Art-e-cats

Brindleberry 2008

You've heard of Glastonbury - now there's Brindleberry!  This weekend my brother and niece organised a mini festival to celebrate their milestone birthdays - my brother's 60th and my niece's 40th.  It was also the 18th of a friend, who's grand-dad allowed us to camp in his field in Brindle, Lancashire near Hoghton Tower (famous for being the place where Sirloin steak was invented).

The weather wasn't ideal but didn't stop us having a ball - music was provided by various bands, including my niece's husband who did an acoustic set, there was a gun-dog display, a hog roast and a fire juggling display courtesy of a friend's sons and their friends.  Even the mud didn't dampen our spirits, in fact it provided lots of enjoyment for the kids (and adults)!  The pic below is of my brother and his friend - more can be found on my Slide:  BRINDLEBERRY 2008

No badger cull in England

A big thanks to everyone who supported the RSPCA's 'Back Off Badgers' campaign - on Tuesday the UK government announced they were not going to cull badgers in England. Instead, they are going to invest £20 million into developing a bovine tuberculosis vaccine. This is fantastic news and we would like to say a big thanks to the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs.

RSPCA

Macroday.com

My entry for the "handwriting" challenge on MACROday - the last words my mum wrote in her diary:

An experiment ...

The "Heart & Soul" collage I bought from Nancy Baumiller in her CROWABOUT Etsy shop arrived today and it's flippin' gorgeous - in fact it got me all inspired to have a go myself.  It was a lot harder than I thought it would be and I can really appreciate the amount of work she put into her piece.  Let me know what you think of my effort!

Hope

On a recent post on her blog, Nina Bagley asked - what does hope mean to you?  For me it means "a belief in a better world tomorrow".  What a coincidence to come across this sign the other day ...

 

Pocket-full RR - The Secret Garden

Here are my pages for BETH's pocket-full book - I used the nature print on copper mesh as mentioned in a previous post, some pressed stems of common cottongrass picked on Blackstone Edge (the moors above Littleborough), pictures of my garden printed on acetate and a vintage book cover for the art in the pocket.

WHIMSICAL NOTIONS - jewellery by Cece Grimes

Check out her Etsy shop for some gorgeous earrings, bracelets, necklaces & pins!

WHIMSICAL NOTIONS 

It's official!!!

A recent project by the Arte ed Anima group will be published in the next issue (August/September) of Somerset Memories.  Needless to say, we're all over the moon with excitement!!!  Here's a scan from the latest issue ...

.... doin' the happy dance!!!!

Time is running out ...

... please sign the Petition for the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary to add your voice to those calling for a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary. Thanks to other IFAW supporters we already have more than 35,000 signatures. Please help us reach our goal of 100,000 names in time for the next International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, which starts on June 23rd, 2008, in Santiago, Chile.

A commitment to conservation

This year, Commission members will consider a proposal to create a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary that would extend across the South Atlantic, from the coast of South America to the coast of Africa, and on down towards Antarctica.  The vote on the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary provides a vital opportunity for the IWC to show that it is committed to whale conservation.

Sign on to Save the Whales

Although commercial whaling has been banned for more than two decades, Japan, Iceland and Norway continue to fire harpoons into these gentle creatures. More than 30,000 whales have been killed since the 1986 ban on commercial whaling. You can help make the world a safer place for whales by protecting one of the largest whale habitats.

***SIGN THE PETITION HERE ***

Gixer brings me a Blackbird ...

... so off I went to the bird sanctuary again!  It was a youngster and I think it was ok - will post an update when available.  Sure hope this doesn't continue throughout the summer ... might have to consider a collar and bell (for the cat of course).