Pattern & Colour at RAMM

Yesterday we visited the newly re-opened RAMM at Exeter

It's a lovely museum -  just big enough and small enough to 

keep little minds (and feet) busy and interested.

Lots of weird and wonderful things to look at.

Some great reference material for me too...

Attack of the Zombie Housewives

Is dinner ready yet?

Oh, perhaps not. I can see you've had a tough day.

Isla, who only ever wants to have her face painted as a zombie or pirate.

NEVER princess or fairy. How I love this child.

<<<<>>>>

I am finishing off another order for Rostra and Rooksmoor,

and all being well, I will try and do a little giveaway later this week.

Stay tuned.

Animated

I thought I was over my schoolgirl crush on The Black Apple...

...one of the first blogs I subscribed to when I started spending

too much time on the internet.

Then I saw this.

The music by Swedish sisters First Aid Kit is gorgeous too.

Freak Show

Bit of a lapse in blogging there...hopefully back to business soon! In the meantime, for your viewing pleasure, some pictures from an auction we went to recently. The Brading Museum on the Isle of Wight has closed down, and was selling off all of its exhibits.
There was a selection of waxworks...




...fairground paraphernalia...




...taxidermy...






...and some seriously freaky shit...





I love this last picture...it really captures the bizarreness of the exhibits juxtaposed with the formality of the auction.

Of course, it was a great day out for the kids too - Bruno the boxing bear was a big hit. Here are Nelly and Isla doing their best Hidden Eloise impression....