Ofsted - gone bonkers

I'd really like to know what little twerps thought it was their duty to stop two friends helping each other out by looking after each others children whilst the other went to work. Come on eh have some frigging common sense. In this day and age and in this financial climate two people who trust each other and AND work for the Police Service (how much more security checked could they be?) be doing any wrong?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ofsted-has-lost-the-plot-over-childminding-case-1794605.html

Artist strike (again?)

Happy Birthday to one and to all!

First of all A BIG BIG Happy Birthday to my little Emily who was 3 yesterday - she shares her birthday with 2 other lovely people - Paul who was 40 yesterday and another little girl, also called Emily, who was also 3 yesterday!

How about this for a hand made cake !!! This was at my friends daughter party on Saturday.Emily Rose

Drews Birthday Cake - yes another cake photo!

Respect to

Obama for calling Kanye West a JACKASS

3 more days

left till I hand in my final TMA and I haven't even started writing it yet.

Stack-a-cat!

Laptop warmer.

Little pancake maker

The boys

are settling in well together. Though Marley is more, well , ermm ...

Here's Marley! Nom nom nom wicker basket tastes good

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

The easter bunny was late this year.

Awwwww

What's been happening this week

Had to complete a 10point evaluation for part of my next assignment (rest of it's due next tuesday and I've still got a heck of a lot to get on with). Done some quick maintenance of the allotment - though not as much as I would really like. Taken lots of photos of stuff and the kittens. Marley arrived on Saturday and has quite a different character to Marvin. Marley is bold and outgoing, also bold with his teeth and claws! But he's beautiful too - just look at his cream and fudge colour (Lorna will tell me off for saying this because its actually red!)

Beckies glorious baby bag

Beckie at her baby shower
Woman at Work!
And Marvin in the Buggy

Marvin and Marley!

they are still getting used to each other - rather Marvin growls at Marley sometimes and then they have a good old wallop of each other (mainly Marvin!)

Green stuff and fluffy stuff

Marvin helping me with my study

Tried to capture a photo of him in the sink but he thought better

The allotment - a bit windswept

You can just make out Phoebe at the top just above the furthest blue water butt
The allotment is blooming - we're having so much produce coming off it now. Lots of chard, runner beans and now lettuce and tomatoes - I'm beginning to wonder when it will all stop.

I'm getting into making my own veg mix every week - with onion, garlic, herbs, runner beans and some tins of chopped tomatoes and sometimes chilli!