Sunday's spotlight - Lincoln's Christmas Market
By guest blogger Pete.They say that you can tell Christmas is close when you can buy Easter Eggs in the shops. Guess what? Lincoln's famous Christmas Market begins next Thursday (December 3rd) and runs for four days. This market really is the city's Festive highlight and in the present financial climate many of the local businesses see it as the last opportunity for them, at least, to break even for the year. The original idea for the market came from Lincoln's twin German city of Neustadt. The first market had 11 stalls but that has grown to well over 300 this year. Neustadt will, once again, be

Quentin is on his travels!
Quentin is all ready for a little trip. He heads up to Vancouver, BC today with me to see my aunts and uncles and cousins.He wanted to get organized himself, so he packed his own suitcase. I did warn him that even though his case is bigger than he is, he has to carry it himself. He assured me it was full of lightweight things. (I wonder what a little quail packs for himself?...any ideas?)

Merry go round - What's your purple cow?
It's time for another ride on the merry-go-round! Jump on and join a group of 9 artists/crafts-women as they link around the world and tell you a little about their lives in art and craft.This month's topic for discussion is: What's your purple c

Happy Thanksgiving

Hummingbird Ring
The hummingbirds are buzz, buzz, buzzing around, and still finding plenty of food with our flowers at the moment. Everyday we see hummingbirds. We don't have any feeders for them - only the natural ones ie flowers!It never ceases to amaze me the loud noise that such a tiny bird can make - not