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As a child I loved to shock others with the tale that I had been abandoned at birth by gypsies and raised en famille with kindly mice in the crypt of an old church…
Year: 2020
Stirring Up More Trouble!
As the sun disappears on this All Hallows Eve – the folk from the All Hallows Hamlet are excitedly polishing shoes and dusting their finest hats as they dress to impress to celebrate the Festival of Samhain BUT not everyone wants to enjoy this special evening!
Vampyres? Werewolves? Oh My!
“Oh my!” sighed Tilly as she thought about Murphy stalking the All Hallows graveyard at dusk with some very odd white foam on his face!
And why was he suddenly leaving his grey fur all over the place?
When Glum Pumpkins Gleam?
It all started on the afternoon of All Hallows Eve as I enjoyed a wander through the garden in the autumn sunshine and stopping to tidy up some withered flowers – I noticed a small poster pinned to the trunk of the plum tree…
To the All Hallows Hamlet?
As the sun goes down and you find yourself in need of a little retail therapy then why not join me for a unique shopping experience?
In Search of a Lost Soul? Oh My!
Tilly Simms hadn’t really enjoyed the celebrations of the festival of Día de los Muertos as she had been very troubled by the strange behaviour of a small furry cat who prowls his way through the sleepy hamlet of All Hallows…
A Pinch of Herb or Werewolf Fur?
Did YOU know that there are MANY different ways of seeing off a vampyre?
Into the Forest? Let’s Go!
One rainy evening when my imagination was captured by the idea of an Irish elf with his rickety barrow selling his magickal notions and potions in a forest clearing – I just had to create this scene in 12th scale…
If You Go Down to Tee’s Garden Today?
Although Tilly Simms has had plenty of time in which to enjoy a little private time in her new home – I have been very busy with the preparations for her first retail foray at the All Hallows Hamlet although it hasn’t been quite the shopping trip she had imagined…
Top O’ the Morning to You!
After a weekend of an awful weather here in York, I pottered off into the garden on Monday morning to see the chickens and enjoy a little of the sunshine AND look at WHO I happened to stumble across!
A Nightmare Summer? Vampyre Beware!
And although MY summer was remembered as being the stuff of nightmares with interrupted plans, a twisted spine and torn nerves; it is fortunate that York enjoyed something of an Indian summer throughout last September and taking advantage of the balmy weather; there was plenty of activity at the end of my garden for with the door to my Den open, I indulged in a dream of mine with the creation of another fantasy structure for the All Hallows Hamlet…
A Pinch of This OR That?
As Claire’s only friend is the ancient recipe book that has been in her family for as long as anyone can remember – she concocts a vast array of nasty potions from the beautiful flowers, nourishing berries and healing plants which she gathers every day at dusk and here they remain gathering dust on the cobwebby shelves.
Dare YOU buy?
A Walk on the Wild Side!
For having fallen in love with the vision of Cadfael’s Herbarium with its charming thatched roof, an interior of stone flagged floors with pots of healing potions all bubbling away on the huge and welcoming fire and masses of dried herbs hanging from the rafters – I am now making plans to create my own unique Herbarium!
Magick is Everywhere!
Images of the Harum Scarum Notions & Potions Emporium and the Monsignor Suárez Vampyre Slayer’s Emporium from the All Hallows Hamlet with David Kessel from the York Photography Network.
