Margo the Badger

 

I bought myself this raku badger as a ‘cheer me up’. She came from Cornwall and was made by an independent potter chap who included in the parcel a nice, handwritten note with details of how she was made. Isn’t she beautiful? I have named her ‘Margo’ and she’s currently sitting on the living room windowsill between two pot plants, so I can see her on a regular basis. She makes me smile, and that is a good thing! 

It’s little things like Margo the Badger that make me wonder why people buy mass produced ornaments from some factory China. I’d rather have a couple of beautiful ‘Made in Britain’ items, handcrafted by a real person who loves their craft. She cost less than £25, which I know is still a bit of an indulgence these days BUT she is an investment in my daily joy. 

I feel similarly about this chap…

He was given to me by Darling Daughter a few years ago. His name is Percy. I often wonder what he is looking at, what has caught his attention. 

The week has ended better than it started. Nell got me up twice in the night Wednesday into Thursday with a jippy tummy, so I spent yesterday in a dozy fug from a lack of sleep. Still, I took her for a very long, but quite slow walk where she duly added to her pungent whiff by rolling in something unsavoury on the canal bank, so when we got home I gave her a bath which neither of us enjoyed, but needs must when the Devil rolls in excrement. I pootled around the house for the remainder of the day, doing bits of knitting, bits of reading and bits of writing as and when the mood took me. I thoroughly enjoyed watching ‘Celebrity Traitors’ in the evening, then kept falling asleep during ‘Taskmaster’ so I gave up and went to bed. 

Today has been devoted to more gentle pootling, another long dog walk, a quick village hall clean, and the making of some rock buns. The sun is setting around 6 p.m these days, but this means I can enjoy meeting up with the starry night skies again. It’s going to be candle light, snuggling under blankets, comfort food and quality slowing down from now on. Embrace the season, that’s my plan!