We first heard about Pricklebums Hedgehog Rescue, when Vicki rescued one from her own back garden, googling for help brought up Ailie Hill and her amazing (& award winning!) shed…. Ailie is one of a number of hedgehog carers around Read more…
Dear Santa, If you are reading this (& we have no reason to believe that you are not!) we’ve been really good all year. Promise….. š If you need some inspiration for us and our friends, here’s some goodies from Read more…
Two beautiful and very different choices of birthstone gift for December born folk…Vicki takes a peek: TURQUOISE This stone has been known by many names through theĀ millennia, Turquoise comes fromĀ the French word for Turkish ‘Turquois’. One of my very favourite Read more…
Got a November birthday? Those lucky folk have two of the most beautiful gemstones as birthstones – Topaz and Citrine. Lets take a look at topaz first;Ā Ā it’s as tough as old boots – clocking inĀ at 8 on the mohs scale Read more…
Those lucky enough to have an October birthday have a wonderful birthstone – Opal. Perhaps best known to originate from Australia, there are many wonderful different types of this amazing gemstone, all magical and from all over the world. Technically, Read more…
Hello eclecticats! Jodie here… I finally got around to watching the film Kinky BootsĀ t’other night (I’m at least 10 years behind the times with my movie watching!) It’s BRILLIANT and well worth a watch if you are wondering what to Read more…
Sapphire is a variety of the mineral corundum – pretty much as tough as it comes clocking it at a 9 on the mohs hardness scale & classed as a precious gemstone. It is a beautiful and durable gem for Read more…
I haven’t gone all cultured or foody on you but who’d have thought a marine gastropod and underwater skeletons could be so beautiful? Abalone Abalone is the common name for any kind of sea snail of the genus Haliotis – Read more…
Thereās no memo that goes around saying you canāt wear denim shorts when you hit 30; no rule that at 40 your arms should be covered up. So why do Vicki & I hear time and time again “Oh I Read more…
Peridot is a green semi-precious mineral & variety of Olivine, & Jodie’s favourite gemstone, so she rues the fact she is not August born!Ā Ā It’s also one of the rare gemstones that occurs in one colour only – a strikingĀ olive green. Read more…