There’s that nip in the air, mornings start cold and crisp and as of yet only a watery warmth leaking from the sun…You know it’s time to get your warmer clothing out, but if like mine, your warmer wear is Read more…
Lovely, lovely Amethyst! One of the best selling gemstones and not without good reason… Amethyst, was known by the Greeks as the ‘Sobriety Stone’ because they thought it prevented drunkenness & decorated their drinking cups with it; Greek Amethystos = not intoxicated! This Read more…
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….. 😉 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 the millennia, Turquoise comes from 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; it’s as tough as old boots – clocking in 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 Boots 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…