Organising a teenagers room

It's a hard task organising a teenagers room  they've outgrown their childish things though if you look teddy is still hiding their in the cupboard awwwh. So even though your little  huge tall darling is growing up fret not.

 As a child said to me " You are still a child yourself as you have a mum " so true !

A Chelsea boys bedroom 

So you go from that to this.

A Gaming beanbag

Keep Calm and Carry on

Covent Garden Punch and Judy Show

Covent Garden 


There was a celebration going on in Covent Garden  last Sunday the 13th may it was a celebration of 350 years of Punch and  Judy. I am drawn to Convent Garden I visit there time and time again when I am in London. And I am nervous of crowds really so Convent Garden seem a odd choice for someone who is nervous of crowds.

Long a staple of British seaside entertainment, the characters from the Punch and Judy puppet show are also linked to the centre of London. Samuel Pepys mentioned the puppet show taking place in Covent Garden back in 1662 and since then the market area has been the spiritual home of the terribly behaved menace to society. The tale of his misdemeanours, 
gruesome antics and occasional murders have delighted children and adults! ever since.

 Punch and Judy puppet show

The church yard of St Paul's was bough alive with shows from around the world there was an incredible array of interpretation on this story. There is always heckling at a Punch and Judy event .. not much different from the Houses of Commons then !

 Maypole dancing

As well as the short puppet shows I immerse myself by watching  maypole dancing, live music The church was open for those who wanted to go in it. The weather was glorious,and it was a beautiful way to spend an afternoon, comparing the different ways the same story can be interpreted by the 'professors' (puppeteers).

Early Jubilee fun

A very handy man

"Let's shake on it!"

The photographer laying down a challenge

Sadly the Pirate got annoyed and shot the photographer ( not really)

You are having a giraffe

#Cybher.... Bearing all

Yes I went to Cybher ,  yes I had fun. Yes I got shy , Yes I got lost on the way to my hotel room and of course I ended up on the wrong train home.


Pretty in Pink

I had my nails painted a very pretty pink !

Pretty in Pink

Blue Peter Style 


It all started with me challenging my friend to find some scissors so I could glue the QR codes onto my business cards and thrust them at everyone at Cybher  , like a very excitable chocolate Labrador!

Sticking on my own QR codes Blue Peter Style.

This  isn't quite what Typecast meant by making your blog post sticky !



Fried Eggs

This is the mighty meedja posing with her leather satchel at Typecast talk "Meet a Blogger Geek" the fried eggs swung it for me.

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No I tell a lie I am writing this now from a blog which has its own vanity URL which is now www.ninjakillercat.co.uk 

And this is proof that a Blogger can learn new things and here is the very proof my blog. Dare I say it I had wobbles about being with Blogger before as everyone else was going self hosted on Wordpress. But you don't have to follow the rat race and jump ship to Wordpress if you are happy with blogger stay with Blogger  and I am . Its just that a Vanity URL makes my blog look as they say more 'Proffessional' and posh! I have a sense of belonging a sense of being me! And I did getting a little stuck doing it but a little phone call to Go Daddy phone line suited in all out within half an hour.

Thumbs up

I loved SuperLucky (Di Coke) with Sparked and Fuse on how to run on line competitions. I have to admit I was in the front row waving like some crazed stalker fan. ( I am not a stalker and I DON"T troll Di's blog !)

I gave this talk a 'Thumbs up ' !

Ugly naked guy

"Ugly Naked guy from friends'

Like an episode of the Friends ' Ugly Naked Guy '  there was a man opposite my hotel room window .( semi naked I add)  who looked lie a cereal killer. Of course there was 4 of us consuming champagne which I had won for my great friend Di Coke video where she dressed up as a banana  I also wrote gushing words saying what and super and real friend she is! ( all true). But as for the true picture as they say "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas"

And this was us four for after Cybher 

Champagne

Our view  was 'Of a man similar to ugly naked guy from friends ( disclaimer no one is truly ugly we are all beautiful in our own way> cough). But as they say I have no intentions of invading any ones privacy etc etc etc


Baring all

I had also bared all at Cybher when I had my bra size checked , I remember the lady pleading with me and nodding her hair "saying you will go get your self a proper bra won't you " as I was lopping my upper ladies bits back in to my scaffolding! Put it this way #FF on twitter has a whole new meaning for me now !

Wrong train

I got on the wrong train home, not my fault i had asked several member of staff loads of time was this the right train. But when the train seemed to leave 10 minutes early I said "oh Are we leaving early then ?" To which I got the replied " No this is the 17.25 !"


I went into a complete panic but luckily the ticket person took pity on me and let me get off the train at East Midlands Park Way which is near my house also!

Grinning like a loon

Oh and this is me at Cybher do you recognise me as the over excited person that thrust a business card at you ?

Rhubarb and Ginger Crumble

Ingredients
10 Sticks young forced rhubarb
115 gram(s)  caster sugar
45ml stem ginger in syrup, chopped for the crumble
100 gram(s) (3 1/2 oz) butter, softened
100 gram(s) (3 1/2oz) demerara sugar
175-200g 96-7oz) plain flour
To serve
Ice Cream or double cream, custard  if desired

Photo courtesy of the lovely Mark who has a blog here . The things he does with his garden is amazing . I only wish I grew my own rhubarb given the price of it in the shops!

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas4. Cut the rhubarb into 5cm (2in) pieces and place on a baking tray. Sprinkle with 4 tbsp water and the caster sugar and roast for 10 minutes. Once the rhubarb is cooked, remove it from the  oven and sprinkle the ginger over it. Mix together and place in a ovenproof dish about 3-4 cm ( 1 1/4-1 1/2 in) deep.

Photo courtesy of the lovely Mark who has a blog here

2. To make the crumble, combine the butter and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, then mix in the flour.

3. Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove allow to cool slightly and serve with ice cream or double cream or even custard, if desired.

Magpie Monday- Time for a Story

As I too was getting ready for Cybher I just quick rummage in the local Charity shops. I found these first for my work with Reception children at the school where I work.

All the books except Cat in the Hat were 49p!

Duck and the Truck 49p!

Cat in the Hat 10p

Now this is brilliant as I read on a Thursday afternoon to the Reception class I work in and at 49 p each what a bargain !