Killer possums ...

Okay, killer might be a little bit of exaggeration, well its a lot of an exaggeration, but this little feller has been terrorizing us for a while now.  It goes like this - we're in bed, warm and cozy, drifting off to sleep when - BANG, CRASH THUMP goes the possum across the roof.    You would think that something that's roughly cat sized wouldn't make so much noise. But, on a tin roof, it's horrendous. Enough to send the dog into a frenzy and to wake the children (and I mean those down the road not just ours).    We snapped this photo (doesn't he look sweet - well let me tell you he's not, he's a bastard) the other night when he decided to climb up on our window and sit there looking at us for a little while before climbing into the tree to torment the dog some more from his vantage point.  Now, I can't let the dog out at night unsupervised because all she wants to do is hunt possums and, much as I'm over the whole late night roof walking thing, I don't actually want it to be eaten by an over enthusiastic staffy!!


It's been a busy couple of weeks jewelry wise. I had some work in a local Art Show over the Mother's Day weekend. I was fortunate enough to win Best Work in Jewelry and sold a few pieces.  One shouldn't need it (of course we all do) but it's nice to get some validation.  Does anyone else sometimes look at their work and go 'what the...?'  I probably shouldn't say that here really ...


I've got several pieces lined up ready for the shop:

I bought some ceramic Buddha pendants from an etsy seller but didn't like the cases/lockets they came in, way too shiny.  I decided to pop him on an oxidised copper backing and secure with wire.  The only issue is whether the wire looks like I'm trying to imprison him - very un-zen if so.  I do like the way it looks with the necklace of ribbon, beads and leather.

And with this piece I just went with the flow without any real pre-planning or idea of how it would turn out. Much like my life really