Hi there reader.... well if anyone is reading that is....  Mind you if not I can rabbit away to myself all day!  Its always a result as of course I always agree with myself!

Now while I was away on my Blogidays, which isn't where you blog everyday its where you don't.... The cause of this is while we were away on holiday my beautiful girl Harry was taken away to Rainbow Bridge.  I was devastated and to be honest it took blogging right out of my system and then the habit kind of went away too.  I think I felt worse (if that's possible) because we were on holiday at the time and kind of felt like I'd abandoned her.  Even though she was as fit as a fiddle seemingly when we went.  I have to say my friend who looks after them is brilliant and it was just one of those things and was connected to her previous illness.  When they say parrots hide illnesses they sure do!  So a couple of photos of my beautiful girl who I miss every day.

Then a couple of months later Jasper's illness worsened and I had to take him to be put to sleep.  A horrible task but necessary.

So blogging went right on the back back burner.

So we were left with Tinker who'd always had a friend.  So decided to get another little girlie to keep 'her' company.   So we got a little girlie to do just that.  So here's Polly.  She weighs a tiny 129 grammes.  Bigger than when we got her by a whole 5 grammes!

And yes she's as cheeky as she looks!  Polly is still a caique but a black headed one.

Oh and we'd had her two days when the vet phoned with more results of Tinkers tests after we lost Harry.  Tinker is a boy!  So we've got a boy and a girl!   Which we had with Harry obviously but we were assured by the man who sold us Tinker that he was a she!  I think the bugger just told us what we wanted to hear.   But they like each other and are in separate cages till she's more grown up.

Polly is a sweetheart and behaves very like Harry - maybe its a hen thing?  Or perhaps just a bit of a Mummy's girl...

Oh she likes doing may hair just like Harry did.  Now if Tinker were to this I'd be screaming - he'd be taking lumps of flesh out!

So that's me back in blogland!

WAHHHHHHH!!!!!

OK I hope no one gets hurt!  I'm not going to get violent or anything!  I just don't want you to hurt yourselves when you faint because I've actually posted something!  I did threaten promise to didn't I?  So I'd better fulfil that part of the bargain!

Now this here (tiny for some reason) specimen is my card for the new challenge at Totally Gorjuss  This week the challenge is 'spots', yes they are there!  You may have to squint to spot them....

Oh and the eagle eyed among you will notice there's none of my usual desk crap behind the card!  No this is kitchen worktop crap instead!  Can't get into the craft tip at the moment due to poorly foot.... I'll bore you with that another time.

I only got up for a drink of water and here I am at the computer....

What is this deserted place?

~ pushes open door and coughs in the dust ~

Wow what is this place?  Surely not the long abandoned Caique-Momma blog?  Well I've found my way back again!  Yay they shout at the back.... or was that boo???

Well if anyone does drop by and read this I promise to be back real soon with a catch up whats happened these past months.  There's been some very sad news but as a start to the upcoming new year there's going to be a nice surprise too.

See ya'll 

Net -x-

Oh my!

Hi there folks - gosh what's happened??? Who has abducted Blogger???  Have 'my' aliens struck back and this time taken Blogger instead of me?  I'm in the 'no likey' the (no doubt) 'new and improved' Blogger.... Heck it took me ages before, lord knows how long it'll take me now!

Still a couple of things for you.

Firstly a double entry for this here card.  This week over at Totally Gorjuss  the challenge is for Boys Toys.  Now what could be more of a Boys Toy than a sporty Audi?  That's right not much!  This week our sponsor is Heathers Hobbie Haven.The stamp is from Little Claire and is also my DT card for their current challenge which is something round and circles.  Perfect use for this shaped card from Which Crafts UK.  Lovely as it is it was a bugger to photograph!

Now you remember my poorly kitty Jasper?  Well he's not doing too bad... good days and bad but he seems happy in himself.  Now a favourite spot with him and Dudley is an old holdall they've claimed!  Now they aren't usually into sharing....

Dudley was in first..... Jasper invited himself in and made himself comfy.... Dudley left shortly after!

I've managed to fit in a spot of sewing too.  I've got a few things in the 'projects unfinished' corner ;-))  In my defence they're complicated - well to me they are.  So I decided I wanted to do something quick and easy.  I've been after some Minky for simply ages and I finally got some (only in pink though) so I made a little baby blankie.  I backed it with some soft cotton and appliquéd a heart on.  I have to say I'm really quite pleased with it.

Oh and any guesses who this is in the norty towel?

I mean would anyone believe such a sweet little face could be guilty of biting their Mummy?.....

That time of the week again!

Well its that time again! Yup tis only little Old Moi! Yup despite my best intentions I don't seem to manage to get here more than once a week! Life is hectic to say the least.

So its a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss Its a nice easy sketch this week, I draw them so they can only be easy! I opted for a Magnolia - I can never remember the names of them but she's got a teddy on her lap. I also broke into a 'new' aka unused Basic Grey Capella paper pad. I hyperventilated! Plus a bit of a colour scheme change for me too.

I used my Doo Hickey fence die and some lovely ribbon roses to finish the sketch. Oh and a few other flowers some how worked their way in too!

Here's your arty shot.


And another one! This shows that I layered up the little teddy bear. Isn't he sweet?

I'm entering this into the current challenge at Just Magnolia. The theme this week is 'Anything goes' and a new challenge at Fashionista which is also 'Anything goes' Get me eh Two challenges! Well three really.... is this a record???

Now a spot of good news - I've been asked to join the DT at Little Claires! They have some lovely stamps, oh and heaps of other stuff too. So watch this space!

Boo! Guess who?

Well hi there folks! Tis only little old me sneaking back in again! Now I seem to have come down with some kind of lurgy.... so thanks to whoever gave it to me!!! I really don't have time for it to be honest. So I've kind of grounded myself... well till I get bored anyway. Oh that doesn't take long ;-)) My boredom threshold is real short! I think its about the same as a goldfish....

So howabout I give you a photo-fest? Well I do feel I've been abandoning my reader! So I thought I'd give you a weeks worth of pics in one post!

So you recall Jasper our poorly kitty cat? He's not too well at the moment but fingers crossed he perks up soon - well he's turned into a real bed cat. Talk about make himself comfy!

I mean where else would you expect to go when you feel the need for a spot of personal grooming?

Now a new challenge has just, well yesterday anyway, launched over at Totally Gorjuss Its real complicated this week.... AS IF! Its simply to use some spots and stripes on your creation. Heck the challenges will always be easy - I mean I usually pick them!

Well this week has seen the Big L's birthday. Now male themed cards are picky enough to make... but even more so for my nearest and dearest. Big L is a game nut! So this Mo manning image is perfect for him! Coloured with Copics and a touch of pencilling for a bit of depth.


I have to say I rather like it. Now much as I love flowers on my cards I don't think the Big L would share my love of them! The corner looked a bit nekid, I tried a corner die cut and then decided on a little star button and a spot of twine. The sentiment is one of the new LOTV stamps. LOTV are this weeks sponsors too.

So while I'm in photo mode....

Here's a cute little peg bag I made in class last week. I think this fabric is fab! It has the funniest sayings ;-))

So when I got home I decided to make a simpler one, well mainly because I had no ric rac!

And I think I've been lacking in chickie photos too.

So here's Harry just relaxing! Yup she'll lay like that in your hand for ages! If you tickle her ears she goes to sleep.

Naturally Little Missy Bitey Britches was busy....

Oh there's a glass here.... I wonder if there's anything in it?

Oh wow there's a drop of juice in the bottom! Can I reach it?

Right that's the last drop licked out of there then!

Now Tinker was determined to make sure that all the juice had gone - 10 minutes she spent inside the glass!

Spring and snow?

Well howdy!

Well last week I was cock-a-hoop! Well for me anyway, it appeared that spring had indeed sprung! Our lone daffodil had poked its head through the clay - all the others having vanished over the years. No chance of them increasing here! My back twinges if I even think about when I planted two sacks of bulbs one afternoon! What a waste, I could just have planted the one and been done with it! Its always the same one that valiantly appears each year. Maybe I should send it off to a bulb grower for them to reproduce it as an especially strong variety? But then we won't have any in our garden..... I do think that lone daffodil is a tremendous display! And then on Sunday it bloody snowed! Er I thought Spring was here? Luckily the snow amounted to nothing. If it had you'd have heard me proper moaning!

So while I was enjoying the weather I made this little cutie up for the latest challenge over at Totally Gorjuss. This week we're sponsored by the wonderful Joanna Sheen. One lucky person will get £10 to spend on line!


I used my newest Tilda - she's stamping! Isn't she just super? The papers are Basic Grey 'sweet threads', WOC flowers and lace from stash.

The obligatory 'arty' shot! Love those two tone sweetheart blossoms ♥

Now here's Jasper. he's not doing too bad at the moment. Still uber skinny but he's going for a wander round the garden when he likes and still taking up most of the bed! That's 'our bed by the way! Here he is sprawled out - long isn't he? You can still see where he was shaved :-(( This is actually a holdall which he claimed! He thinks its a cosy cat bed.

There's also been some sewing!

Now this is a patchwork bag in various blacks and greys. Its got inside pockets which are useful. I do like it its quite a handy size. Not too big for me to cram it full and make it weigh a ton!


I liked it so I made another one in pink!


Thanks for visiting me today - I will hopefully get around to see you soon - things are manic here as usual. There's some BIG hassles on the horizon..... families huh? got to love em......