"Peckish" part II

Luckily I got there in time to save Fred, pulling Mr.Pigeon out of the box and confiscating his corkscrew. (You didn't seriously think I was going to turn Mr.Pigeon into a murderer did you?)

"Coooooooooooo!"



I only wanted a nibble, I promise, said Mr.P.




But I still made him apologise to Fred...

Fred told Mr.Pigeon not to worry about it.




But what drives a young pigeon to such violence?




It soon became clear that it was all my fault. I've been trying to cut down on all those tasty German sweet things. Without his daily dose of cake, Mr.Pigeon was suffering withdrawl symptoms and even began to hallucinate...

So after taping Mr.P's beak closed (in case of further incidents), I dashed out to the nearest Patisserie and returned with one big bag and one small bag...

...one for me and one for Mr.P...

...although somebody didn't seem to think this was fair...

...and made a beeline for the biggest pastry...for MY pastry.





Oi! Pigeon! No!

I wasn't having any of it...

MWA HA HA HA HAAAAAAA!




...and before I get any e-mails about pigeon cruelty, no pigeons were (badly) harmed in the making of this post.




Anyway, after he had stopped sulking and I had promised not to let him go too long without cake again, Mr.Pigeon decided to make it up to Fred by sharing his pain au chocolat.

What a happy ending :)

"Peckish" part I

Now, I bet you didn't know that it is every gingerbread man's dearest ambition to become a model in a Christmas catalogue...or even to strut their stuff in a bakery window.

Well, that's Fred's dream. He dreams of posing amongst the baubles and tinsel on a handsome fir tree or between the candles on a festive mantelpiece.

Being a kind gingerbread man owner, I offered to take some shots for his portfolio.

Here you can see "relaxed casual chic"...

..."the sultry look"...

..."the flirty look"...

...work it, Fred ...

...what the...?

Where did that pigeon go?

...

...LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU, FRED!...

Will Fred fall prey to a peckish Mr.Pigeon? Will somebody save him in time? Find out next time on...THE PIGEON LOFT!

A bit of a lazy post...

WARNING: this is a lazy post.

The dissertation (now more or less finished- yey!) has made sure that I've had no time in the past two weeks to make anything (except the odd pigeon foot, wing or body). I'm planning a nice, long pigeon and cake-filled post for next time so here are a few related links and things to keep you entertained in the meantime:



Nigel the massive crocheted dinosaur arrived safely at the Locket household and emerged from his equally massive yellow box to meet his new owner Fred on his 6th birthday. Lucy even used her impressive crochet skills to make a mini version of Nigel in blue to go with all the other fab dino-related presents she had made.

Emma (who makes some really beautiful jewellery) received Mr.C.Fish from the post below and he is now enjoying life in the UK with an assortment of other creatures.

Mr Pigeon 029 is a very lucky chap indeed. Clare made him FOUR snazzy new pigeon tank tops. You can see him modeling them all here.

Talking of pigeon tank tops, Bubble the pigeon's owner, Miss T (a very promising young knitter!), has knitted him some very fetching jumpers.

EDIT 15.06.08: THIS article from the Telegraph tells us that not only are pigeons a bit more intelligent than human 3-year-olds, they can distinguish between Picasso and Monet too! Maybe I should take Mr.P along to a gallery.

And finally something exciting arrived in the post this week...

A box. What is so exciting about this box? Well, I've been trawling the internet for aaaages looking for the perfect box for pigeon posting and think I have found it at last. The lovely box people kindly agreed to send me a free sample. All I had to do was persuade my feathered assistants to try it out for size...








...it was a perfect fit for both hen...











...and pigeon...










This means that postage costs for future pigeon purchasers will be lower. Hooray!

P.S: I.O.U a more exciting post next time. No box talk, I promise. Just cake and birds.

Mr. Pigeon's European Adventures

Hello! Apologies for the long absence. You'll be pleased to know I have a very good excuse- the parents were visiting me in Germany this week and it was my duty as their only daughter to exploit their hire car and empty their wallets. They very kindly took Mr. Pigeon and me to some very nice places. There are of course photos...


The first stop was Giengen an der Brenz, a small and pretty town in Bavaria. It is also home of Steiff, the stuffed animal company so we visited the museum. It really is worth a visit, it's amazing what they can make out of fluff and stuffing...

We got a catalogue to flick through over a piece of cake...




...no sign of any stuffed pigeons.




Next stop was Munich. Mr. Pigeon got very excited by this place...

...but it didn't really appeal to the human members of the party so we ended up in the Hofbraeuhaus with one of these...

...and one of these...

After all that beer, Mr. P needed some fresh air to clear his woolly head...

...so we went up to the Heidelberg castle...

...Mr. Pigeon didn't seem impressed...

..."shoddy brickwork" apparently.




He seemed happier in Hanschuhsheim...

...he knocked but nobody was in...

But it was ogling the French birds in Strasbourg that Mr.P was really looking forward to. He soon felt right at home...

...although I expect it's a good thing he can't read French...

...he even tried to blend in with the locals...

...they weren't very talkative.





So that's where we've been. Needless to say not an awful lot of crocheting has been going on.

Except for this chap...

But fear not, pigeon fanciers! Normal service has now been resumed, the dissertation is very slowly being written during the day and new pigeons are appearing in the evening :)