Clarity

I always love to see accomplished crafts, and as we are surrounded by so much mass-produced tat, it's often hard to find. On the Isle of Wight, however, we found a glass studio which was wonderful to visit, and full of excellent pieces, have a look!

http://www.isleofwightstudioglass.co.uk

I have one of their little mushrooms as a momento of a lovely visit that sits on one of my workstations at the office, and it glows there like a little piece of happiness. It's truly beautiful, and I will augment my proto-collection as soon as finances allow!

Well, a few weeks on and things are improving. I'm happy to go back to the house now, and it's starting to feel welcoming and friendly again. I still need radio and lights on at night, but am happy for Ian to be on another floor and to have him go out for short periods of time and leave me alone.

I had a nasty reaction on the Isle of Wight where I decided that I didn't want to go back; wanted to quit my job and sell our house and downsize. Decided to wait until after xmas now to see if any of that urge remains.

My mater tells me that all of this sounds familiar to her, and Ian is being very supportive and sweet, so I'm hoping that things will improve slowly and steadily.

Cid, the remaining mog, is looking better - he's now permanently on Prescription Diet A/D which is madly high in fats and calories and good stuff for old mogs, and he's munching a lot of chicken - basically about 3 meals a day at the moment. It's a "management" situation, but hopefully we're getting it right. He's certainly looking and acting happier, so maybe we will have a nice xmas holiday after all.

Well, as part of trying to find something in life enjoyable again after the horrible events of the last few weeks, one of the distractions I suggested last weekend was a visit to our favourite bird of prey sanctuary, Huxleys. Click on the picture to visit their website.



They are lovely people, knowledgable and caring, and the birds are all spoilt rotten! We have been sponsoring birds with them for a while now, and the eagle who's tummy we are helping to fill this year is Seymour, a Bateleur Eagle, who is still very young and not into his adult colours, but is already large and full of attitude! Here is what he will look like when he has his full adult plumage.



I highly recommend this great establishment just outside Horsham, in Sussex. It's attached to a large Hilliers' Garden Centre, with a cafe, so there's something for everyone. If you are interested in birds, and seeing them looked after well, then this is the place to spend some money.