Mint Julep

As my regular readers will know I do love entering giveaways - and I like winning even more! Talking Beads was quite a challenge, as I had to name a piece of jewellery and I don't usually go in for "arty" names. The beads were so pretty, such a lovely minty shade mixed with lilacy pink so I had to have a go - and Jean picked "mint julep" as the winning entry!



If you're tempted, you can find more of Jean's jewellery on her website http://www.talkingbeads.co.uk/ or on Etsy talkingbeads.etsy.com or Misi or www.talkingbeads.folksy.com

and of course - don't forget to check out her blog in case she does more giveaways!

A surprise for Tobyboo!

I have no interviews lined up so I thought I'd throw a surprise party for Tina of Tobyboo (I hope she brings some more crisps, I've eaten all the ones I had ready)

Tobyboo can be found on twitter, on Etsy and Misi and also has a blog



Love it or hate it - nothing beats Marmite for a pure burst of Englishness.



Looking for somewhere to keep those first teeth?



Pure Tobyboo humour - a little hare for your little one's hair :-)



How gorgeous is this - a love letter, complete with "SWALK" on the back. In my long ago boarding school days I built up quite a repetoire of acrnyms for the back of the envelope. How many do you remember? Some were quite naughty... "BURMA" ?