MoonMaiden Gothic Clothing Whisperings

As you can see, she looked super cutsie! But they are now off!!!! I'm not sure for how long, as she is a bit of an obsessive cleaner, so we have to keep our eye on her, but hopefully she's healed properly now, and can't do any harm !

Had a good week so far, and have cracked on with work, but it's looking mega busy next week! Jane and Martyn are moving into their new house at the moment, and we're going up to see them and TWO new kitten mittens on Sunday! Of course we have to take Yetta with us....that's my new name for mother :>)...............no doubt she'll be over the edge with excitement, but such is life :>(

I haven't heard from the carers or Yetta all week, so it's been a really good week :>) LOL!!!!

We had a very wise email from someone this week...make clear and strong decisions he said, and he was right! You can't dither around with these people, although Yetta had me dithering like a loon!

As we're planning on moving soon, I got some fab new curtains for the lounge off Ebay! They were only £16.00, a yukky ivory colour and they are made from faux silk, fully lined and look excellent! They're not for me of course, I liked the purple and spider web ones, but I don't think any buyers would like that! So if you need new curtains Ebay's the place to go!

I must get back to work now, such a shame as it's a nice sunny day but you gotta have your orders I suppose :>)

I'm all dressed up and ready for a bit of sunshine so we can finally take some pictures of the new logo top! 'Tis funny really 'cos as soon as I got ready the sun went in LOL!!!

Poor young Lunar is still wearing her collars! Went back to the vets yesterday and we think that Friday will be Collar removal day and then she will be free at last ! I can't wait and neither can she!

We're still getting more and more freedom from Mother, the carers are taking over everything, so looks like we'll be able to do what WE want at last !!! There's nothing else we can do for her now, as she's waaaaaay past anything I'm capable of, and professional care is what she needs!

As you know we have had new leaflets printed.............. hopefully take a pic later if the sun shows her face again...... anyway, if you have anything that you would like to promote and share with our customers, just whack a few leaflets our way and we'll pop them in with our orders!

Michael is hoping to have the new designs ready for tomorrow...............July already !!! Be my Birthday soon LOL!!!!!! Hehehehehehehehe!

As you can probably imagine it's been hectic yet again. Not only work, we had the Faery Fest stuff to organise, Pam and Marks Birthday celebrations, and of course Mama.

On top of all that, we STILL have a poorly bunny! We took her to the vets last Monday and she still has to wear her collars , poor little thing. But she's healing well and all things going well, next Monday will be her collar free day a last!!! We do take it off a couple of times a day so she can have a clean but you have to watch her every second to make sure she doesn't pull her stitches out, and we have to wash and put cream on her big overlock stitching twice a day, and we like to let her have a run around a couple of times a day, so that's taken up lots of time.

And yes she's worth it, she is turning into a very cuddly girl and we love our Lunar very much :>)

As far as Mum goes, I have tried very hard to leave it all to the carers, but it's not that simple I'm afraid. Last week she phoned every other night, not knowing where she was, and thought she was locked in and was pretty scared, but she's chosen to stay there, so it's all a bit difficult as usual.

Today we had a call from the carers as her fridge had packed up, so we had to rush out and get a new one, of course it won't be delivered till Saturday, so we got a mini fridge to tide her over. Her shopping comes tomorrow so we thought, OK, we'll sort our fridge out, so we were defrosting it, perhaps Michael was a little over vigorous, and a bottle of beer fell off the top of the fridge on his head!

The guy in Comet was really helpful though, and let us off the delivery fee, so at least something went right :>)

Mum is still very angry and today when I told her she had to buy a new fridge freezer she exploded !!! Not a pretty sight! She swore and shouted, went to hit me, luckily I dodged, and as I waved to say goodbye she actually stuck 2 fingers up at me!!! LOL!!!

I have to say it's still impossible, worry, worry, worry, and I know this is what we're left with now, but it still seems crazy to me. The one good thing is that when I look at the clock every day, I now know that the carers will be in to see her soon, which is good. The extra visit has helped a lot, and I think they're brilliant to take it on!

When we were up there today we had a chat with one of the carers and she told us that she thought what we did for Mum was fantastic and she actually said it was faultless!!!! Of course I nearly burst into tears, but it was good to hear ! She hoped that she'd be able to be as good to her Mum, and I'm sure she will be. I think it takes a very special kind of person to be a carer for the elderly, let alone the elderly with dementia. and there's no way I could do it, if she wasn't my Mum!

So more of the same from us, the usual staggering from one catastrophe to another, but in between times, we're still making gorgeous clothes and actually making the orders on time :>)

Enjoy the thunder storms tomorrow and hopefully we'll have a good sunny weekend!

We're still going.......... onward we go........................ and huge apologies to people who's orders were a little late this week. We're working all weekend trying to catch up, so by Tuesday we should be back to our normal time range!

We had 2 meetings about Mum this week, one on Tuesday and one yesterday, yesterday's was very beneficial and we did come to some resolution, even if it's just a stop gap till we have the physical side of things sorted.

Mum refused hospital care, and because of that, they our now taking over the care side of things, and that includes paying for it, which I think is really good, as she really should be in a hospital now, but no one can make her. None of it is her fault, so it's good that they are going to try and give her the care she needs in her own home.

It's the next best thing, and you have to take her aggression into account which does make it difficult to place her any where. This way she gets what she wants and hopefully the care she needs.

So I am happy about that, and am leaving it all up to social services and the carers from here on in. I'll still be visiting her of course and keeping an eye on things, but it's just so good to know it's not my responsibility any more. When she'd stopped eating altogether a few weeks back, I was terrified that something awful would happen and it would have been my fault then!

We also have a very naughty bunny. She is now called Lunar by the way, as I kept calling her Pugsley and she did NOT like it LOL!

She has been back to the vets twice, yesterday and this morning, as she keeps opening up her wound from her op :>( She now has a collar on.......looks super cute BTW........but she's not so happy with it. It's the only way to get it to heal though, so hopefully she will be better soon :>)

We have the new leaflets printed and our new logo tops arrived yesterday looking very good :>) We'll put them on the site, as soon as we get a chance!

She's come round from her op Ok and we're picking HER up in a minute. I thought as she was so aggressive she was a boy, but apparently the girl bunnies are more aggressive than the boys :>)

So hopefully she'll be a lot calmer now, and we'll have less biting. Mind you, I bet calling her a beautiful boy the whole time didn't help her temper!

Had a dreadful day yesterday, we had to go to a meeting to decide what's best for Mum, and it was just awful :>( Not the people, they were all fine and knew what they were doing, it's just such a miserable thing to have to do.

So next week I think they'll be another load of appointments................. this just goes on and on and on forever .........And if after all this they still say there's nothing they can do, I'm upping the carers again, if they say she needs 24 hour care, that's what she'll have to have. I am not leaving her up there on her own any longer. And if she can still refuse to go into a care home, that's our only option. It'll cost them a fortune, but she's not safe, she's not happy and she's not well.

The lady in charge yesterday said that it had got out of hand, and I'm in full agreement with her. This has been left too long, but no ones to blame, the law is the law. And if the law is an ass as they say, what the hell are they supposed to do ?

I am totally fed up with the whole thing, I don't want to go to another meeting, another doctors appointment, another specialists appointment or anything! I have got to the point where I just can't cope with it any more, but I'll bloody well have to.

I'd like to fast forward to this October please :>).......Mind you, it could still be going on then I suppose.

Next week, we have a mental health assessment, another financial assessment, and god knows what ever else.

I think I shall book myself into the Wellington Hotel for the next few weeks, and eat their wonderful blue cheese souffle every night, and visit the witch museum every day ! Now that would be heaven!

We're off to collect our baby girl bunny now, and to give her lots of love and an apology LOL!

Pugsley has gone to the vets today for his operation! ................. You know what I mean, but they couldn't find any bunny bits LOL!!! They think he might be a girl LOL!!!!!

But the Vet told Michael that unlike them, bunnies can hide their bunny bits inside ! Dear, dear!!!!

Quick update - as you may have noticed, we sneakily put some new designs on sale earlier today! You'l recognise them from the preview pics a couple of months ago; we thought it was about time we let the poor little things see the light of day! Also of course, the new FAE magazine which is also now on sale!



Corditean Gown	Blackflame Bolero	PVC Mini Dress	Fae Magazine (issue 7)

But I had to come on here to have a rant about all the changes in dementia care!

Well! That sounds all very nice and sweet, but the reality of it is they are NOT still who they used to be! I should know, I have seen my Mum change over the last few years, and I know the effect it has on the person who has dementia and the rest of the family! Why don't they just come and ask me!

I know it's awful that in care homes people are not allowed out, I was shocked myself, but think about it for a minute. They don't know who they are or where they are, from time to time they have moments of clarity, but what happens if they get lost or get run over ? Hey ? I don't think the family, or the people who are making up these changes would be very happy then would they ?

And there's the problem with medication, if they don't want to take it, what are you supposed to to ? Just let them do what they want ?

Respect, yes. Dignity, yes. But they cannot be allowed to make certain choices, as they are a danger to themselves!

I reckon all this liberty stuff, is just a way to get rid of a very serious problem. Lets face it, Mum should really have gone into a home a few years back, where we would have chosen a nice home, and maybe she would have got a bit better with all the care that she would have got, and life would have been easier all round.

But we're in the position now, that liberty and freedom come first, she can choose what she wants, until she gets seriously ill, or seriously lost, and then she will be put into a care home which is specifically for aggressive dementia. Not nice, and just plain stupid if you ask me!

Why can't they get to the problem before it gets to this level,....lets see, she can no longer look after herself anymore, her daughter can't do it anymore, so lets find a home and make sure she's looked after properly!

And do you know it's actually all my fault, if we hadn't moved here and looked after her, she would have been deemed in danger by social services, and they would have taken over ages ago!

So here's a tip for you, if you have a relative that has dementia, get them diagnosed, and tell social services and then leave it! Sounds harsh but I'm telling you, it's the only way to go!

You know Mum said to the social worker that she'd rather die than go into a care home ! Is that rational ? I suppose it makes a change from her wishing me dead LOL!

It just drives me nuts...no pun intended...., people are making decisions and they don't know what it REALLY is like to care for someone who has dementia. Dementia means to go mad, so logical thinking has left the building, and there's no point pretending that it hasn't!

Firstly Happy Birthday to Vincent Price :>) Such a shame he's no longer with us :>( But what a man!

I'm also happy to tell you that my rib has finally healed!!!! Hurrah!!! I have had no pain killers for the last couple of days, still a bit sore but nothing like it was! It was flippin' agony!

We had lots of people to see Mama last week, the OT did her thing and her results are that Mum needs 24 hour care, whether in a care home or in her own home. I knew that!

But she's still up there, she is eating more now, all rubbish of course but it's better than nothing! Her temper has got a lot worse as well, she has now taken to chasing after me shouting and screaming every time I leave!.......Which is nice! Her ankles are doing a rather fair impersonation of balloons, but she's refusing all help and to go to the doctor so she'll just have to put up with it!

We met our social worker last week and she was very nice, but there's nothing she can really do about it all either.

So Mother can stay where she is, making herself ill, and being miserable as hell and abusing everyone she likes! Not knowing what's going on, if it's night or day, summer or winter, or if she's 32 or 92!

We're doing a fashion show this year, which is terribly exciting but also nerve wracking! I'm not sure what day yet, but I'll let you know!

YES! I shall actually be doing something that does not involve Mother LOL!!!! And going somewhere that isn't Mount Hawke :>)

We're having our new logo tops printed in honour of the occasion and some new leaflets so it's all go here! I'm not making the logo tops, as I just don't have the time, we're so busy with orders, so they will be the shoe string type tops, we're trying to get some bigger sizes as they only go up to a 16 at the moment !

This whole Katie and Peter thing is driving me nuts LOL!!! Why is he getting all the sympathy ???? EH ? I'm on team Katie LOL!!!!

I hope you all had a good long weekend. It's supposed to be really sunny this weekend as well, so we're off to take some more pictures of new designs! There are so many to do, but I'm all behind thanks to ribs and mother!

I'm hoping for lunch at the Pandora, our new favourite Pub, and then take some pics by the river :>)

Sorry not have done a whisperings sooner, but I'm still poorly, my rib is still killing me, and the cough lingers on :>( And of course every time I cough I hurt my rib, and so on and on it goes :>)

We had worrying news about Mum as well, and it all seemed dreadful last week, but as usual things change so quickly and she doesn't seem that bad again :>) No doubt tomorrow will be different again.

She had her diabetic results and she'd lost a stone very quickly......that'll be not eating that will!................And they were concerned so they took more blood and found some scary things:>( They were going to do lots of tests but now we are being put in touch with Elderly Care and they're going to sort out what to do health wise for her.

She's back to being bad tempered and rude, but that's the norm. I also think that she's started eating a little more as well, which makes me wonder does she know what's going on ?

So worrying and waiting, was just a waste of time, and we'll have to see what happens this week, with everyone coming out! Will the saga ever end ? I'm beginning to think not!

Oh and Michael had his Birthday, not the best one ever as we were both ill, but he enjoyed it!

We watched the Eurovision, and were shocked at the winning song! I thought it was awful, and he was Russian, sneaky hey?!!! Iceland was my favourite, and I'm still singing it! Only thing is, it makes me cry LOL!!!!! I'm a silly soppy cow sometimes!

I do have some bad news though. Jane and Martyns cat, Monster was very poorly last week, and they did an operation, and tried to save him, but he had to be put to sleep last night :>(

He was only 2 years old, and was as beautiful as could be, but they think he had got FIP. I'd never heard of it before, and it is a very vicious illness.

I wish I had some good news to share, but it's still all a bit crappy at the moment. The Mum thing is dragging on and on, and of course with Monster, it was just too sad :>(

He was super cute, and we had to keep the cats in all night as they were trying to catch him! Mind you I think they would have got a nasty shock if they had got him!I had to chase a neighbours cat away from him, and for my thanks, the fox baby growled at me LOL!!!!!

But in the morning I think his Mum had come back, apparently they leave the babies in safe places to pick up later!

And we went out for lunch twice last weekend, and were treated both times :>) So thanks for that! Pam and Mark did a flying visit on Sunday and that got Mum very excited LOL!!! It was nice to see them and it really made Mums day! When I went up yesterday the difference was incredible, she was like an evil demon LOL!

Any hoo off to do lots of work, and then have a weekend which we can spend doing up our houselet!

And of course there's the Katie and Peter thing! I do hope they get back together. They are a perfect match :>)

I shall fill you in briefly with multi coloured moaning to cheer up your Sunny Sunday morning :>)

We both had colds last week, as you know. Mum was ill so I had to look after her Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday..........She has bronchitis, which we thought she'd also caught from Michael......But oh no! When I came home Wednesday afternoon, I had caught a bug off Mama, and have been in bed ever since!

WAHHHHHHHH! No sleep, no food, trying to work, mostly unsuccessfully. My ribs feel as if they are about to fall off, but thanks to some antihistamines I'm up out of bed and am actually going to do some work today!

Michael has been ill as well, but has been looking after me like a little angel :>) I just read the swine flue leaflet and I had all the symptons, but seeing as I never get to Truro let alone Mexico, it's very unlikely that I managed to catch it LOL!!!!

And Jane and Martyn have had a crappy weekend too, so we send our love to them :>)

So very sorry if your orders are a bit late, if I hadn't worked up at Mums earlier this week, I wouldn't have got any thing done!

It's on Wednesday and if we're better, we are hoping to go walking and then come home and snuggle up :>) Not a massive plan, but we might be able to do it LOL!!!

We have to take Mum to the Doctors on Tuesday for her results, no doubt she'll have had a miraculous recovery and be in her Hello Dolly mode LOL!

We sorted nothing out with social services last week, as we were all ill, and didn't want to pass it on to any of them.

Hope you're all having a better time of it, and haven't caught the cornish pasty flue :>)

Firstly, we'd like to welcome you to our new-look website! As you may have noticed, our lovely new logo has been splashed all over the site in the last couple of days; so we thought we ought to let you know what's going on ;o)

The new logo has been designed and painted by the fantastic Finnish artist Linda Peltola; we're absolutely thrilled with the results! :o)

Now then, tired of waiting of Peter Jackson and that bloke what made Pan's Labyrinth (don't start us on that!) to decide that they'd actually like to start making The Hobbit, as opposed to just talking about it? Then try this:

Yup, "The Hunt For Gollum" is completely unofficial (although it does have the blessing of the Tolkien Estate, providing it's not for profit) and it looks rather bloody good. Sarah's disappointed that the Viggo lookalike playing Aragorn isn't actually Viggo, but then, with a £3000 budget, you can't have everything, can you? But do take a look, I think it's amazingly well done and can't wait to sit down and watch the whole thing properly!

Once you've finished watching that, then you'll want some nice music to chill out to. And for that, you can't get better than The Eden House. You're probably fed up with me ranting about them by now; but the album "Smoke and Mirrors" is out any day now (that is, if you weren't able to buy it at their debut gig or at Whitby) and is a truly hypnotic work of art. Amazing musicianship, songwriting and dynamics - look out for, in particular, "To Believe in Something", "The Dark Half" and "Trashed Treasure" - the latter being one of the best things Julianne Regan has done in years. Listen NOW at: http://www.myspace.com/theedenhouseuk

And of course, the album doesn't come with a stinking cold like the gig did, lol :o)

Me been poorly, nothing flue like or anything like that, just a cold that came form the Eden House gig. Strange seeing as I didn't go, but Michael brought it me back as an extra pressie!

Luckily it didn't start till Tuesday morning, so I was able to go see Ultravox and have a brilliant time! VERY GOOD, and the music and Midge's voice were just excellent.

Give us, this day, all that you showed me, the power and the glory till my kingdom come :>)

So yeah, they were fabulous, and the mix was brilliant, so very, very good. Easily as good as Muse, at the Eden Project, only thing was it was sit down, but most people were standing by the end :>)

We went back to the Travel Lodge and slept till about 2am and then woke up with the lurgy :>( So I was ready to go home at about 6.30 and we meandered to the station where we came home and I spent the next couple of days in bed :>)

But I feel better today, just as well, as there's loads of work to be done, and I could not sew from my sick bed LOL !

I haven't seen Mum since Sunday, I thought I'd let her calm down a bit, and maybe when she sees me tonight, she'll be able to be nice.......you never know! I also didn't want to give her the cold of course, but she never seems to catch them, she's made from stern stuff !

Have a brilliant Beltane, and enjoy the long weekend. I don't know what we're doing yet, it depends on work, and Michael's poorly as well, so we have to see how he feels.

Now ! I was up early this morning, and did contemplate running the marathon but then I thought NAH!!!! I think Gordon Ramsay and Katie Price are celebrity enough :>) Mind you, be nice to meet them :>)

It has been a weird couple of days since I last spoke to you. We had the service of the social folk, for a few hours, lots of discussion, lots of ideas being flown up the flag pole. Mike went to go and meet Mama, who was on her BESTEST ever behaviour. Talked a load of nonsense of course, she plays lots of tennis, looks after the neighbours, and cooks her own meals :>) Oh and she also said that she loves where she lives and has a fabulous family who look after her. ALL her daughters look after her apparently LOL!!!

So we came back and talked some more, I'm not quite sure what the plan is really, but they know what they're doing and that's the main thing. We have loads more meetings lined up and we even get a social worker :>0.

They also told me to stop doing stuff for Mum, but not put her at risk of course, so the nurses, sorry carers....apparently Mother does not like the n word............are taking over the whole lot! Shopping, washing, laundry, everything, and I'm very grateful that they said yes.

I don't know how long this will go on for, but it's a good stop gap, and it means that Mum can get used to being without me, which going by what she told me yesterday will be for the good of all.

She REMEMBERED that they were coming, she actually asked one of the nur.....carers to wash her hair, and was like a completely different person!

Now, when you take in to account that normally she doesn't even know who I am half the time, she can't walk, she has pain every where, she doesn't eat and looks like and acts like she's on deaths door, it makes you wonder don't it ?

I think there have been some games being played, so I'm very pleased that the carers are taking over now.

I went up yesterday to tell her, and she was back to her usual self. Her back and lungs were hurting, she wouldn't eat her lunch, could hardly walk, or breath......... which is a new one on me.......and sat there and insulted me for an hour. I was called a turn coat, stabber of backs, a bitch, an idiot, I should be dead, and to top that off I had awful hair as well!

Yes, when the insults were thrown she found enough breath to shout them at me LOL!

I don't think you can get angry with her........But I'm afraid I do a bit when I get home.......because with the vascular dementia they do have good days and bad. Also she wants to stay in her own home, even though she can't cope any more, and that's perfectly understandable.

It's just, if she can pull it out of the bag for them, you'd think she could try a little harder every day. And of course you have to remember that she enjoys the conflict and arguments, she also enjoys emotionally blackmailing me, which she won't be able to do so much now the carers have taken over.

So all in all a reasonable out come, and Mums future is no longer in my hands, thank the Lord!

Apart from that, we have been working all weekend, Michael managed to catch a stinking cold whilst away, and has turned into a super moaner LOL!! Better not give it to me!

Off to do some more work, and Mums last shop, as they take over everything from tomorrow !

Freedom at last! Oh and talking of freedom and stuff we've been thinking about what sort of dog we'll get in the future, it was going to be a collie but now this is the one we've chosen!

I heard from the nurses that look after Mum this morning, and they came out for a chat. Mother is not keeping her aggression and anger for just me, she was like it with them as well, and they, like me, are very worried about Mum.

They are going to phone Jackie and tell her, I think they'd like her to come out today, but she's coming out tomorrow any way so it will be sorted one way or another.

It is sooooo sad, and miserable, nothing I do can change Mums behaviour, but hopefully we can get her assessed in a hospital. I know Mum will hate it, but she's so unhappy and has been for ages. She's almost in her own little world, and when she does come out of it, she just gets angry. I have popped up to see her this morning, after the nurses came, as I wanted to make sure nothing weird was going on. But she was just the same, abusive, angry and sort of away with the fairies :>(

On the good side of things, Michael comes back later today, I'm hoping he's got me a nice pressie :>) He said the Eden House were brilliant, and that a good time was had by all!

Well, here I am..................... in my own little corner in my own little chair LOL!!!!

Michael is away on his travels, and I am being all lazy :>) I did pop up and do some tidying and ironing for Mum this morning and was I rewarded for my efforts ?

Nope! The insults started flying again, told to piss off AGAIN! I don't know what's going to cheer her up, but it sure 'aint me!

I heard from Jackie yesterday and she and the new guy are coming out on Thursday afternoon, so I'm dreading that ! Worry, worry, worry! Gulit, guilt, guilt !

But I suppose if it were easy we wouldn't need people like Jackie or Social Services. I'm so glad that they're there, and I'm so glad that something is finally going to be decided !

Pugsley news, is rather amusing! He was playing with us last night, and all of a sudden he sprayed on his Daddies arm LOL!!!!! It was so funny! Definitely all boy if you ask me!

Haven't heard from Michael yet, he said he'd phone when he got there, but no call yet !

I did have Easter Sunday off, which was nice as the weather was gorgeous, but apart from that we've been working every day.

It was Mums Birthday yesterday so we took her out for lunch. I was quite surprised as she was very poorly for most of last week, and didn't even manage to come down here on Saturday but I think she must have had a bug or something. We've had the usual fun and games, this time with keys. She is hiding her keys and locking herself in, ringing us and we have to go up and sort it out for her, then of course she's leaving doors unlocked all night, which is not good, and hiding the keys in weird places all around the house!

Yesterday, I think she had a good day, but she wanted to get a job, as she needed lots of money! So I told her not to worry, but she was pretty determined, I hope she's changed her mind today! Then she was furious because Pam and Jane weren't here, and then started shouting at me about where Sarah was! I was like, I AM SARAH!!! LOL!!!

I spent the WHOLE day with her and was exhausted by the end of it LOL!!!! The mood swings were amazing and one minute she was being nasty and telling me to piss off, next minute she was cross because I was getting up to go, and then tears because she didn't want me to go!

Still, I think we did the best we could, and I'm pleased that she was able to go out.

Still no word from Social Services, but that should be next week! They have to sort something out soon, else I will be costing the NHS a fortune in anti depressants LOL!!!

I was very spoilt yesterday as Rachel and Diane sent me some beautiful flowers! They were a great surprise, and at first I thought they were for Mum, from Jane or Pam, but they were for me :>) So I felt a very lucky girl :>)

We took Muppy back to the vets as well, and she's put on weight, but she has now got an allergic reaction to the thyroid tablets. We did another blood test and should hear by Friday if we can lower the dose, which will make the eczema better ! Cats !!!! Who'd have 'em LOL!!!!

We'll be working all weekend as Michael is going up the the big city on Tuesday to see the Eden House! I shall be staying here of course, I think I might do some painting if I manage to finish all the work. A couple of non days would be good, but that depends on mum of course! It is impossible for me to have days off from her, as she needs so much attention!

Pugsley news, our little baby boy is turning into a man LOL!!!! He started last week, and we now have the cutest little guy in the world, who now growls.....such a strange and wonderful noise :>)...........that's if you try and pick him up from his playpen! He has started marking his territory, and actually lunged at Michael yesterday and bit him!!!! So he's turning into the evil bunny from Monty Python and the Holy Grail LOL!!!!

But we still love him! We have to wait a few more weeks, for his little bits to grow so then the vet will have something to hold on to when he gets done LOL!!!!!!

Anyways, I hope you all had a lovely Easter, it's over so quickly, but we have a couple of long weekends coming up next month !

It's been crazy as always. We had a brilliant day off, and the Witch Museum was looking fabulous. Some new exhibits and it was all sparkly and clean, and fresh :>)

We came back Sunday and as soon as we did, we got a call from the lady who runs the local shop! Mum had been found lost and confused outside the old school, and so they had brought her back home. Came to find out that she had refused food from the nurses that day, so her blood sugar was probably all to cock. The lady was telling me to make sure that Mum ate properly....which I do know :>)........... So I tried to explain that Mum has the vascular dementia as well as diabetes, so things are not that simple, but she wouldn't listen.

Now every time we go to the local shop, if she's there, she's going on about Mums diet, in front of everyone, as if it was our fault :>(

Of course it was the day that the shop came so it looked as though Mum had no food in the house, because the shopping hadn't arrived by then !! Bloody sods law!

So I spent the rest of Sunday looking after mum who was acting real weird and nasty, we thought she had another infection as she had a temperature, so we gave her lots of liquids and paracetemol and told her to keep the fire off, but she refused and told me to piss off in the end, so I did :>(

We had Jackie out again on Monday, she's the psychiatric nurse, and Mum was extremely vile to all of us, and it's pretty clear that her new tablets aren't working. So we have another assessment being done in a coupe of weeks, to see what we can do. Apparently there is a thing called guardianship, which we might be able to use, if not, it's up to Social Services and we don't really want that to happen :>(

The poor Nurses are going through it as well, as she's refusing everything, and is putting herself at risk by not doing the simplest of things.

Other than that it's just the normal abuse, and death threats and wishing she or I were dead. She wanted to jump off a cliff yesterday! I haven't been sleeping too good as I am worried of course, as you never know what she's going to do next. She wants me up there keeping her company but at the same time all she does is argue and insult everyone! Me, my sisters, the nurses, the post man, the hair dresser, no one is safe from her wrath LOL!!!! But it is mostly me, because of course it's all my fault !

Anyways, Easter is nearly upon us and Pugsley is getting fat LOL! Like the Goose but fluffier and with bigger ears :>)

Here are the new designs for this month, a bit late but earlier than last months.

Enjoy your time off, not sure what we'll be doing but we are going to try and go for a few walks, and do a bit of relaxing..... chance would be a fine thing!



Mausoleum Skirt	Melancholia Corset	Manawydan Bolero	Fae Magazine (issue 6)

Yup, they're on sale now! We'll write more when we've got a little more sanity than we have at the moment...

Michael has gone April Fools mad, and I keep getting very strange emails, from the local paper, ex boyfriends, and goodness knows who LOL!!!! I did fall for the first one, it was a blinder, and I was like, I'm not having a woman here interviewing me with a load of kids LOL!!!!! Hahahahahaha!!! He's a good one!

In fact he's a very good one, as he has surprised me this weekend and booked for us to spend Saturday night at Boscastle :>) How sweet is that ?

Jane and Martyn will be giving Mum her lunch so I get a day off :>) Mum has been crazy so far this week, and it was really getting me down.

But now I have Saturday to look forward to, I'm just working like a nutter, and trying to just accept that Mum is soooooooo loosing the plot. She shouts and screams and throws things and tries to fight with me, I have to just ignore it, but it is NOT easy!

Hah! We have not had the time to do an April Fool joke for you, so here is a picture of a bunny with a bow on his head :>)

Michael and I will no longer be working at Moonmaiden Towers! We have a new calling!

Yeah that's right ! :>) I've heard that you can even get free porn LOL!!!!!! And Michael can be my assistant and get paid loads for doing F all and then I could get everyone else to pay for the upkeep of my new house!

It's mega busy here, REALLY busy, and we had to work all day yesterday but are hopeful to get some time off next week :>)

Mama finally started her new pills last night, and though we were on call we were not needed, as the nurse came back twice. How dedicated is that ? And this morning she was her usual grumpy abusive self, only a bit worse LOL!!!! I suppose they'll take time to work, but I hope they start soon!

I hope you all had a good weekend, feels like Tuesday to me, but it 'aint. Michael is enjoying the hour change again this month! He's going around in shock and fear, mind you that could be because of Mother!

Me very busy, very, very busy :>) Loads of orders, and not enough time! But onwards I go.

I am hoping for a day off this weekend, as my one day off last week, was organising a Mothers day "do" :>) I'd like a nice day of nothing to do!

Mum is getting better now, and has started eating again Hurrah!!!!! But as she eats more, she seems to get more angry again :>( She was furious last night, and seems to think that everyone's out to get her. When all I'm asking her to do is stay in a care home for one week while we get her new bathroom put in. I'm afraid if she doesn't agree to leave her home we can't put the bathroom in :>( We had a lady out from the care home we liked on Tuesday and Mum was her usual aggressive, negative self :>( I don't know how we're ever going to get a long term break. It's all endless and Mum can't see it from anyone else's perspective, so that's it I suppose!

Must away, as loads of work to do, Mum should be starting on her new tablets tonight, so I'm on call incase anything happens, and I have to put her to bed if the nurse can't manage it! See......it's endless I tell you, she takes up every little bit of spare time we have, and it's not bloody fair!

Well, after the events of the last few days, what better therapy than new designs? :o) We took these photos this afternoon in the beautiful Kennal Vale, where it still seemed to be autumn!

First, here's the Belladonna Skirt and the as-yet unnamed front-fastening brocade corset:

Now then, here it is; worn with the Brocade Corset and the Manawydan Bolero, here is THE gothiest skirt EVER!

These won't be on sale yet, there's more photos to take still; but we're so pleased with them that we'd thought we'd show them off now! :o)

Hope you like 'em :>) I'm telling you that skirt is THE best thing I have ever made, I'm so pleased with it :>)

Back to Mum related issues........ She is seeming a bit better today and I think the infection has gone now. She didn't eat a proper lunch today, but she has eaten some grapes which is a very good sign :>)

Now we just have to wait and see what happens. I've been told to let go a little a bit, and to feel less guilty about everything. Which isn't going to be easy, but I'm going to give it a real good try. When I'm told that by the psychiatric nurse, I have to take it seriously and I am.

I hope Mum recovers, she's on her way now, and I so hope that the nurses can take real good care of her, and that life gets just that bit easier from here on in.

So, I think it's official, the world has gone barking mad, and I'm on the journey as well :>) Got the ticket, and am on the train, and just looking for the place to get off.

The Psychiatric nurse came out today, and she was really helpful, tried her best and yet everyone's hands are tied :>( It doesn't seem to matter if Mum has dementia, it certainly doesn't matter if she's not capable of looking after herself in any way. As it stands it's still up to Mum to make the final decision if she wants care or not.

I'm all for human rights, and independence but when someone is not capable of looking after themselves, who is supposed to make decisions ?

Would it be the me, or the carers or the CPN ? Or would it be poor old Mum ? Who doesn't know what time of day, month or year it is .

We are going to be looking into some medication to stop her anger, but we don't know if she'll be able to take that with all the stuff she's on.

Then the CPN is going to see if we have any other options, you never know I suppose.

And if all else fails, we just have to wait until Mum gets really ill, and then they'll come in and take over :>( Don't you think that's just sooooooo wrong ?

Mum is still ill at the moment, and is very down and sleepy, and although I thought she'd eaten lunch today, turns out she left most of it, as it's in the fridge. I asked her if she was hungry and she told me she's not going to eat if she can help it :>( That's just not normal is it?

We also took Muppy to the vets today, and though she's better she has to stay on her heart pills for the rest of her life, and they are going to up her thyroid tablets, but at least she's going to be Ok :>)

So work is still being done, a bit slower than usual but I'm still going for it :>) Tomorrow is supposed to be nice so if we can, we're going to take some pics, besides looking after Mum of course!

All those new designs are ready to go, and it seems a shame for them to be just sitting around, and besides it's a good distraction!

Sorry to give such a moan, but I am totally fed up, and I don't know what's going to happen.

Well, now, when my last update ? Seems like ages ago, but it was only on Sunday LOL!!!

But I give you the info, and if I share the bad I should share the Ok as well :>)

I took Mum to the Doctors on Monday, and they gave us some more antibiotics and some gel for her eyes. They didn't seem overly worried about her not eating or drinking stuff, but they were very surprised that she hadn't been given enough tablets by the hospital!

So basically I'm up there first thing in the morning to get her out of bed and try to give her breakfast, and try to get her to drink something. leaving notes for the nurses like nobodies business, and then they do lunch and then I give her tea and make sure she's Ok and then put her to bed.

Like I said, the nurse thing isn't working, it's not their fault, but changes in the care rules have left people who are suffering from dementia, very vulnerable. Even on the BBC news today the care homes are being warned about the dangers of looking after people with dementia, and the fact that if the carers don't know how to deal with it, there are going to be massive problems in the future. The nurses hands are tied because they can't "make" them do a thing, I was better at looking after Mum because I suppose I didn't have to worry about being sued or anything ridiculous like that!

But remember I couldn't do it anymore because of her aggression and total refusal of anything I asked her to do. So we got the nurses in, and she's doing exactly the same thing, and it's made things worse.

I hope we do have a light at the end of this dark tunnel though. We phoned the Psychiatric nurse yesterday and she's coming out tomorrow.

Let's face it, doctors, nurses, even the people who work in the hospitals, can't really deal with someone who doesn't have any short term memory, constant confusion, and is very aggressive. it takes a specialist really, and that's who this nurse is. She understands how we've tried every option, we've gone to extreme lengths to make sure she got to stay in her home, but it's just not working. When she's a danger to herself, and can't understand why food and drink are important, I think we only have one option left.

I'm sure it will take a while, but we do need a break, it would be good for both Mum and me. She's not sleeping, I'm not sleeping, there is a constant worry, and as Mum gets worse, she's in more danger.

I know I can't take one more suicide threat, I can't take any more emotional blackmail, and when they do find some where for her to go, she might not be happier, although I don't think she can be any more miserable, at least we know she'll be safe, and well looked after.

I wouldn't wish this mess on my worst enemy, it takes years to sort out, endless days of worry, and I know that we're not the only family is this situation. There are thousands of families like this, and it really does have to be sorted.

That's my rant over, I'm still working hard, still very busy thank goodness. If I didn't have Moonmaiden, I truly think I would have gone mad myself by this point :>) Michael has been brilliant as always, he is so patient and understanding with mum, but he finds it very difficult, when Mums favourite pass time is insulting me!

I'll let you know what happens tomorrow, I'm not expecting instant results but I am expecting a helpful resolution.

I don't know what to do about Mumsie, she's still extra confused and it's getting awkward to leave her. I did manage a little bit of gardening today, but I went up to do Mums garden and she was acting so weird that I stayed there all afternoon, and I was up there first thing this morning as well. I don't know if the nurse thing is working really, it's not their fault, as I said no one can make her do anything she doesn't want to, but things like eating and drinking are so important at the moment, and she's refusing to do anything that the nurse's suggest.

I'm off to the doctors tomorrow, so I hope they can give me something for her to eat, and check to make sure that the infection has cleared up.

Mind you she's still ranting and raving, but that seems to be the only thing she can do :>(

Pugsley is cheering us up though :>) We took him outside in his cage, seeing as it was such a beautiful day, and it was all bit too much for him! It was all too big, too blue and the sun was to yellow LOL!!!! So back in he came ! We're going to put him in his play pen in a mo, we've got him a bunny tunnel and a matt with carrots attached that he can throw about! He loves it!

I know, I should have done a whitterings before, but alas I have been rather busy! Besides the fact that the orders were of almost Halloween proportion ............... ie VERY busy...........Mum was also very naughty the entire week, very aggressive and so argumentative! Then Thursday night the nurse phoned to say she was not herself, so we went up to see mum and we had to call an ambulance. She was burning up, practically hallucinating and had a pain in her side. Turned out it's a kidney infection, and that took a good few hours at the hospital, and we got back at 2 in the morning! Mum stayed in over night, as she was too poorly to come home :>(

They didn't want to keep her in the next day, which was a shame , but they said because of her confusion they were worried that it would make things worse, so they decided she'd be better off at home. So I have spent the rest of my time looking after her. Jane and Martyn sat with her a couple of hours yesterday afternoon, so I could finish off some orders, but the rest of the time it's been me and Michael.

I can't get her to eat anything and she's hardly drinking either, so I'm taking her to the doctors on Monday and see what they advise. I have got some complan in, and I did manage to get her to drink half a cup of that but she hasn't eaten properly since about Tuesday, and I'm sure that's not helping matters. It's such a worry but she says she's just not hungry, we even tempted her with some fish and chips at lunch but she seems to be finding it difficult to swallow :>(

I don't know what to do really, but I just keep trying to get her to drink lots of fluids, but she doesn't even want to do that. But no one can force another person to eat or drink.

So another hectic week here at Moonmaiden Towers. Muppy is still on the mend and is putting weight on and back to her usual Muplet self :>) So that's one thing we don't have to worry about ! Pugsley is growing like a fern and is loving himself so much! He is GORGEOUS!!!!

So I'm off up to check mum, I left her for an hour this afternoon so she can have a snooze, and I had one as well! I'm knackered! I'm no good at late nights, and still have to catch up on my sleep!

I hope you're all having an excellent weekend, fingers crossed if the weathers nice next week, we can take some pics of new designs. But that depends on how Mum is as well. I'm hoping she'll be better soon though, after the antibiotics start working and she starts eating!

Well, they're a little late - we meant to put these on at the beginning of February; but what with one thing and a mother (in law) (oh gawd I'm starting to sound like Bernard Manning here!) things have, as usual, taken somewhat longer than we'd like.

Moonmaiden Gothic Clothing UK - Shadowfaery Tutu

Moonmaiden Gothic Clothing UK - Decarlo Gown

Artemis Dress

Shadow

Faery Tutu

Decarlo Gown

These are the last of the winter designs; we currently have a veritable onslaught of new ones ready for photographing, so there will be more soon(ish!)

Well, it's been a busy week :>) But Muppy is getting better at last!!! She hasn't been to the vets since Tuesday and it looks like the thyroid tablets are finally working! So we can breath a sigh of relief :>)

Talking of tablets, we've been having fun with the cats :>) Legolas has one every day to maintain his urinary health. Muppy's on loads but has 3 in the evenings, and poor Strider is feeling all left out :>( So every evening we do Muppy first, Legolas waits patiently for his and then Strider waits for his pretend one as well LOL!!!!!! Bless him! He didn't want to be the odd one out :>) We very carefully use the pill dropper, with nothing on and then give it to Strider who now feels just as important as the others!

It's still all a bit strange sorting out Mums funding! We got a letter yesterday saying that they were changing her carers and that a district nurse would be doing it instead ! So I was like, right, I don't think so, we are very happy with the people we have at the moment, and we do not want anything changed!

So I phoned them today and turns out that they were only altering the med prompting bit which "was" ...that's "WAS" being funded, but that has been stopped since she starting needing more care................ make any sense to you ? No, me neither LOL!!!!! Anyhow it's all worked out for the best as we can keep our carers, and there's no change for Mum which is very important! Change is NOT good for Mum!

New series for Living TV called ‘Four Weddings’, we are looking for brides-to-be that are getting married between April and June of this year that might be interested in taking part.

Not only is this a fun experience for the brides, each episode one of the four couples will win an amazing Honeymoon (this doesn’t need to be taken immediately, so it doesn’t matter if they already have a honeymoon booked).

I wondered if you would be able to forward on the below information to anyone that you know who is getting married or pin the information on a notice board.

If they are keen all they need to do is email their details to: kerry.plant@itv.com or call:

She went to the vets this morning and they said that she is looking a lot better since the fluids were removed, so we have to keep on with the tablets, keep an eye on her breathing, and hopefully she won't have to go back to the vets for a few weeks, which she is very happy about :>)

So it looks like we're over the worst and she's on the road to recovery at last :>)

We're still trying to sort out Mums financial stuff, but I think we're getting there. It's taking ages, and it's all very confusing, health have stopped their funding so now we have to pay for all of it, but only for a few weeks, and then apparently we'll get funding, but it's a real weird way to do it if you ask me.

Work wise, it's mega busy this week, and I've been working late trying to get it all done. But I finally finished all the samples last Sunday night, so we'll be taking the pics soon, and then give you all a sneaky preview.

Thing is we're sponsoring the Fairy Fest this year, and we'll be doing a fashion show :>) So we thought it would be nice to have a Moonmaiden based fairy logo type thing to print on some tops.

If you do know a good artist, or you are one, send us an email and we'll tell you more details!

She took a turn for the worse this afternoon, and we took her to the emergency vets. Her breathing went all funny again, so we knew something was up, and the vets had told us to keep an eye out for it.

They drained a lot of fluid off her lungs, poor little thing ,and now they've kept her in and she's in a little cubicle with oxygen being fed into it.

I don't understand how the fluid built up again so quickly as she's on tablets to get rid of the water, but it's not looking good. If it carries on building up, then there's not much they can do, but we're hopeful that she'll feel better now that some of the fluid has gone, and that she can come home tonight. There's a risk that she could just collapse so they reckoned it was better to keep her there, and monitor her.

So as you can imagine, I'm feeling very sad tonight, and I just want her to come home and be well again, but I think the next couple of weeks, are going to be very worrying. We have to get the thyroid under control before her lungs and heart give up.

She was getting so much better the last few days, and now she's ill again. We haven't gone any where this weekend, as we've been on Mup watch, and it's a bloody good job we were.

Well it's just gone 10 now, and she's home :>) They said that it might happen again, but they don't really know. I hope that's the last of the scary stuff now, and that she can continue to get better.

When we drove her home just now, she started purring and got all excited when she saw our house-let :>)

She certainly is a fighter, I know the vets were worried today, but she's still Muppin' on :>) That's our muppy for you :>)

Well, she survived the night and has had lots and lots of tablets, and she's feeling a bit better!!!!

Poor little mite, she was so uncomfortable last night, and she slept in with us, but it was not easy for her to get in a position where she could breath and sleep at the same time :>(

So hopefully we're over the worse, and she can keep on getting better and better and better! :>)

Thanks ever so much for all her get well messages, I hope she'll be alright now, and get some sleep today. She needs lots of sleep and a lot of quiet and lots and lots of love!

Oh a scary day :>( Poor Muppy is very poorly. She went to the Vets last week, and they thought she had a chest infection so she had antibiotics. She got a bit better and then this morning she was really poorly again, so we took her straight back to the vets and they had a good look at her, and said that her heart rate was so fast that she could suffer heart failure if they didn't sort it asap. So they took some blood and are phoning us back as soon as they can to find out what's wrong with her. Poor little Muppy she got in such a state in the car, and we thought that's why she was panting so much, but they think she might have Hyperthyroidism, which is serious if not diagnosed, but they can control it with tablets, and they are going to give her beta blockers to slow her heart down :>)

She is ever so thin, and we thought that was just old age, but it all comes together now, so I hope it is hyperthyroidism, and nothing scarier. She's also always had a very fast metabolism, so she could have had this for a while, and we didn't even know it!

We have the financial assessment lady coming out tomorrow so I hope we get good news from them. I think Mum should be helped out quite a bit really, because she can't help having no short term memory and she really does have to have the help. I heard from the nurses today and they're coming out an extra hour as from next Friday to clean up the house for her, which will be excellent and saves her getting angry with me when I do it :>)

On bunny news, the play pen has arrived and he is in it as we speak LOL!!!! He's getting very good with his litter box now, and is still getting cuter and cuter :>)

Samples wise, I think we might have gone a bit mad LOL! I did loads last Sunday and have a few more still to make! I am in love with the stretch PVC but boy is it difficult to put on and take off :>) Not as bad as latex though, I got a skirt a few years back and it ripped as I put it on :>( I was not happy, but this looks really good on, and does not rip, but it does have to be nice and tight LOL!!!!! No one wants saggy PVC Hehehehehe!

I'd best get on with work now, and stop worrying about my Muplet. I'm sure she'll be Ok, and back to her normal self in no time :>)

We had to rush her to the vets again, her breathing was very bad :>( But they had her results and she does have the hyperthyroidism. The only problem is they have to clear the fluid off her lungs, slow her heart rate and control the thyroid, so it's a bit of a worrying time at the moment. We're on 24 hour watch and if she gets any worse she has to go the vets. We have an emergency one just up the road, so we're lucky as far as that goes.

I feel really guilty about not noticing all this sooner, but the vet said that cats are very good at hiding illnesses, and she was at the vets 6 months ago, and nothing was picked up then either, so I guess it's just one of those things.

I hope she'll be alright, it's just a dangerous time at the moment. As long as her heart lasts for the next few days she should be alright, and the tablets should kick in soon, which will help her and make her breathing easier. At least we got her to the vets in time.

She wouldn't eat her tuna, which is a bad sign, but her breathing does seem to be getting a little better. She's hiding in the spare room, at the moment but we did the counting thing that the vet told us to do with her breathing and she has slowed down, which I think is a positive sign.

Be a bit of a restless night I think, but if she keeps going on like she is, I reckon she's going to be Ok :>)

Can you tell I'm worried ? I keep coming no here to share, makes it seem better some how :>)

Spring is in the air, there's a bunny in the house and all's well with the world :>)

Pugsley is still extremely cute, in fact he's getting cuter! He keeps sleeping in his cage with his little back legs sticking out, and they are super cute too LOL!!!! He's like a ball of fluff with a nose!

We have a bunny play pen coming for him soon, and no doubt he'll be kinda cute in there as well! The cats are so good with him, I can be brushing him no the sofa and they just look at him, like he's not real or something LOL!!!! ...They think he's a toy!

It's new designs day here at Moonmaiden, and I've done quite a few already! The new long satin ruched and gathered skirt is AMAZING! I've gone and shocked me self again :>) And the brocade front fastening, boned corset, with eye lets up the back, is pretty impressive as well :>)

Today a few more regular designs to do, and some stretch PVC to play with :>) Oh yes! I'm thinking leggings, and tight skirts and tops, so I shall be making them today :>) We've also done a couple of new bolero's and we're incorporating the brocade and braid into some gowns and tops so it's all going to be exciting and new for this year!

Then we'll need a sunny day to take the pics, but it's been lovely here all week, proper Spring weather :>)

A big thank you to Rachel for the lovely fairy she sent me, and the bunny doughnuts she sent for pugsley :>) xxxx

I hope you've all had a good weekend, last week flew by, and now I'm already on this weeks cut list! 'Tis never ending I tell you :>) But I like being busy, a busy Sarah is a happy Sarah :>)

What a busy, busy week :>) Just finished work I think, and hopefully new designs will be made on Sunday!

Here he is............ A lionhead rabbit other wised known as the cutest animal of all time ;>).......

He's very shy at the moment, but we did manage a cuddle and a brush, so he's getting used to us slowly!

Jane and Martyn are coming tonight to meet Pugsley... for that is his name.....we're not really sure if he is a boy, but Pugsley will do for the moment :>)

We had social services out this week, and the lady was very helpful, and the assessment should be soon :>) Mums getting used to the nurses and the nurses are getting used to Mum :>) It's not easy as it's a change for Mumsie, and she has been getting very confused this week, and then she's back to her usual bad tempered self! We're taking her out tomorrow for lunch and then Michael and I are going out tomorrow night :>)

Pugsley is SOOOOOO cute, he's a bit of a distraction really :>) His ears, his nose, his little tail..........Even his poo's are cute LOL!!!!

We had an excellent time, but it was so cold and freezing and snowy and blizzardy and well, it's just amazing that we made it home today!

When we got there, we were shown our little self catering cottage and it was below zero, I am not joking, so they put the heating on, and then 10 minutes later it went off again :>0! So we asked for them to sort it out and they said it was boiling hot...........It was not!!!!..........So we asked if they could raise the temperature again, they sort of agreed to it, and it went off again!!!!!!! I'm telling you, it was below zero, and they would not alter those bloody radiators!

The other amazing feature of this wonderful place was it actually had a coin meter for the electric!!!!!!!!!!

Not the best one armed bandit we'd ever met , as it was a £1.00 a play and that lasted for about an hour LOL!!!!! It was so funny!!!!! :>)

The bedrooms were so cold you could see your own breath, and night attire for me was a nightie, leggings, socks, a top and my beanie hat!!!! LOL!!!! It was friggin' freezing, and even Jane's cat got cold and he has a very warm fluffy coat LOL!!!!

Yesterday lots of fun was had with the aforementioned snow, but we soon realised that if it didn't stop soon, we were never going to escape Cannibal Farm :>)

Then this morning, we were all there shoveling snow from a 4ft snow drift, whilst in blizzard conditions and a thunder storm!!!! Hilarious or what ?

But we escaped and thanks to Martyn's 4 by 4 and excellent driving we are alive to tell the tale :>)

Why do we call it Cannibal Farm you ask ? Well, the mad owner kept going on and on about the lovely pub in the village........that we never got to, seeing as we were snowed in :>).............. and he was boasting about a 32oz T bone steak! We didn't feel comfortable telling him that we were all vegetarians........ and he had a very hungry look in his eye LOL!!!!

This morning I kept saying if we don't escape we'll be eaten, we'll be eaten!!!!! LOL!!!! But that gave us the extra drive to go dig ourselves out!!!!

Would I go there again ? NEVER AGAIN! Even the visitors book was slagging off the owner :>( We made no entry in that particular tome, we thought our silence was the best response!

But what got me, was that they live on the Moors, they know all about it I should think, and that WE had to get ourselves out of there!

They tried to help a bit, but it sort of made things worse, Martyn had to dig the farmer's tractor out of the snow, and when the snow was cleared we had to help lift this monster pallet which had been left in the middle of the lane by the tractor, that had got stuck previously in the snow!

And they were very rude as well LOL!!!! So we got all sarcastic back! Jane and I wondered the 1/4 of a mile down to the gate, in a blizzard, offering to help and they said "Have you got shovels" ? So I said " No we didn't pack any of those", in my poshest voice. LOL!!!!

So they said there's one by the gate, and one in the barn. Back we trundled the 1/4 of a mile up hill, in the blizzard, to be confronted by about 6 gates, no spades, and one barn! We found them eventually in the barn and skidded back to the main gate to get rid of the snow LOL!!!!!

That's when the thunder storm started and I jumped out of my skin!!!!! At first I didn't know if was the electric fence gone awry , then I thought, no that's lightening, then this god awful thunder clap, right over head, Jane said I flew up in the air and hid behind the wall :>) LOL!!!! I was worried about my metal bits on my New Rocks :>) By the way, THE best boots if you want to walk in ice and snow!

Here's some more pics, one of the coldest, hard working, but best-est holiday we've had in years!

The big white line between the ground and sky is Dartmoor; one of the few places that got blizzarded worse than us!

Yesterday evening; the moon, moors, snow, and three cold travellers (and one cold photographer!)

Martyn again, the only one brave enough to trudge the mile to the nearest shop... he melted the snow with the lasers from his magic gloves!

Yayyy!!!!!! The snow has gone, no doubt they'll be some on the wild and windy Moors, but that's Ok!

I don't have to worry about Mum as the nurses are doing a fine job, and we're back on Saturday anyways LOL!!!! We never go far and we never go for very long ;>)

I have finished all the orders, I worked really hard and late the last few days, and it's already looking very busy for next week, so we'll probably have to work this weekend, but I don't mind!

I'm still waiting to make some more new stuff, but with one thing another, I just haven't had the time!

It's Jane's Birthday tomorrow, and we'll be celebrating it with a quick walk on the Moors and a tasty lunch in the nearest pub! And if it gets too snowy, Martyn has his 4 wheel drive so we shan't get stuck LOL!!!!

The nurses were supposed to take over from me on Monday and thanks to the snow, they couldn't do it ! Mum was in super evil mode and yesterday was another day from hell! I had to go up through the snow countless times, and every time she was like something so evil it would have sent Edgar Allen Poe running to the hills in fear :>) I have never known anything like it! I don't know what's got into her, but it's terrible!

Today they are coming to do their stuff, so I am hiding inside my little house-let all day! I shall not see the exorcistic creature at all, and I WILL get my work done :>)

Tomorrow we're supposed to be going onto the Moor for a couple of nights, but bugger me, if more snow isn't forecast!!!! So we'll have to wait and see, and if we can't go, we can't go :>(

I hope you've all enjoyed the snow, I have sort of, it looks so pretty and I love walking in it, but it couldn't have been at a worse time. The cats loved it, apart from Muppy, who didn't want to go out in it at all. She's such a cutey! We had to put her out to do her ablutions, and she was out and back inside like lightening LOL!!!!!

I must away, loads of work to do before tomorrow, and really all I want to do is sleep :>)

God I'm so sorry guys! I haven't, honestly had time to update stuff on here! It's been so hectic with one thing and another, that I haven't known which way is up! :>)

Mother's is NOT going in to a home, she changed her mind again, and has indeed changed it about a million times since then! So what we have arranged is for some wonderful, kind ladies to come in and take over from me!

So Mum stays in her own home with all the care she needs, and the nurses will make sure she takes her meds, heat her lunch, do her washing and just general tidying and that will free me up to do all the other things. We can finally go back to being mum and daughter, and she might even start being nice to me again :>) ........Well you never know!

She has been a total monster the last few weeks, the worst she's ever been, and she's been ever so nice with the nurses! They went and had a chat with her about them coming in some more and she was really happy about it all, but when I went up there, she shouted at me for a full hour telling me she doesn't need them, wishes she was dead, wishes I was dead etc etc! But it's been like this for months now, so I don't think it's about the nurses or about a care home, it's just something she does, and that's how she deals with her anger, she takes it out on me and no one else.

That's why we need things to change, and that's why the nurses are a life saver!

I haven't even touched my mega gothic skirt yet, so that's still in pieces :>( But I have got some gorgeous new fabric!!! It's total yummy, and it's called coutil! We've got a plain one and a brocade one, and it's just so posh LOL!!!!! I've also got some hooks and eyes and am going to attempt to make a front fastening corset with the new fabric! So I'm very excited about that!!! And hopefully with the extra time I'll get, I'll be able to make them soon.

It's very busy order wise, and I'm a little behind because of all the Mum stuff to organise, but I should catch up next week, so no orders will be late :>)

If we have to go see any more homes, or ring them, or google them, or CSCI them, we might just burst LOL!!!!

But it has to be done and today I saw a lovely one :>) Also saw a lovely one yesterday and we're off to see another one tomorrow! I now have 3 jobs.......Moonmaiden, Mums carer, and Care home assessor!!! LOL!

They are all so different, but the one today had en suite......a proper bath room :>) .................. really nice sized room with fab views over the boating lake......... well it's just a swan and duck lake now :>)

YES! They can happily take Gimli, and I liked it because it was more part of the village that it's in, and there would be lots for Mum to look at. There were 4 lounges to choose from, or she can stay in her room of course! Only one problem, and that's the price :>0. But I'll ring the owner tomorrow and find out! All the homes vary from about 400 to 900 pounds a week, so I'm hoping this one isn't the top end of the market!

So my initial fears of care homes, have gone away, and I'm very happy to say they're not like they used to be at all :>) Fear of the unknown I suppose, and we have to make sure we get it right first time, as Mum won't be wanting to move around lots.

I'm hoping to take Mum around to our top 3 this weekend, and then see which one she likes the best. I'm really happy with the one today though, perfect if you ask me! :>)

I'd best way as I have to report back to Mum:>) Then who knows I might even get a decent nights sleep, I'm so tired, haven't slept properly for days!

We looked over the home yesterday and it was very nice :>) But not en-suite which was a shame.

Michael and I are now on the search for THE best care home for Mumsie LOL! It's a bit of a shame that I don't really have a fondness for Old peoples homes, but then who does?

So we've decided to look at as many as we can, pick the top 3 and then Jane and Martyn and of course Mumsie, who'll have the final say, can choose the best one!

I think that sounds like the best idea, and might well encourage me to actually get some sleep tonight :>)

So I'm off to do lots of research and find as many as possible that will take Gimli and are near here! We've already found a few!

ps... whilst rooting around and looking for a home, we found Tregolls Manor in Truro... we think this might be a bit too much luxury!!! I mean, they've got a Chauffeur-driven limousine for gawds sake!!!! But what an amazing place if you can afford it... and want a four course lunch every day (with wine list!!!) :o)

We're off to visit the home that Mum likes, we're going first to make sure everything is Ok, and if it is up to snuff...so to speak :>).........we'll be taking Mum tomorrow.

We took her to Newquay yesterday and on the way back showed her where the home was, I think she recognised the place, but she thinks she hasn't lived in St Agnes for over 40 years, which is all very sad :>( Still, we battle on and I so hope that the home is lovely and nice and friendly and well, everything we need it to be :>)

Jane and Martyn are coming to look as well, so we'll have back up! It's such a big decision to make, that I wouldn't want to make it on my own.

I have started a mini version of my mega gothic skirt and it's worked :>) Truly gorgeous and pretty much fabulous all round LOL! It is panels of satin gauged and then ruched nearer the hemline and it just looks fabulous! I got the idea from a picture and it is completely over the top, but just looks gorgeous!

I've done it in red satin and I'm going to do the long version in Black. But I had to do the short version first to make sure it worked!......And it sure does :>) Happy Sarah!!!

Oh so exciting news!!!! Progress is being made at last :>) We might have found the perfect place for mum, she likes it, they can take Gimli, it's an en suite room, and it's where she wanted it to be :>)

But I shan't count my chickens yet.......that 'd be none then .............but I have an appointment booked this week to look over the home, and see what it's really like! Fingers crossed guys!

Mum is actually excited about it!!!!! I mean, I really take my life in my hands when I go up there and tell her something of huge importance like I told her today, but her eyes lit up and she was interested and well........................... I nearly fainted LOL!!!!!

But like I said, I won't get carried away yet, there's a million and one things that could go wrong, so I'll calm down!

We saw THE funniest thing on TV today, I don't know if any of you are lucky enough to catch the Jeremy Kyle show, but it was so good ! Jezzer was on one of his usual rants at some poor guy............ who sooooo didn't want to be the father of this young ladies child.........And Jezzer got crosser, and the guy was really rude, so Jez came back with

" You wouldn't even know how to spell the word father, let alone know the meaning of the word"

So glad you're loving the new designs, I still have my mega skirt to do, I haven't started it yet as it took me all day yesterday finishing off all the orders! So I'll have to wait till next weekend now.

Well, they're a little bit late... we'd hoped to get these on at the start of the month, but hey, it still seems like the start of the month (ish), so here you are... new designs!


First, here's the HECATE GOWN !


and now - the GOTHKITTY MINI DRESS!


and the DECARLO CLOAK!

Weeeee, tis a moon that is full tonight! She was looking pretty spectacular last night, so she'll be looking fabulous!

I'm still feeling a little bit bleh. I always do this time of year, I'm missing the tree and the lights, so I got myself some yukky lights today, they're orange and pink daisy's, but they were in the sale, so I got 'em! Think I'll stick them up later :>)

Work is taking so long, I think I'm on a go slow or something LOL!! I can't get my speed up so I have to work tomorrow :>) Still, at least I should finish all the orders in time to start again next week.

Took Mama out today, she was as miserable as she could be, and I think it's rubbed off on me. It just gets me down, you know ? She's still asking for care home details, so I've emailed several homes for brochures, but none have bothered replying, so I'll give them a ring Monday.................... Everything takes so long!

So on a more cheerful note, here's some pics of cats and an ice cold sea to cheer me, and anyone else up :>)

Oh, and I have come up with the best skirt design of all time :>) I can't wait to make it, I need to do a lot of experimenting first though, but I reckon it's gonna be THE best skirt of 2009 :>)

I hope you have a fun weekend, we're not up to much, just a lot of mooching and working ! And Mama looking after of course!

Padstow harbour has frozen :>0 AMAZING!!!! We did think about driving up to see it, but we're rather busy with the orders and all LOL!!!

No snow to speak of yet. There are some grey clouds sort of floating around in the distance, but I don't think we'll have any :>(

In don't know about you, but I'm finding it hard to get back to this work thing :>) I just want to hang around doing nothing all day, and eating lots of nuts and twiglets LOL!!!! Mind you they're all been eaten by now, and only the crappy nibbles are left :>) Christmas is a strange time, why do we eat such odd stuff ?

Still, I am enjoying the fab weather, it's looking beautiful out there, all the hedges are white and frozen and the sun is shining. So all's well with the world!

Our new years eve party went very well, but we couldn't light our lanterns 'cos it was too windy. But I do have a diet tip for you if you want one. I made a chocolate dessert .........It was EVIL!!!!.......THE most chocolatey thing EVER!........I had 2 spoonfuls and that was enough for me! It was called a chocolate fondant, and it was all spongy on the outside and all runny chocolate in the middle, and it was so chocolatey I thought it was going to be the end of all things!....... It was only melted chocloate, butter and eggs and a bit of sugar but it turned into the dessert from hell.

Perhaps a tad too chocolatey ? :>) I don't like chocolate, so why'd I make it ? DUH!

Everyone else liked theirs, but if you make one for yourself, you won't want to eat anything again for the next 10 years LOL!!!! So it's really good if you want to loose weight Hehehehehehehe!!!!!!

We had a good ol time though, so we're refreshed and ready for another year of work! We've had loads of orders over the last couple of weeks, so it'll be a busy week, and that always keeps me happy, and out of harms way LOL!

I took Mums and our decorations down yesterday, poor Mum didn't know if she'd had Christmas or not, but I put up her new picture and a few new ornaments and that made her happy! We went for a quick walk on the beach yesterday to blow all of Michael's germs away, he was so poorly over the new year, all icky and bed ridden so I thought the fresh air would do him good :>) And then we went to fly his new aeroplane.........I hand launched it, it's a lot faster than his other one, and we were all excited!.........but unfortunately he didn't have it on full throttle and it just fell to the ground and broke it's nose :>)

Anyway, Happy New Year to you all :>) I suppose the spiders with their santa hats will have to go soon :>(

I hope you all had a fab new year, and that you've all made some resolutions that haven't been broken yet LOL! I have made no resolutions this year, as last year I failed miserably, never got to play a zombie, and never even picked up my french for dummies book :>) So I'll just take this year as it comes and see what happens!

I'm off to do the first cut list for this year, and then I suppose we ought to sort out which new designs are to go on for this month. It's like Christmas never happened ..........except I have lots more clothes in my wardrobe LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you know I LOVE clothes ? :>)

Well, here I am listening to a good ol' bit of Blackmores Night :>) Still lots of days off, and right in the middle of the best time of the year !

I hope you had a fab time, we had a brilliant time at Jane and Martyn's, they went to a lot of trouble, and it wasn't easy bringing up Mum and Gimli, but it all went very smoothly LOL!!!

A few little spats, a bit of growling and hissing, but it all went very well! And the cats behaved themselves as well!!! Hahahahahaha!!! only kidding!

We were all totally spoilt, there were presents all round, way to much food, and a good time had by all!

We went to the Meadery last night for Robert's Birthday and that was very nice as well! But I ate too much again! I ordered the small portion as well, but still couldn't eat it all!

I'm planning my New Years eve do now. I'm going to make it a wiccan new year. So I'm going to have fun making up some new wiccan recipes, and today I'm going to make lots of glittery sparkley moons to decorate the house with..........I know, and no I have nothing better to do with my time!!!!!! It keeps me busy LOL!......... fireworks of course and we've got some lanterns to set off into the night sky, so that should be pretty impressive.

Anyways, I hope you're all enjoying yourselves, and keeping warm. I must away now as Mums lunch to do......no rest for the wicked LOL!!!!

A bit of a close run thing at the end there, but it's all done and everything has been posted and the velvet and machines have been put away till next year! We even managed to do our Christmas shop last night, so we have a quiet-ish day, and then tomorrow we're off out for lunch and walking :>) We have the nurse out this afternoon, so Mum has to decide what she wants to do next, no easy decision, and I'm sure it will all be very difficult, but it has to be done.

So I shan't really feel relaxed until the nurse has gone, and then Christmas can start proper!

I'm been cheering myself up by the medium of Blackmore's Night chistmas CD, it is soooooo good, she has such a beautiful voice :>) Why people want to listen to some screaming harpy butchering a classic Leonard Cohen song, when you've got that to listen to I do not know LOL! It's a strange world indeed.:>)

I have lots of wrapping presents to do, and then an early night! I'm knackered after working so much, do you know I was actually sewing late into the night and then up at 7.30 sewing again ????? I mean that's soooo not like me LOL!!!!! I am not a morning person at all!

Have a good one,........drink too much, eat too much and do lots of relaxing!!! You deserve it :>) LOL!!!

We're hoping to go out for a nice long walk, and a spot of lunch before we take Mum up to Jane and Martyn's ! I can't wait!

I've got a fair bit of work to do before then though, last post is on Saturday but we have our courier who's posting up till Christmas Eve, so we'll be working for while yet. I don't mind though, it's all part of lifes rich tapestry!

We haven't been doing much else, other than working really, so no exciting news here! Not that there ever is LOL!!!!!

Mum is very uppy and downy at the moment, and sometimes just plain weird, but I'm used to that! There are strange things going on again, which is nice, and just gets me so confused, but fingers crossed it'll get sorted next year :>)

I hope that you're all looking forward to Christmas, and that it's not getting too stressful! :>) If you're not quite in the Christmas spirit yet, and need a good film to get you in the mood, try watching Predator!!! We did and it worked really well LOL!!!!!!!!

I'd best away as it's going to be another late night, sewing away! If I had a candle I'd be like Scrooge :>) LOL!!!

What a day, and it's not lunch time yet! I'm having lots of congratulations on getting married emails LOL!!!!!

I set up our Myspace, and Michael set up Face book, and accidentally set my status as single. So yesterday he altered it to married and now people think I've just got married LOL!!!!!! Ah dear, he wished me a happy honeymoon this morning, and when he emptied the bin he scattered dead rose petals all over the kitchen floor.......Romantic or what ???????? LOL!!!!!!

As you know we've been married 16 years, so no need to buy me any presents LOL!!!

Very busy weekend coming up, apart from cards, wrapping and graves, we now have to work!

Keep your orders coming, we'll be working right up till the 23rd, so forget about our usual 10 day turn around, we're on full steam ahead, so no one need miss out on their moonmaiden goodies under the tree!

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...It's flippin freezing! I've just walked back from Mum's and the wind is sooooooo cold..........Where is the snow ?

Poor Mum's very confused about everything today :>( But I got her some new lights for her tree yesterday, and they look really nice :>) They're more old fashioned type ones, and look really pretty, so she's happy about that!

We got a little tiny tree for our bedroom as well, and it looks too cute!!! It's an ickle real one, and to be honest, if it were any cuter it might pop!

Most of Mums Christmas shopping I did the other week has gone arse up, because one shop in particular has run out of stuff! But I've re done it and now have everything in hand.......till the next cock up LOL!!!!!

So, as Christmas draw's ever nearer, we'd like to let you know that we'll be working away, right up to the last minute! So don't panic about your Moonmaiden shopping, we never run out of stock, and we guarantee delivery in time for Christmas :>)

I'll be busy working away all week, and then this weekend, it's cards, wrapping and grave time :>) LOL!!!!! It's a funny old time isn't it ? :>0

Have a good week, and don't let the buggers grind you down!............. If you ask me, there's too many buggers, doing too many grindings LOL!!!!!

Oh we cooked yesterday! We made a gorgeous Christmas cake, and topped it with dark chocolate and cream first, and then made a star out of white chocolate and it looked excellent! :>) We also made mini christmas pud muffins, and some mega tasty parmesan and thyme crackers! Delicious!!!!

Today I started knitting a new jumper for Michael, a black and green stripey one this time :>) So had a bit of a lazy day, but ready for work tomorrow :>)

I didn't watch the final of I'm a celeb, 'cos as far as I was concerned when DVD got kicked out, it's wasn't worth watching it anymore LOL!!! Well, I did used to be a Dollar fan :>)

I hope you've all had a good weekend, it's Amy's Birthday tomorrow, so we're out to lunch :>)

So here are the pictures that were taken from last night...It was a truly remarkable affair, there were simply hoards of people gathering around.........well me and Michael LOL!!!!

Not much else on really, the usual with poor mumsie........... not nice at all at the moment :>(.................And just getting on with work really!

Tomorrow I'm having a cook off with Jane, We are making shortbread stars for the tree, little puds, and a Christmas cake. And we're finally going to try and use the pasta thing and make out own pasta!!! Could be interesting! Probably be a disaster, but we don't care, it's the doing it that's fun! I don't even like sweet stuff, but I like cooking :>)

I think I've nearly finished all my Christmas shopping, I've done all of Mums and only have a few bits left to get for us. I've spoilt Michael this year, but he deserves it! :>)

Oh yes we've gone to soooooo much trouble it took us all of 5 minutes to put up the exceptional display, and the lights will be switched on by no other than.......

The event will start at 4.55 and finish at 4.56 :>) Not long I know, but Strider has other commitments :>) He has sleep to get in, stuff a sachet or 2 and of course go after the dry food as well, so it's a pretty packed schedule for him! Not to mention running in through the cat flap and howling like a loon!

Best away I have the stage to erect and get the pap corner ready so they don't get too close to the star!!!!!

The spiders with their hats will be coming soon................. must nag Michael some more about that!!!!

Yup, here they are! As promised, they're all on sale now - I've worked very hard (in rather unusual and difficult circumstances, which I won't bore you with... rolls eyes and trembles...) to get them on here today, but by jove I've done it....


First, here's the fantastic INFERNO GOWN!


The MANAWYDAN DRESS		The BLACKBERRY TOP


The MANAWYDAN SKIRT		The DECARLO SKIRT

And now... it's time for our Christmas Special Offer! As you may have noticed, it's absolutely flipping freezing at the moment; so we thought we'd help keep you warm - by offering a FREE SCARF if you spend over £50! You can order as usual via the cart system, or via email - once you've ordered, just email us to let us know what colour scarf you'd like and presto! Instant velvety neck snugness! :o)

That's all for the moment; I'm off to spread the word on the internet... and then I'll have to face Yuber again in Suikoden III...

Yayyyyyy! Not long now, and we'll all be singing celtic carols around the Christmas tree!!! Stuffing nuts like no tomorrow and cold quorn products will be the daily dish :>)

I'm decorating Mums tree today, and taking her out this afternoon, to buy just a few more deccies . I did all her shopping this weekend, and it was NOT easy :>( Even though I did it all online and she was sat comfortably on the sofa with the cat, she still couldn't quite grasp what was going on, it's all really sad at the moment, but on we battle........

If you want a sneaky peek, of the new designs for this month, just scroll down the page :>)

I hope that you all had a jolly weekend, and enjoyed all the Britney/X Factor stuff, I didn't watch it myself as I can't stand the judges, but I was disappointed to see Esther and Timmy go from the jungle :>( I think it's nice to watch a bit of inanity to take your mind off your worries LOL!!!!

I must away now, this weeks cut list to do, a bit of work and then do Mums tree!

We're hoping to get these on sale tomorrow, all things being well - this is only half of the newies we've done so far, but we thought we best try and get a few on now in case any of you wanted one for Yule!

Me no happy. Had an awful time with Mum last week, I won't go into details, to protect the innocent, but it was not good :>( And the fact that appointments that have been booked all seem to be being cancelled doesn't help either. I know it's no ones fault, and mistakes are made........I make enough :>)....... But it just drags things out and makes every thing so much more difficult. It's the little things like getting a sample off Mum to take to the nurse........... it took me 3 days to get one, and eventually I had to be up there at 7.30am to make sure I got it,................she was more difficult than the cat!

We have the CPN coming out tomorrow, and I'm so worried about the outcome of that, that if I don't stop worryting I might burst! I mean we want to see if we can get the funding for home help but if we don't she'll have to pay. I'm hoping to get them started in the New year, or there might be other stuff available, but we should find that out tomorrow.

That's why I've been so quiet, I lost a whole day to worrying on Sunday :>) LOL!!! Ah dear, sometimes, it just all gets on top of me, and I want to escape!!!! There's a house we've found in Davidstow and it has 3 acres, and it's just about affordable, probably even more so now in the current climate, so that's where I'd like to go :>) Not a very nice house but I'm not really bothered about that, it's the land and the views that I'm after!

I shan't be happy until tomorrow evening when the appointments over, and then I'll get a good nights sleep at last!

Oh and of course in between all these appointments, and cancelled appointments, and supposedly non existent appointments, we do have a business to run, so I'd better get on with it !

Well that was a very nice holiday had, and now we're back in the thick of it again! But Christmas is not far away, so bring it on!!!! :>) I did want to put the tree up last night, but meany Michael said no, so I'm going to wait till next Friday :>(

As you can see by the rather windy pic we took away, the new designs have not been taken yet, so we've got some lighting coming to enable us to do them inside! A very good idea if you ask me, it was bloody freezing on the Moors! It was a bit like going into an icy cold sea, and it took me quite a while to take my fake fur coat off, but when I did!!! Cor Blimey! So from now on, new designs will be taken inside, by the fire, all snug and warm!

We've been singing the German national anthem all morning, all Michael's fault......... He's rather keen on playing a zombie in the film Worst Case Scenario :>) He showed me the trailer and it does look very good, so I hope it gets made soon :>) They're still looking for financing at the moment, go here for more info - http://www.gorehoundinc.com/ and have a look at the trailer below if you want to be nice and scared LOL!

We had a bit of fun last night and had a good look around Youtube. we went to see the Sisters playing in Montreal a couple of days ago, then on to see Wayne play acoustically in America, and back home here to see FOTN playing in Shepherds Bush last July! :>) And well, they have certainly changed, all apart from the Nephilim really. This was the best one:

It must be strange going to a gig though and spending the whole time recording it on your mobile phone LOL!!! I don't have one of those "things", so I'll never have that problem LOL!!!!

Only 6 weeks till Christmas, so I want to keep on top of everything, we're hoping to finish on the 19th, but I doubt that some how :>)

What were we thinking? Just cos it was sunny (sometimes) does not mean that Dartmoor is an ideal place for a photoshoot... let's see; early morning, 500 metres above sea level, an actual temperature of six degrees centigrade, with a wind chill factor that took it down to just below freezing... and while the valley we were in might not have felt windy, common sense should have told us that going up to the top of the nearest hill might not have been the wisest thing to do; it were blowin' a flippin' hoolie I tell ye...

... okay, it might not have worked, but it was still lot of fun; probably more for me than Sarah, as I was nicely bundled up in arctic gear... while she wore an admittedly rather dramatic, but utterly not warm and snuggly, gown.

So we took a couple of piccies, trying to ignore the sneering glances and snide comments of the local sheep who have doubtless seen this sort of thing all too often; but in the end their cynical bleatings got to us, and we buggered off to the Tors Inn, where for some reason we decided to have a cold stilton ploughmans each. And lovely lovely lovely cold beer.

Here's just a sneaky peaky of one of the new gowns; please note that it does not come with the beanie hat which Sarah is desperately trying to hide with her hands.

After which we wandered up to the top of Belstone Tor, in an effort to get away from the laughter of the sheep which still rang in our ears... we didn't get to see the legendary Belstone Fox, but as you can see in the photo below, we did encounter his little known chum, the Belstone Jellyfish.

The big hill on the right of the next photo is High Willhays; the highest point in England south of the Pennines. We didn't climb it; we were worried that there might be even more derisive and scornful sheep there, so we'll save that for another day.

Altogether now, "Out on the wiley, windy moor..." if anyone knows what on earth Kate Bush was on about, do let us know.

Me, hiding rather successfully from the owl that had kept us awake for half of the preceding night...

Anyhoo, we had a great time! The pub at Belstone is fantastic, and we were really pleased to discover that Jamaica Inn has got it's act together and, after having been a tourist-catering monstrosity for far too long, is now a really good pub!

We're off on holiday!!!! And we're not coming back till, oh, let me see now..........THURSDAY!!!! LOL!!!!

Still, the sun is shining and it's supposed to be gorgeous tomorrow! So I should be able to do some modeling on the Moor, maybe a wee bit chilly, but we'll get some good views in!

Orders will be dealt with as usual, we'll check in every day............. all 2 of them LOL!!!!!!!

Apparently retail sales were down last month, but they should have asked us! We had the busiest Halloween ever! :>)

We wish Pam all the luck in the world. .... And take it from us.......She'll need it. LOL!!!! :>)

They're all trés gothique this month; all in black with not a splash of colour heheheheheheheehe!

That's it for the moment, we're working on a lot more, but they're still in the 'development' stage ;o)

Well! What exciting times we do live in! There's the good news from the US of A, we finally saw the manuelgate mystery girl "perform" last night, and I have come up with lots of new designs!!!! Hurrah!!!

I haven't actually made them yet, but most have got patterns and have been cut! They should look pretty good :>) I was inspired by a one off order I did over Halloween, and it looked so purdy!

Michael is also working on a few new styles which should be on the site soon. So we're extremely organised LOL!

Oh and even more exciting news, we're going on holiday!!!! Oh yes for 2 WHOLE days LOL!!!! Pam is coming down to look after Mum, and we've booked a tiny self catering cottage at Belstone, which is right beside the Moor! It over looks the Moor, and has a real fire inside so it should be really snug!

We're away on Tuesday and back on Thursday! Rock and Roll or what ? :>) That's actually only 1 whole day isn't it LOL!!!!

I hope you all had a good Samhain and fireworks night! We had some fireworks last night and I even lit them!!! I'm very brave :>)

Mum's been a bit down recently, and keeps going on about going in a home. She asked me to find her a home in St Agnes, and she had to be able to take Gimli of course! So I found her one earlier on this year and as soon as I'd found it she refused to go, even for a week! We are waiting for the CPN to do another assessment, as I have found some home help people, and she might be able to get funding, but we'll have to wait and see.

So it's all a bit confusing, and I don't know what to do as she doesn't really know what she wants to do either! I suppose it will sort itself out, life has a way of doing that! I hope she gets the funding though and then I can start the home help people!