Landlocked Mermaid

All images made using Canva It's that time again when I lament about time passing and distract myself with lists. Have my top five bugs! As #30DaysWild is drawing to a close, it seems like an appropriate topic. 5. Shield Bugs Shield bugs are awesome. The are big which makes them easy to look at, but pretty chill which makes them less of a "creepy" crawly. The colours they come in are beautiful too, that bright green or autumnal brown. Plus, it appeals to my inner DnD/Fantasy nerd that they are named after and look like shields! 4. Ladybird Who doesn't like ladybirds? I remember as a kid being really excited to count the spots and figure out how old they were. One of those playground rumours which are utter nonsense. These bugs are iconic. There's Ladybird Books, Ladybird Books for Grown-ups, Francis the Ladybird in A Bug's Life , and so many more examples that it makes my brain crash trying to think of them! I was surprised to learn that I had no idea what bab...

Cast your minds back to June 2nd. This was the day I announced my act of wildness was to do some sewing in the garden. Today, I'm going to tell you how I made my project: the pillow. A friend of mine had tagged me in a post about aquatic themed pillows and I cannot tell you how much I wanted them! Sadly, it was not something I could justify spending money on presently. But it did remind me that I not only have a beautiful, aquatic-themed fabric but also the stuffing to make my own pillow. And make my own, I did! Feeling brave, I did not follow a method found online I did it all off my own brain. From what I've learned through sewing other things I knew it needed to be inside out, my shape was not complicated, and I was feeling confident. So I went for it! All in all, it was pretty easy. After sewing the first edged, I decided it would be prudent to sew back along it - the last thing I wanted was for the stuffing to seep between my stitches! The trickiest bit was sewing the gap...

Question: How is it mid-June already?! Time really does fly when you're having fun and I have been having all the fun doing #30DaysWild. This is what I've been up to these last fifteen days. June 1st: Scatter Seeds Of course I coloured this in! As part of the goodie bag I received from Carole , I had some wild flower seeds to scatter. Obviously, they were going straight into the butterfly corridor! I look every morning to see if anything is sprouting up yet! Nothing so far, but the grass is full of seeds which looks awesome. June 2nd: Garden Sewing Session I think it's kraken . The sun was shining. I had a free day. I was feeling crafty and inspired. Hence, sewing in the garden. I made the cushion shared (link) on Friday last and another project which I cannot reveal yet. It is a seeeeeccrrreeettt. June 3rd: Drawing Something Wild All hail the Overlord of the Internet! From what I recall, the third is when everything suddenly got soggy which made my act of wildness a littl...

Marine Creature of the Month Famous Fish June Made on Canva Destiny the Whale Shark The votes are in! A landslide win for Destiny the whale shark! Kingdom: Animalia Class: Chondrichthyes Conservation Status: Endangered (EN) Picture from Scientific American WHAT IS DESTINY? Destiny is a whale shark. Whale sharks cause some confusion: are they a whale or shark? They are sharks with a whale's diet. Simple! Destiny belongs to the largest species of shark and one of three which do not adhere to a typical "shark diet". The other two are basking sharks and megamouth sharks, if you are interested. More on this later. They belong to the family carpet shark which included species such as wobbegongs, nurse sharks, and epaulette sharks. I could honestly get super distracted talking about all these sharks - but some were featured on Sharks @ 7 & 3/4 so go watch those videos! Whale sharks, on average, grow to be around 9.8m (32ft) but there has been a confirmed case of one bein...

Welcome to episode five! Today we talk sea bunnies, reusable pads, Jaws, and recycling hacks. This episode is the mid point in what I'm hoping will be a ten episode series so I thought it'd be a good time to get some feedback. There will be a survey at the bottom of the post and, if you feel that way inclined, you can send me your answers to all my usual contacts . Landlocked Mermaid Salop · 26 Baby Bunnies As promised, here are some more images of the delightful sea bunny! Survey 1. What are you enjoying about the podcast? 2. Is there anything which you are not enjoying? 3. What can I do to improve the podcast? 4. Are there any segments you would like to see in the future? 5. Are there any existing segments which I need to change/remove? Thank you everyone who has listened so far! I will be taking a mid-season break so I can take on the feedback and make any necessary changes. Plus, I should really figure out Spotify - I am running out of space on SoundCloud!

It was my partner's birthday last month, which is an excuse for cake if I ever did see one. However, as I mentioned in the cannelloni post, I have really been struggling to get flour in! I'm guessing it's a pretty wide spread thing, my news feeds are full of flourless recipes. A friend of mine recently shared a delicious looking cheesecake she had made and was kind enough to pass on the recipe. Here was my thinking: Birthday + cheesecake inspo - flour = Birthday cheesecakes! Birthday cheesecake While I am very grateful to my friend for sharing her recipe, I ended up not using it. It was from the Philedephia cook book and was verging on the more technical side of things for my liking. Namely, it used gelatine. For absolutely no reason at all, I am terrified to make a recipe which calls for gelatine. Not to be deterred, though, I took to the internet to search for a cheesecake recipe which used soft cheese but not gelatine. And the internet provided! I came across this recip...

Hello everyone and happy June! Apologies one last time for the delay on this episode but maybe it was the universe telling me that the 30 Days Wild chat needed to go live on June 1st! Episode four features the leafy sea dragon and my thoughts on reusable cutlery, along with an elastic band themed life hack. The Deep Dive features our first guest - Carole! We talk about our pets, amusing anecdotes, a little bit about 30 Days Wild! Landlocked Mermaid Salop · Here Be Dragons Here is a link to the osprey cam. And have some pictures of goth moths and mouse spiders.