Big black cat

Today was Halloween party at nursery. Despite the fact that last years witch outfit still fits perfectly, Kitty insisted that this year she wanted to be a Big Black Cat from the Halloween song. A bit of quick sewing and some knitted ears soon sorted it.

The Halloween song.

Eye-spy the Midlands

A trip to Derbyshire to visit family.

Kit was keen to take a close look at everything at Great Mama Kitty's house.....

...including Great Mama!

Fun and cuddles.

Kit braved the bungee-trampoline in Chesterfield. We were both nervous at first (me watching and Kit strapped in) but she soon got the hang of it and really enjoyed herself.

Later we visited Auntie Alison and Uncle O'Neil.

Kitty and Alison had a great time putting on Halloween makeup.

Even O'Neil got some.

How many nails does it take to build a goat shed?

It's taken some hard work, three million nails and weeks of painting and gluing in every precious moment between one rain storm and another, sometimes even by torch-light just to make the most of a dry hour......but.......Bo & Rei finally moved into their new luxury pad today.

We still need to do some work on the fence and I'm not convinced they won't be able to rip up the rubber flooring, but the weather has turned so rough over the last week we just wanted to get them into the warm.

They were both a little nervous at first. Kitty did her best to encourage them in.

Kitty said she wanted to live in the new shed with the goats.

Eventually Rei braved it and soon after Bo followed.

It's so comfy and warm. They are very happy with it and hopefully with all the new storage and easy clean floor it will be much easier for me too.

This is what a very happy goat looks like. Thanks for all the help, mum, dad, Peahead, Kitty and Bert (who is now an excellent goat herder).

Light Night

Through work, I am hoping to organise a Light Night for our town centre next year, so I took Peahead and Kitty to check out the one in Bury last night. Oh my, it was good. There was so much happening and so many people, the atmosphere was amazing. We all really enjoyed ourselves.

I loved 'Funbrellas' which cleverly dressed a building undergoing some renovations.

We spent quite a while finding our way through the Candle-lit Labyrinth.

Kitty was mesmerised by the wonderful Vecta Sketch - a light projection performance. Kitty said it was a story about a lady who could draw with the stars. Sweet.

Gig in an estate agent's window anyone?

Giant light birds wandering around.

A Magical Fire Garden.

Pointy things.

A new light saber is officially now Kit's favourite toy.

Just good fun.

Grand Designs

We have had two weeks off work/nursery and as an on going project, we have been building a house for Kitty' s play people from things we find. Some tile boxes from Homebase formed the shell, our recycling box provided lots of card and plastic for furniture, fixtures and fittings and we are now enjoying decorating with left over paint and wallpaper samples from B&Q. Kitty especially likes the glue. It's not quite finished yet, but inspired by Grandad's shed building over the weekend we are keen to crack on and get it done. Hopefully, by next weekend the family will be moving in to a stylish yet fully eco one bed home - only one week later than planned and massively under budget. Kevin McCloud, eat your heart out!

New goat shed - part II

Mum and Dad came back this weekend to help finish the new goat shed. Dad went a bit mad and rather than a 'goat shed', I'd say we have a full-on luxury stable, fully insulated and draft proof with shuttered windows, separate room for storage, veranda, patio area and rainwater collection (almost complete).

With the addition of heat lighting that Daddy installed and soft rubber flooring that I purchased on eBay earlier today, all we need is wi-fi and I might move in myself! Holiday let anyone?