Thursday 20 September 2018

Julip Live 2018!

 -Photos without my waffling here-

As mentioned in the previous post, I travelled down to Tetbury last week to stay with my friends Tomas and Rory and the three of us drove to Oxford for the show. We had intended to arrive super early so we could nab all the good spares and get set up, but alas, the best laid plans and all that. We did get to drive through some seriously spooky mist though...

Julip Live 2018

Julip Live 2018

To Tetbury and Beyond!



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Living in Glasgow has its downsides and one of the most irritating is being so far away from many of my friends and by extension, all the Julip shows. This year I was determined to combine both of those things in one big bumper trip.

I haven't seen Tom and Rory since last year's RHS, and as this year's official Julip Live was less than an hour away from their house it seemed like the perfect way to kill the proverbial two birds with one stone and so, last Wednesday I rolled out of bed at the ungodly time of 6:38 am so my dad could run me into town to get the 8am train down south.  I’m aware that for most people that’s not much of a challenge but when you’re a night owl and don’t currently have the routine of work to adhere to, anything before 9am is waaaay too early!

Tuesday 11 September 2018

Sew Many New Clothes!

Max, Juno and Baxter

(and sew many sewing puns! 😜)

I've been lax as usual in posting to this blog but I've certainly been busy!

Max and Juno have been out and about rather a lot recently and are due to do so again tomorrow when I set off down to the Cotswolds to stay with friends and attend the Julip Live at the weekend!
In the meantime, here's a few new additions to the girl's wardrobes.

Wednesday 1 August 2018

Sew on and Sewforth!

I've been feeling a little under the weather recently and have subsequently spent more than a few days tucked up in bed while I recovered. I find it really relaxing to sew in bed whilst watching TV (usually either let's plays on youtube or serial killer documentaries, lmao) so I've managed to get a few bits and pieces done recently which would otherwise have taken ages!

 Juno

Wednesday 18 July 2018

Pride Glasgow 2018

I've had a fairly busy weekend with the Trump protest on the Friday and then Pride Glasgow the following day. Last year I went with one of my friends, but this year I went solo! The event as a whole had some serious issues, but I managed to be one of the lucky ones who avoided them!

Pride Glasgow 2018

Monday 16 July 2018

Scotland Against Trump Protest

I usually try to keep politics off this blog as these days it's all depressing af, but when we've got a fascist wannabe dictator trying to take the US back to the dark ages, sometimes you just have to take a stand for what's right, and so I did my bit by going along to one of the many protests held here in Scotland while he (unfortunately) came over to visit this week.

Despite his arguments to the contrary, nobody here likes him. Not even a little bit.

Scotland Against Trump protest

Tuesday 10 July 2018

Lake District Julip Live 2018!

As will have been pretty obvious for anyone who's read my blog for a long time, I haven't posted much Julip stuff in a while.

Lake District Live 2018

This isn't entirely by choice, but rather that my muse has wandered and affixed itself to my 1/6th scale dolls rather strongly. I still love my little rubber ponies to death, I'm just not really in the mood to do anything with them other than admire them on my shelf right now. On one hand this is incredibly depressing as they've been such a huge part of my creative life for so long, not making tack and stable stuff feels really weird, but on the other, I've still got lots of plans for the future which I fully intend to carry out at some point, so it's not like I've lost interest completely or anything. I still definitely want to make a new stable set as the old wooden ones took up waaaaay too much space and I'd like something a little more custom. I'd also really like to get back into my photostories as I really miss them and I had loads of drama that never actually made it into story form...

Anyway, I digress; you didn't come here to read about my chronic procrastination, did you?

(I mean if you did you're certainly in the right place but that's besides the point...)

Regardless of whether or not I'm in 'the Julip zone', I'm never going to miss out on going to shows and the annual Lake District Live hosted by Stacey and her mum is honestly one of my favourite shows to go to. As with all Julip shows, by it's very nature it's chilled out and great fun, with a really friendly atmosphere. I've been going with my friends Heather and Magda for the last couple of years which has only added to the great holiday roadtrip feel of the whole thing. We usually find a B&B to stay in near the show hall, but this time ended up in lovely Morecambe at the Trevelyan Guesthouse.

Tuesday 3 July 2018

Royal Highland Show 2018! Cattle

After ogling the cobs for a good long while, we headed off in the direction of the stables, stopping en route to say hello to the cows in their big shed.

Cattle

Royal Highland Show 2018 - Cobs, Cobs, Cobs!

 As everyone who knows me will attest to, I love cobs, so when I realised there was a Ridden Show Cob class at the RHS this year my heart leapt!

Ridden Cobs

Royal Highland Show 2018 - Showjumping and Sunburn!

The showjumping was due to begin in the main ring, so we loitered around the big collecting ring for a little while, taking in the competitors warming up. 

Collecting Ring

Royal Highland Show 2018! - A Parade of Ponies (and Clydesdales :P)

By this time in the day we were both getting pretty hungry, and once Magda spotted a stand selling pizzas made to order, our fate was sealed. There was a really interesting selection to choose from (I was very tempted with the black pudding and apple!) but we decided to share a venison pepperoni one as, at a whopping £9 per tiny pizza, it was already pretty pricey! It was delicious, but half as small and twice as expensive as I'd have liked!

The infamous (and delicious) £9 pizza

Royal Highland Show 2018! - Riding Horses

Once we'd had our fill of tiny ponies, we meandered up to the Thistle Ring nearby, to the Riding Horse class, and what a beautiful selection to look upon!

Riding Horse

Royal Highland Show 2018 - Working Hunter Pony!

This year there were thrills and spills a-plenty!

One of my favourites was this tiny little pony who proved that size is by no means everything, especially when it came to going fast and jumping!

 Working Hunter Pony

Royal Highland Show 2018! - WHP Warmup!

One of my favourite classes at the RHS is the Working Hunter Pony - nothing beats tiny ponies zooming around and flying over rustic fences! I always like the collecting ring for photography as its a smaller space than the actual jumping arena so you've a much better chance of capturing the action than when the ponies are miles away on the other side!

Working Hunter Collecting Ring


Royal Highland Show 2018! - M&M Championship

We never have any specific plans for anything, and as some classes linger on for far longer than the schedule would suggest, it's sometimes anyone's guess as to what's on when! At one point we stopped outside the main ring to watch the M&M championship, but we couldn't get very close for photos so moved on after a while.

As previously stated, I'm a sucker for a nice bay and what a nice one this is!

Mountain and Moorland

Royal Highland Show 2018! - M&M and Part-Bred Arabs

I'm a little late to the party this year, due in part to the fact that I came home from the show with 2644 images to sort out and a super nasty sunburn on my face which is still visible over a week later! Flickr was also an issue as it took the best part of a full week to upload everything.😖

As ever, all photos sans commentary can be found -here- and feel free to use any for colour/drawing reference. 

The RHS' official facebook page had -this- wee video which gives you a feel for what the whole show was like.

Colourful Coo



Wednesday 13 June 2018

Welcome to the Mighty Nein!

 Kiri and Nott

As most of you will know, I'm a massive nerd when it comes to fantasy/sci-fi.

I live and breathe all things geeky, but until a couple of years ago I couldn't fully consider myself a 'nerd' as I'd never experienced the utter joy that is the definitive role-playing game of Dungeons and Dragons. I still haven't managed to actually play yet, though I plan to DM for my friends at some point once I've got a session planned out, but in the meantime, I get my fix from the incomparable Critical Role; a weekly stream where 'a bunch of nerdy-ass voice actors sit around and play D&D'

I've been watching them for a good few years now, and with well over 500 hours worth of incredibly compelling storylines and emotive performances from the cast, it wasn't difficult to get swept up in the adventures of the heroic band of colourful characters - Vox Machina, and now, with their latest campaign, the motley crew known as The Mighty Nein.



I don't normally like making figures of other people's characters as they know them far better than I ever could, but I loved the new group so much I couldn't resist! So far I only have two (one of which doesn't quite count) but I fully intend to recreate the whole group! (and no, it isn't a typo, there really aren't actually nine of them, there's a huge in-joke related to nein/nine so it was inevitable that they ended up with that as part of their name)

Friday 8 June 2018

Rockcliffe Holiday May 2018 (IMG INT!)

It's that time once again!

(a few weeks late but never mind XD)

Threave Castle

I recently retired my faithful camera companion, Nigel, as after a good ten years, old age had finally caught up with him and he was no longer able to function properly. His replacement, (also called Nigel, as I'm terribly unimaginative) is a Canon 750D and he's super duper shiny, so I may have got a little carried away when it came to pictures and video...

On that note, I'd really like to start doing some video tutorials and things on youtube, so if anyone has any suggestions for things they'd like to see, let me know! :)

Anyway, this was my first chance to try out my new shiny camera and as the weather was distinctly wonderful, you can expect rather a lot of images here. I typed nearly everything out whilst I was there, so apologies for the change in tense from time to time. XD

Thursday 29 March 2018

NaMoPaiMo prizes!

As everyone who took part in this year’s NaMoPaiMo knows, being lucky enough to win a prize wasn’t the point of the challenge, but a nice bonus and not something to be expected! However, I was told a couple of weeks ago by Jennifer that both myself AND Max would be getting something in the post, and it arrived last week. 

I didn’t sleep much the night before, after staying up until 6am to watch Critical Role (damn you timezones!) so I wasn’t quite with it when the parcel arrived, but once I’d woken up and realised what it was I couldn’t wait to investigate! 

 I’m utterly blown away, this is so incredibly generous and I just don’t have the words to thank you guys!  I got this absolutely beautiful Classic scale ‘Gigi’ resin by Mindy Berg, which I can’t wait to paint, though it might take a while to settle on a colour, but I’m already getting a very matronly broodmare feel to her, perhaps an old retired riding school pony or something? She’s currently the biggest resin I have now too! 

NaMoPaiMo 2018 prizes

NaMoPaiMo 2018 prizes!

NaMoPaiMo 2018 prizes!

 Max didn’t come away empty handed either, and now has another resin to paint, this time a Maggie Jenner Bennet grumpy pony! I have to admit that out of all of Maggie’s minis this one wasn’t my initial favourite, based purely on the pose but oh how my opinion has changed! There’s so much personality in this little beastie (I love the neck wrinkles!!!) and I’ve got so many colour ideas! I’ve been buzzing all day! 

NaMoPaiMo 2018 prizes!

Rest assured guys, there’ll be a repeat of Max’s adventures in painting next year!

NaMoPaiMo 2018 prizes!

On another note, I've been very bad at updating this blog recently - extra annoying as I actually have lots to post about for a change! Hopefully I'll get some more interesting stuff up on here soon.

Thursday 1 March 2018

Christine does NaMoPaiMo!

Max has hogged the limelight for far too long so here's what *I* got up to this month!

My goal for NaMo this year was to paint some models to sell (which I utterly failed at sadly) and finally get round to painting the Maggie Bennet micro mini Shetland I'd had sitting naked on my shelf for the last few years. I'd never been able to settle on a colour so he'd been relegated to the 'procrastination station' until such time as inspiration struck. It kinda didn't, but I pushed myself to paint him anyway and I honestly couldn't be happier with how he (and his bonus friend!) turned out.

NaMoPaiMo 2018

Wednesday 28 February 2018

Max does NaMoPaiMo - The Conclusion!

I meant to post this ages ago but I've been distracted by painting more ponies!😂

I managed to get everything spliced together into one video, so ta-da! Here's Max's work in its entirety!


I had a lot of fun making it all so I'll definitely be doing more like it in the future.

Tuesday 6 February 2018

Max does NaMoPaiMo!

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A little late to the party as ever, but the first of February marked the anniversary and new start to the incredibly fun and rewarding 'National Model Painting Month', or 'NaMoPaiMo'.
With well over 600 entrants this year, it's instantly bigger and better than last time and some people are already posting their finished horses on the Facebook group - some the same day the month long challenge began!

I aim to paint a micro mini I've had lying around naked for far too long...

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...but I wasn't the only one in the household who had some goals for this month - Max wanted to take part too!

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This post will contain the first part of her NaMoPaiMo experience...which includes stopmotions!
(click on the Instagram posts to view them)

If you're on Instagram you can follow #maxdoesnamopaimo to see her progress! 

I will of course be posting my own NMPM work, but let's face it, Max is way more photogenic!

Friday 12 January 2018

Adventures in Articulation!

Three posts in one day? Oooft, I'm on a roll!

As you may have noticed in my previous couple of posts, there are a few new faces I've never formally introduced here and most of them have had rather a lot of plastic surgery!

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A seriously belated thank you!

Many months ago, way back in August, I entered a very generous giveaway by Phyllis of  'A Day in the Life of My Dolls' not thinking for a moment that I'd win...right up until I got an email telling me just that not long after! 😲

I'd won two 2017 Fashionistas - #63 Platinum Pop - my first curvy Barbie - and a #11 Hyped on Stripes - Slim bodied Ken - my first Ken doll too! - in addition to a couple of fashion packs, a hammock and a handmade item by Phyllis herself. After picking my jaw up off the floor, I emailed in to accept and thank her profusely. I wouldn't have any real use for the hammock and I didn't want it to go to waste so I asked for someone else to get that, and she was happy to oblige.

I meant to post about their arrival when they did, but well, story of my life, I didn't. XD

I did photograph them though, so that's something! (but in October, judging by the decor, ahaha)

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Thursday 11 January 2018

Miniature Panettone tutorial!

 It's tutorial time!

Miniature Pannetone tutorial

I actually had a whole 'this tutorial is stolen!' gag to title this post before I remembered it wasn't a Stollen, but a Panettone, so that was a bit of a fail. XD  (although they look similar enough in texture so you totally could make one using this technique)

Anyway, here's how I made this 1/6th Panettone for Christmas - late to the party as ever!

Friday 5 January 2018

Festive Fun with Max and Juno (plus stopmotion!)

I'm nothing if not consistant in my procrastinating, so here's a somewhat belated Christmas edition of Max and Juno's usual shenanigans. This time involving some dabbles with STOPMOTION! 😱😍

(I used the 'OSnap' app to make them and EZgif to turn them into gifs before anyone asks.)

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Another year gone, another Christmas edging closer and closer until, wham, there's only a week to go and nothing about the house is even remotely festive. And so it was with Max and Juno, rushing around to stock up on supplies and dredge the Cardboard Box Of All Things Christmassy out of the loft. Their only real display of festive cheer were their (not so) ugly Christmas jumpers, which, frankly, Juno would wear the hell out of at any given time of the year if Max didn't do her best to hide them after January.

'Oh god, how is there more in here than last year?' said Max, frowning. 'I remember buying new lights but I'm sure we didn't have that many ornaments!'

Christmas with Max and Juno

After a quick jumper change due to an incident with Baxter and some spilled hot chocolate, they hung up the cards in front of the fireplace (which seemed like a far better option than on the mantelpiece, where they'd knocked some of them off several times whilst walking past) then got stuck into the box of seasonal joy and entertainment.

Christmas with Max and Juno

'It's going to take forever to untangle all this - why didn't we put it away properly last year?!'


'Max, I'm pretty sure your exact words last year were 'don't worry about the tinsel, Juno, it won't take long to sort out next time'
'Bah.'

The humbug was unspoken, but strongly implied.

 Juno stifled a laugh. The silent 'I told you so' felt great.

Christmas with Max and Juno

'Well while you're tying yourself in knots, I'll make a start on the rest.'

Juno selected a few choice decorations to arrange, along with their only remaining paper chain, made from recycled wrapping paper the year before; most of which was now lost to Baxter's unyielding curiosity and astonishingly robust digestive system.

'Careful up there' said Max, distracted from her tinsel by the sight of Juno reaching for the highest point of the wall she could reach, 'that sofa isn't exactly sturdy!'

'Pffft, I'm fine, and if I do fall I'll have a soft landing...or you'll catch me...right?'

'Errr...pass?'

Christmas with Max and Juno

After a good hour or two spent reminiscing on Christmases past, discussing the difficulty of attaching flimsy paper ornaments to solid brick and much drinking of chocolate, the living room was mostly complete.

Christmas with Max and Juno

Max had found an amazing piece of taxidermy at a car boot sale for a fiver a few weeks before, and knew the stag's head would look perfect above the fireplace, especially adorned with baubles for the occasion. Juno was less impressed, as it totally ruined her original plans for the mantelpiece, but reluctantly agreed that it did look pretty damn awesome in context.

Christmas with Max and Juno

With the fire crackling happily in the stove, there was only one thing left to decorate.

The tree.

After doing battle with the lights and the tinsel, Max stood back to take in her work.

'It was really good of your mum to give us her old artificial tree this year. The prices for real ones have gone up so much!'

Juno nodded, tutting.

'Tell me about it - fifty quid for a scraggly old pine that'll probably drop its needles before the 25th? No thanks! I still prefer a real tree though, artificial ones just aren't the same, but I can't exactly complain about this one, what with it being free and all. I just wish it didn't look quite so...'

'Obviously fake?'

'Yeah. Still, I bet if we cover it up with shiny things we'll stop noticing it'

'Gotcha, I'll get the box!'

Christmas with Max and Juno

As ever the decorations were a real mix of old and new - many of them were from an old set that had once belonged to Juno's grandmother, and were so incredibly twee and tacky that despite loathing that kind of thing with a vengeance, it just wouldn't be Christmas without them, so on they went.

Christmas with Max and Juno

'Well, what do you think?'

Christmas with Max and Juno

'I think it's time we got all this stuff tidied up and put away properly - tinsel included'

Christmas with Max and Juno

'Oh you're so lucky I love you, babe. I never want to so much as look at tinsel ever again after all that but if you insist!'

'I do. I'll put the kettle on...'

Christmas with Max and Juno

The act of gift wrapping was less of a priority this year.

Christmas with Max and Juno

Both Max and Juno had agreed not to buy each other anything expensive as they were saving for more furniture and things for the house, so presents this year were distinctly cheap and/or foodie. Baxter was the exception though, and there were plenty of new toys and treats for him under the tree. Well, not all physically under the tree - they'd learned that was a mistake last year after the Rawhide Incident.

They were still finding pieces...

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Christmas with Max and Juno

The remaining week was cold and frosty; proper wintery weather, but no sign of snow just yet.

Juno

At last, the day dawned. Chocolate was eaten, gifts were exchanged, and in Baxter's case, destroyed within minutes.

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As per tradition, they all spent the afternoon with Juno's parents. Max had tried to get her mum and stepdad involved again this year, but as usual, her invitation was ignored, so instead they stuffed themselves full of turkey, roast veggies and as many pigs in blankets as they could eat before Baxter noticed them, followed up by a terrible karaoke session to the cheesiest of Christmas songs, and a good time was had by all.

Boxing day brought food hangovers and...more interestingly, a touch of snow!

'Well, it's a day late, but I can't say I'm not pleased to see it!'

Max and Juno

'White Boxing Day' doesn't quite have the same ring to it though somehow and it's more of a skiffing than an actual snow day...'

Max and Juno

Baxter didn't particularly care about the date, he was far more interested in how much the landscape changed with all this cold stuff everywhere, particularly on the smell front.

Max and Juno

To their delight, a few days later they finally got the White Christmas they'd been hoping for, albeit not on the day itself. Baxter was excited beyond belief so they headed out for a walk. Despite the snow, there was no breeze and the temperature was surprisingly mild.


Max and Juno

 'Merry...snow day?'

Max and Juno

Whilst they were otherwise occupied, Baxter ran on ahead. He just loved snow.

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Eventually they noticed he was no longer running around under their feet and rushed off to find him, bumping into a few of their friends on the way. They hadn't known Cassie all that long, but she was a regular at Deja Brew and they'd struck up conversation over a plate of muffins one afternoon and that was that.

Christmas

She was on her way to a friend's so after the usual 'Merry Christmas/you too' conversations, they let her go, just in time to bump into another couple of familiar faces.

'Oh hey guys, are you out with Baxter?' Aiden said, Jonas giving a halfhearted wave next to him as they approached. 'Jonas said he thought he saw him just there, but didn't think it could have been as you weren't with him'

Jonas nodded. 'Yeah, he seemed pretty hyper...'

Christmas

Juno bit her lip sheepishly.

'Uh yeah, we got a little...distracted. Did you see which way he went?'

Aiden rolled his eyes and gestured vaguely.

'Over there maybe? I'm not gonna lie, I'm just guessing - Jonas was the only one who actually saw him.'

Christmas

Jonas shrugged, a half smile flickering on his lips. 'Yeah, that sounds about right. Oh hey, I uhh, I'm not technically working this week but if you guys fancy a coffee or something, there's a really good seasonal staff discount at Deja Brew! I probably shouldn't be telling you that, but you know, it's Christmas and everything.'

Jonas was one of the baristas, and his quiet, soft spoken mannerisms were in huge contrast to the often decidedly extroverted ones of his boyfriend.

'So yeah, umm, just tell whoever's on the counter that day that I sent you, and that the super secret code is 'Espresso Patronum' and you'll get 20% off. I think Carmen's working the festive shift so she'll sort you out.'

Christmas

'Oh wow, thanks Jonas, that's awesome, thank you! I've been meaning to try out the 'Winter Warmer' hot chocolate...also A+ on the Potter reference'

Max and Juno


'Yeah, that's amazing, thanks!' gushed Juno, clapping her hands with joy. 'Oh and I love your jumpers guys, where did you-'

'Nope' sad Max, taking her by the shoulders and turning her around, 'we're not going there, you've got enough, Ju!'

'Lies. You can never have too many jumpers. Never!'

 The mock argument continued as they searched for Baxter, eventually finding him snuffling amongst what must have been a particularly whiffy pile of snow.

Baxter

The war for The Right To Own All The Jumpers continued and a snowball fight ensued...

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Juno didn't gloat about her win too much (lies) but they called a truce long enough to finish building a snowman together...

Max and Juno

 ...which unfortunately didn't last long...

'Oh god, Baxter, no!'

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'Oh my god, you are the worst dog. Why would you do that?!'

Baxter just wagged his tail and trotted on ahead, infinitely pleased with himself. They'd spent ages making it, so it was only fair he left his own mark on it, #doglogic

They continued walking down the road until a familiar voice alerted them to the presence of Lexi; Max's younger half-sister.

 Max and Juno

She'd texted them earlier on in the hope of a meetup between Christmas and Hogmanay, and that afternoon was the only time they could manage it with one thing or another.

'Max! Juno! Baxter! Hi!'

She wasn't easily missed, decked out in the cosiest, most fabulously sparkly unicorn onesie imaginable.

'I can't stay long I'm afraid, Mum wants me home to help make food for the big stupid Hogmanay party she's hosting and I only just managed to escape for a few minutes!'

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'I take it you like your present then?' said Max, nodding towards the onesie as she enveloped her sister in a hug. 'It was so hard not to spoil the surprise!'

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'I LOVE it, thanks sis! Opening it was hilarious, you should have seen Mum's face!' She paused at the look on Max's own and her smile dropped. 'Sorry Max, I shouldn't have said that, I-'

Max shook her head, her smile fixed and unconvincing. 'Nah, don't worry about it, it's fine, I know what she's like.'

Max and Juno

'I'm really glad you like it though, I was so worried they'd have sold out by the time I ordered it! Is it warm enough? It didn't seem that thick when I wrapped it...'

Christmas

Lexi grinned. 'Oh it's toasty, don't worry. Besides, I got a whole set of thermals from Grandma - tights, tops, underwear, socks - the full works, including a couple of jumpers, so I won't be freezing any time soon!'

'Jumpers, eh?' Juno asked innocently. 'Would you say you've got...enough of those?'

Max and Juno

Lexi laughed. 'Of course not, it's bloody freezing, I need all the jumpers I can get!'

Her phone buzzed in her pocket and she withdrew it with a frown. 'Urgh, I've gotta go, something about preparing some truffles or something? Urghhhhh. It's been great seeing you guys though, can we have a proper catch up soon? Maybe a coffee or pizza night or something? My treat?' 

She hugged them both, ruffled Baxter's fur and trudged off in the direction of home. As they watched her go, Juno leaned in close to her girlfriend and whispered.

'See? There's no such thing as too many jumpers, even your sister agrees!'

Max said nothing, only choosing to fix Juno with an incredulous stare as she gave her a playful shove.


Max and Juno

The snow wasn't as firm as she'd assumed however, and the pair lost their footing a few seconds in, landing with a crunch.

'Ohhhhh my god, that's so cold!'

'Well, it is snow, babe, it kinda has to be.'

'It's soaking through my leggings, oh my goooodddddd'

'No sympathy, you brought it all on yourself.'

'You pushed me'

'I don't control gravity'

Juno pouted and muttered 'I'll control your gravity'

Max chuckled and leaned in closer.

'Are you saying you're the Earth to my Moon? Just two celestial bodies deeply attracted to each other?'


Max and Juno

Juno groaned and rolled her eyes. 'Oh my god you're the worst, that was the actual worst line.' She shuddered and brushed snow from her legs. 'My celestial body is more like the planet Pluto right now, billions of miles from the sun and deprived of any warmth'

 'We've been through this, Pluto isn't technically a planet any more, I know we still aren't over it, but...'

'Don't you dare take Pluto away from me, just because it's tiny doesn't mean its any less important!'

Max chuckled and got to her feet, shedding lumps of snow from every surface. She held her hand out to Juno, who shook her head.

'I was going to get up but seeing as I'm already soaked, I've always wanted to do this!

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After making a fairly decent snow angel and accidentally getting snow down her boots during the process, she got to her feet rather quickly.

 'Brrrrrrrrrrr, ok but seriously though, I think my arse is going numb, these leggings are not as insulated as they were supposed to be!'

'Alright, let's head home. Need me to warm you up?'

'Always'

Max and Juno


Once they'd extracted Baxter from another pile of snow, the journey home was far less eventful, and with the fire on and a nice comfy sofa to curl up in, they soon found themselves dozing off later that evening.

Max and Juno

But...not before the sofa turned into something of a battleground...


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So, anyway, it's a belated Merry Christmas and Happy Hogmany from me, and the same from these guys!

Merry Christmas from Max, Juno and Baxter

There will be more stopmotions at some point soon, and with NaMoPaiMo looming, you'll see model horse posts with more regularity as well.

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