Anknel and Burblets

dreams come out my ears and go round my head and i read them.

  • I like purple and green

    One of my favourite colour combinations is purple and green. So I am happy indeed about all the cinnerarias in the garden. Regardless of whether I can spell them or not. I made some more 70s purple flower bags this week for shop orders. Big, lined calico shoppers. Yummy! And look… they match my divine…

  • Like the olden days

    I’m sure most of you have noticed my life has been quite full on these past few months. In fact, it’s been full on since last October when we bought a house and had to sell one in a matter of weeks. And then move. And then have a baby. And all the stuff that’s…

  • Just in case…

    My friends asked me to make them an emailable gif which I spent all morning making. So on the off chance that any of you might like to send it to your friends I thought I’d put it up here too (just right click to download – it’s bigger than it looks).

  • The name meme

    I saw this over at Poppalina and tagged myself. 1. Your rock star name (first pet & current car) Bodha Golf 2.Your gangsta name (fav ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Honee Lavendah Flohrenteen 3. Your Fly Guy / Girl name (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) Cfra 4. Your…

  • Thirty thousand today

    Looking at my little counter I set up in May or June I think it was we now seem to be nearing the 30,000 visits mark. Oh my gosh how exciting!! I have no idea of knowing who it is, but if you notice it’s you – let me know! (The counter is at the…

  • And now for another giveaway

    Yep – you asked for it – so here it is; another giveaway. I’m giving away four sets of six mixed cards and one $30 voucher (which will actually buy you quite a bit!) from the shop. All you need to do this time is to head on over to Little Orchard and register. No…

  • The shop

    Well it’s now live. I’ve tested it. But there is bound to be something… if you find any little bugs or glitches please let me know! Otherwise, please enjoy… www.littleorchard.co.nz It’s the start of a new era I suppose isn’t it now. To celebrate the new I cut myself a fringe today. How I miss…

  • My desktop

    Well I have just been asked by Jen to show my desktop to the world. I know I still owe Arch eight things and Veronica some rocking girl bloggers – but this one’s easy – and it has caused me to do a little bit of desktop organising – and also to realise I have…

  • Little Orchard news

    Well, I was aiming to have the shop launched today. And I could if I felt like staying up till 2am. But I don’t do that anymore. And, I am always of the mind that to miss a deadline by only a day isn’t too bad really. There was a Harvard study that said things…

  • Ricotta. And grapefruit marmalade

    It’s been a poor year for our grapefruit tree. We’ve only had about ten fruit so far and I think only another six to go. But it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t make marmalade – so I did that yesterday. Not until I’d been out to the trusty Mitre 10 (equivalent of B&Q) in…

  • My mum

    Cynthia Franklin : 1943 – 2007 Mum outside Bouchon in Kingsland. February 2004. I have just got back from hospital. When all else fails write. Before I forget what happened. I am beginning to forget already. Some time early evening Di Church phoned me telling me mum was going into hospital and dad wasn’t there…

  • The gods are smiling

    The Good Customer Service planets must have been in alignment on Monday because at 8am the postman left this lot on my doorstep: And a couple of hours later this turned up: And then this turned up in my bank account (yes, that’s £ pounds): All the above came because I emailed or phoned about…