It’s been a busy half term week here on Planet Penny what with the How Hill Craft Fair and family fun with a special visit by two little boys over half term. Not that they were always recognisable as little boys…
…slightly troubling for a granny!
The craft fair went well, such a lovely venue…
with beautiful views over the gardens and the Norfolk Broads…
The robins proved very popular and quite a few flew off to new homes…
So the felting needle will be red hot again next week to refill my little tree!
Higgins has had a lovely week with his favourite boys, and even had his moment as an artists model for Thomas, their dad…
…but didn’t quite get the hang of posing!
He was invited along with the rest of us for a wonderful lunch with my second son, and my talented daughter-in-law produced a fabulous cake worthy of the ‘Great British Bake Off‘, and Higgins even managed to get in on the act with this too!
It was all most enjoyable…
So creating has been a little low key this week, I actually have something on knitting needles for a change, but I’ll save that for the next visit.
I’m sending my continued thoughts good wishes over the ‘Pond’ to everyone who has been affected by the horrendous weather. I hope you have all the help you need to get back to some sort of normality as quickly as possible.
I would also like to send a big, BIG thank you for all your visits, and lovely comments and the support you give me here on Planet Penny. Today I reached the huge milestone of having 200,000 hits on my blog since its very tentative beginnings in December 2007. 100,00 of those visits have been in the last 7 months! I have my thinking cap on for a celebratory Giveaway so watch this space…
I’m leaving you for now though with the Handmade Monday link and I’ll be back soon…x
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I like the way the lady has taken her shoes of to do her spinning! Not suprised the robins flew away to new homes. Higgins is a real little character, so sweet.
You look as if you take a lot more trouble with your halloween costumes than in our house! Congratulations on the fair. I look forward to seeing your knitting project. 🙂
Wow, looks like a fab venue
don’t your robins look fab in their tree! I’m glad they’re selling well 🙂
that cake looks amazing! definitely worth of the GBBO 🙂
Higgins is just sooooooooo cute! what a little character !x
Those robins couldn’t help but be bought, they’re irresistable! Love the snaps of Higgins! x
Not at all surprised the robins are so popular. They are so cute and lovely. Love that pic of Higgins when he is being sketched. He looks like he’s saying, ‘Let’s see’ 🙂
What a lovely week you’ve had. The cake looks delicious, what a talented lady. I’m not surprised your robins found new homes they are really cute.
Ali x
Sounds like a fun and eventful week Penny. I am so pleased that your robins are proving to be popular, they really are special. Higgins is such a delight, I wish could squeezzzze him right now! Your sons sure know how to marry clever baking gals ;o)
xxx
Higgins having his afternoon nap is so cute! Sounds like you had a great week.
Alison x
that little dog always makes me smile. 🙂
Vivienne x
Well done on your 200,000 visits. The cake looks yummy. Hope you have a good week.
Lovely to hear all about your week – festive robins and the pair on the sofa look as though they’ve just enjoyed Christmas dinner! Or was it that super cake? Great to see Higgins joining in the fun! Congratulations on reaching such a great bloggy milestone.
What a busy time, and great photos. That cake looks so yummy, and professional, but the last photo is the best of all.
That cake looks so yummy! Congrats on all the visits, what a great milestone 🙂
looks like a lovely, family-filled week Penny and glad to hear that your robins are proving to be popular again, not surprising, they are so cute!
the cake looks divine too :O)
You have been very busy this week! Loving the cake, it looks delicious 🙂
Cant wait to see what’s on the needles!
No surprise those beautiful robins have been flying off the tree, they are so cheerful. Your last pictre has brightened up my day 🙂
Your robins are so cute and such a lovely way to display them, no wonder they sold well.
Sarah x
The Robins look fabulous, great news that they are so popular! I love needle felting (other than I times i accidentally poke my finger!!) I always get such a sense of satisfaction from it!
It’s so nice to be back and blogging and reading what everyone is up to. Thank you for the good thoughts regarding what’s going on here in the US (I have friends up in NY who still do not have power back and the images we see every day are stark and disturbing, but good people are doing good things to help and things will come back around).
Anyway, love seeing the boys in their costumes and Higgins as always. Pauli (my golden) stayed behind in TX to become a Mom (maybe, we’ve tried twice before with no luck so if it doesn’t happen this time that’s it, she’ll just come home and be my happy house dog like she was).
I’m glad to see you’re still making the little birds! I do love them.
That cake looks wonderful! Is there any left?
I love the way Higgins always gets in on the act – reminds me of my dogs, they refuse to be left out of anything.
That cake looks gorgeous. It’s nice seeing strawberries being used for something other than jam in the winter 🙂
Not surprised your robins were so popular they are so lovely 🙂
Your robins look lovely sitting in the tree and I’m not surprised they are popular.
Jan x
Hi, I’m new to your lovely blog (found you via Handmade Monday!) and I love your needle felted robins, they are adoreable! Going to have a nose back over your previous entries, but just wanted to say well done on having so many hits – brilliant achievement 🙂
Looks like a lovely cake! I could just go a slice right now : D
Higgins is such a cutie and the cake looks yum.
Have a fab week.
The robins are so sweet and that cake looks delicious! x
What very effective face-painting! I wonder who did that – talented Penny or talented Thomas? 🙂
The craft show looks wonderful, and I do like that twisty little tree you have for displaying your darling robins. Can’t wait to see what you’re knitting.
Any chance of including that cake in the giveaway? 🙂
P.S. I found a new dachshund blog today called Kaunis Nelli – have you seen it? The blogger left a comment on my site, and when I visited her all I could think was, “a friend for Higgins!” Unfortunately Nelli lives in Finland, but they could always be pen pals.
I just got rather sidetracked on Amazon reading the Look Inside pages of Thomas’s book. So that’s my teenage boy Christmas shopping sorted!