Fish and frozen peas

Thank heavens for frozen peas!

I came in from mowing the lawn yesterday to find our middle daughter's fish (oddly named Bryony Minckley after her best friend at nursery) floating upside-down at the surface. How were we going to break the news of her loved one's demise? She's been a long-standing friend for over 5 years now. But no... I noticed her still breathing! Suddenly she started swimming again...but every time she stopped, up she popped to the surface again.

After a quick Google I discovered the cause of her problem...her swim bladder was all kerfuffled. And the suggested cure? Pop a couple of peas into her mouth and she'd be right as rain! Sounded unlikely to me, but willing to try anything to save the little darling (and avoid the tears from her owner) I followed the advice.

And to my surprise, within a couple of hours she was cured!

Peas have always been my favourite vegetable. Now they are that little bit more special.

How to turn a paperclip into a house

He did it!

You may remember back in May we featured Kyle MacDonald and his attempt to swap a single red paperclip for a house. Well, a year (to the day) since he started his quest and 14 swaps later he's reached his goal, trading up each time.

He inspired our "i'd swap my sister..." and "i'd swap my brother..." groovy baby clothes.

Big congratulations to him! Read his full story here.

NEW - $5 flat shipping!

We're really pleased to be able to introduce a new flat-rate shipping fee. For up to 5 items shipped within the US, the new flat-rate of $5 will be available.

(Shipping for posters and framed prints will incur an additional charge and although we don't sell any of those items yet, we'll soon have an announcement for you about that... some great new products coming your way. We're very excited about them. But can't say any more yet. OK. I'll shut up now!)