Landlocked Mermaid

    5. Neverwinter   If you have spoken to me within the last year, there is no doubt that I will have mentioned Neverwinter. I have sunk many an hour of my life onto this game and I love it. Since reaching level 80 is has gotten a little more repetitive than before, but then again the game hasn't just stopped now that I am a hero of Neverwinter. There are seasonal events, replayable missions, and additional campaigns for me to play. Lots of things to hit and shinys to find. It does keep me quiet for an hour or two. If anyone plays and sees a Barbarian named Kestrel about, that's me! 4. Balder's Gate     This is a game which I have been playing since I was a teenager and recently rediscovered with my partner. We like to have games we play together and RPGs work great for us. Balder's Gate: Dark Aliance and Balder's Gate: Dark Aliance II are two games which we have completed together (as well as a load of Lego games!) We like games which are a nice balance of sto...

Welcome back to my kitchen! Or should I say, to my new kitchen. It's exciting stuff, moving house. Being in a new kitchen and needing to test its baking capabilities, it seemed like the perfect time to do 2021's first Mermaid Kitchen. Complete with video! Oh yeaaahhh, awkward angles and a t-shirt with a giant face on it. Great combo, don't you think! This is a whole new thing and I need a better set up. Largely, a phone with enough space on it so I can record videos. I'm working on it. But technical stuff aside, hopefully this process will get more streamlined/better as we go along. In my kitchen, we are making Toffee Apple... Something? There is pastry involved but it's more like a pizza than a pie? In truth, this is largely down to my laziness but also the fact my pastry kept breaking because I forgot to defrost it over night. The idea of it all was to use up some of the frozen apples and drown it in the caramel sauce from my birthday cupcakes. This recipe was m...

  Name: Dugong Kingdom: Animalia Class: Mammalia Conservation Status: Vulnerable Location: Indian Ocean! The can be found off the coast of 40 countries in the Indo-Pacific area as they depend on seagrass meadows. These waters are warm and tropical, and they tend to be found in large protected bays around 10m (33ft) deep. If seagrass grows there, then it is likely dugongs will be found in the area. They have been known to travel to depths of 37m (121ft) to find that tasty grass. Size: Dugongs are classes as a medium sized marine mammal. They grow up to 3m (9.8ft) in length and would weigh about 420kg (926lbs) at this size. Appearance: Dugongs look a little like aquatic tapirs. They are blubbery and similar in shape to dolphins with an extendable snout. (Hence tapir.) Their mouth is very flexible for all their grazing needs, their upper lip is horseshoe shaped to maximise on their foraging endeavours. Much like other marine mammals, they have flippers and use their ...

We all know that 2020 has been a cluster-fork of surreal and life changing events. From the flooding way back in January to Trump spitting out his dummy and spreading dangerous fake news; 2020 has truly been a year to remember. And more importantly, there are good things to remember from this year. Amongst all the madness there have been some rays of light. Carole wrote a post about her favourite twenty things from this past year which has inspired me to do the same. So prepare yourself for some mushy sentimentality and a loooootttt of backlinks. 1. I got a job . Oh yeah, you read that right! Having spent the entirety of lockdown (and more) looking for employment, I have succeeded. What can I say, I like to live life on hard mode. It is a very exciting role, doing lots of writing. I have a work computer and I get to say grown up things like "I have emailed that product description over to purchasing". I am very pleased with myself and it has honestly been a brilliant way t...