How??

How can I eat this ..... ?




It's just too damned cute! Every time I go to smash it over the head with a wooden mallet it keeps fixing it's beady eye on me ......




..... and I just can't do it. So this chocolate bunny lives to see another day. I'm not sure just how many more days it'll see before I crack (it) though .....


As mentioned last time, I need to get back to showing and telling the goodies that our very nice postie keeps delivering to our door.


The day after the monkey sock parcel arrived, I received a little something from Meg's Mum (no blog link I'm afraid, as she doesn't have one) (although she really ought to) (I'm just saying). Well, I say little, as little was what I was expecting, after she'd asked for my address so that Meg could send me a Thank you card.


Meg really didn't need to send me a Thank you card ..... in fact, I should be the one thanking her as she and her Mum have bought two of my monkees.


So I was a little taken aback when this arrived ......

..... not little at all (a Thank you card has been included for scale purposes) .....

Inside was a card and a brilliantly wrapped gift ......

..... and inside that was this gorgeous bag, handcrafted by Meg's Mum, a fabulous cupcake card and a letter from Meg .....





..... which included this groovy alien frog/monkee design .....

..... Meg's partial to frogs, apparently .....

Thank you Meg, and Meg's Mum, for your kindness, I've found just the thing to go in my luxurious bag .....

..... luxurious chocolates (which I have no qualms eating) .....

In monkee pigeon news, Greg's not very happy with me ......

..... something to do with his new badge, apparently ......

..... I can't decide if it's the picture or the pin he objects to most .....

Captain Jack Sparrow has got nothing on Greg .....

So, as previously mentioned, last weekend we visited some of our relatives in sunny Devon and Cornwall.

We made sure we had the essentials .....

Clothes ..... check
Monkee ..... check
Chocolate ..... check
Pigeon ..... check
007 playing cards ..... check

After a long and boring journey, we settled into our five star accommodation then got busy with the treats ......

..... although 007 was keen to keep Greg at arms length ......

..... but I think he may have regretted his greediness the next day ......

We didn't actually do much in St. Ives with ......

...... as it was so incredibly windy ......





..... Greg found it especially difficult .....

..... those wings weren't made for flying .....

And we were all relieved to get to my Brother-in-law's house. It was our first visit there and we were very impressed by it's beautiful features.

Like this lovely (& warm) fireplace .....

..... and this impressive cast iron oven .....

..... 007 got busy with the copper kettle straight away!

Although he did seem a little confused about what was meant to be cooking ......

..... pigeon pie anyone?

The views scrubbed up pretty well too .....

Next day we visited some "friends", and I'm happy to report that no monkee business went on. Just a little pigeon baiting ......

..... and really, what's a little pigeon baiting between friends. Especially when said friends feed you up with delicious curry, make sure your glass is always topped up and offer to let your kids sleep over! (Plus, I think Greg actually quite enjoyed the attention .....)


So the next day we headed to a rather marvellous chocolate shop in Exeter, and picked them up a little Thank you. Although they were lucky to get them, as someone else had his beady eye on them ......






When we stopped for a coffee, it looked like 007 and Greg had fallen out ......




I'm not too sure but I think this may have had something to do with it .....



..... when 007 posed in front of Exeter Cathedral ......

..... Greg wanted a go too .....

..... and while he was being photographed I made sure that 007 was put away safely and comfortably .....

...... or maybe I didn't ......

(RGH, working my new bag)

(.... and a monkee .....)

Finally, this is for Murdo ......

..... I hope it helps ......

Well, that's it for today, please come back next time when I'll be reacquainting myself with that lovely man who brings me gifts on a virtually daily basis .....

Oh no! Wait!! I was forgetting! Something very exciting did actually happen while we were in Cornwall. Contrary to my earlier statement about Greg's wings, it appears that he can indeed fly.


During one flight out to sea, he came upon a miniature galleon and crew .....

(.... no, I haven't been drinking ....)

Once on board he rallied the crew into mutiny so that he could become the new Captain ..... well, those wings were really tired and he had to get back to land somehow .....

Cap'n Greg Pigeon ..... he could take Jack Sparrow with his wings tied behind his back!

I feel pretty ..... oh so pretty .....

Lucy Locket asked why there aren't more pictures of me on my blog. Well, Lucy, I'm glad you asked. Apart from the fact that I'm usually always the one behind the camera, the real reason is that I don't like my face.

I have some deep-rooted face issues. But that's fine, that's ok, I'm sure lots of people don't like their face. I'll probably grow into mine one day.

In fact, when I was with my sister a couple of days ago, I came to realise that actually, I'm quite a corker. So I thought I'd share with you just how gorgeous I really am.

My Rather Fabulous Sister and I .....

..... oh yeah ..... we've really got it going on ......

And you can see where Rather Beautiful Daughter 1 gets her stunning looks .....

...... and Rather Beautiful Daughter 2's big blue eye(s) ......

Oh no, wait. Scrub that. They obviously get them from their Dad .....

Much fun was had by all, playing with my Sister's Mac Photobooth, but please rest assured that I'm not going to share all 70 photos with you.

..... how about just nine more?

..... in ..... oh, I don't know ..... let's say ..... collage form?

..... who needs therapy when there's Mac Photobooth .....

Many thanks for all the birthday wishes for RGH on the last post, I think they all must have gone to his head. Last night he asked if he could borrow my sketching tablet and pen. I suppose I should have been concerned, as he's a big fan of Itchy and Scratchy.

...... you may want to take that as a warning ......

..... well this kind of cartoon is never going to catch on, is it?

My guy's mad at me .....

..... well, he will be when he sees some of these photos ..... but first of all, here's the final cartoon instalment of our trip .....

Thanks for humouring me while I showed off my new pen and drawing tablet toy, and if you could just indulge me once more, as I dedicate this post to RGH, My Rather Gorgeous/Geeky Husband, whose birthday it is today. And who I've bought nothing.

In my defence, last year, for his 40th, I arranged a long weekend in Prague as a surprise, and while we were there we were immortalised forever in a glass block .....

..... which, quite frankly, I think is enough of a gift that should be allowed to roll over to this year too, but I guess that's debatable.

So here are a few shots which should make him happy ..... RGH and his greatest love ..... cycling ....

He's always been a fan ..... right from an early age .....











..... and a fan of head-bands too ......

He's a fine figure of a man in lycra .....

..... and his dedication to his art is truly amazing .....

This was his highlight of our weekend away ......

...... whereas this was mine .......

..... nuff said ......

So here, as a special birthday treat for me RGH, is a rather gorgeous collage of the birthday boy .....

Happy Birthday RGH

Finally, an Easter message from my current favourite double-act .....