Alycea Blake van Horth

French village life sometimes means the police at the door | PumpjackPiddlewick

I am a great fan of detective fiction. Give me a Sue Grafton, J.D. Robb and especially the classic Agatha Christie ‘who done it’ any day. Consequently, I read frequently of police at the door asking questions, garnering answers. It’s something you read about, but it just doesn’t happen inRead More →

My pet duck loves a Duvet Day now and then at PumpjackPiddlewick

Ducks like people have days when they don’t want to do anything. When they wish to be lazy. A duck duvet day if you will. Now I am figuring that some of you may have chosen to read this article because you thought I turned my pet duck into aRead More →

What is it like to have a bi-sexual duck at PumpjackPiddlewick

Well, it looks like we have a bisexual duck. Or possibly transgender. Maybe both? Or maybe he is actually changing sex and becoming a she. Yes, in the duck world this is actually possible. Something is going on with our Little Laddie, and we are not quite sure what. LaddieRead More →

What to know before opening an Etsy shop at PumpjackPiddlewick

So you are thinking of opening an Etsy shop. Great idea! Probably. Let’s find out some right up front necessaries. As a multi-year, now multi shop owner on Etsy, I get asked a lot about opening an Etsy shop. Which I think is great, as it means that person isRead More →