covered pond.
View looking down onto maze below.
White rose covered building.
Walled garden.
Willow unicorn sculptures.
The Haddonstone Ruins.
Click on pictures for close ups.
A waterfall.
Ferret Racing!
We picked the blue tube.
We chose Mika on the left. The ferret on the right was called Frankie.
This ferret was called Sky.
We won!!!
I have been doing a spot of rubber stamping and card making. When creating I like to work in silence. Well I say silence but usually I can hear birds singing, building works going on, the fridge humming, lawn mowers etc etc as I sit at the kitchen table.
I can be quite productive in my solitude and quietness.
This ginger fluff bundle is one of my sources of inspiration. 
This week has been a bit of a mixed bag hence the title of the post. My peonies reached peak perfection.
We discovered this Dragonfly Sanctuary whilst on route for somewhere else.
If you click on the photo above you will see an electric blue dragonfly in the centre of the picture.
The views were stunning but you cannot tell the scale of this meadow by the photo.
A view down the stream.
Open space that just goes on and on.................
A family of ducks protected within the confines of the sanctuary.
Back home I have had some weird and wonderful wildlife in the garden such as the strange caterpillar above.
We have had many of these butterflies visit this week.
I haven't a clue what this is going to turn in to but it is very pretty in fashionable stripes!
This creature always features somewhere in the garden.
I've been busy painting creatures too.
A well-loved toy cat......
............and a curious pair of chickens. 
All is quiet in the blogging world.
I wait patiently for my peonies to bloom.
I wait for my sweet succulent strawberries...........................
.......................and ripe, juicy plums................
and clusters of purple grapes.
I wait for the ripened tayberries........................
and handfuls of blueberries.
I wait for a picnic blanket to be strewn with picnic food, and whilst I wait for the long, hot, balmy days of summer, of picking and eating fruit and sharing edibles on the lawn, until then.....................
I have a beautiful compassion rose to look at........................
..................and a pretty corner of the garden................
and Gizmo.x
When I started this blog it was mainly going to be a showcase for all the crafty projects that I do. I don't know how it happened but somehow I got sidetracked into reading and commenting on other people's blogs leaving me little time for crafting!
I hastily made this friendship doll on Saturday evening determined that I would get some crafting done. She is a prototype and there is definitely room for improvement. She is entirely sewn by hand and I embroidered her little face without drawing it on first and the word 'friend' on the front too.
This is what she looks like from the side view. She is backed with woollen felt and her face is made with a tiny piece of a recycled woollen blanket. There are heaps of friendship dolls on the Internet and I think one of the most famous people for making them is a lady called Dot who 'Dotee Dolls' are named after. She can be found here.
