20
July
Sugar Paste Muffin
Thank you Pam for sending through this fantastic photo of your wonderful sugar paste Muffin! Pam, a member of the British Sugarcraft Guild, made this Muffin which, of course, sits in pride of place in the lounge. Pam loved making this Muffin, which is approximately 9 x 7 inches and has captured a remarkable resemblance to the original – almost good enough…
9
July
Marlborough Puppetry Festival
What a fabulous weekend at Marlborough! The weather was beautiful; we met some wonderful people and were entertained by some fantastic and talented puppeteers! The festival was superbly organised by David Leech of Pelham Puppets to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Pelham Puppets. So why Marlborough – I hear you ask? Well, Bob Pelham the founder…
20
October
Muffin 70 years old Today!
??Happy 70th Birthday Muffin the Mule?? What a fantastic day and who would believe it – Yes 70 years ago to the day on Sunday 20th October 1946 Muffin the Mule first appeared on BBC TV with Annette Mills at the piano and Ann Hogarth pulling the strings. Who would have thought after that very…
4
July
Muffin’s 70th Birthday Party
The sun was shining on Sunday as Muffin the Mule had his 70th Birthday Party at Pennywell Farm. In the morning the team delivered one of their presentations / shows to the Pennywell Farm customers where they were introduced to Muffin and his friends, shown an original programme of ‘Muffin and the Squeaking Shoes’ which was…
9
May
Muffin visits the Donkey Sanctuary
What a fantastic day! On Sunday 8th May we all packed up to visit one of the Donkey Sanctuary farms, Town Barton, on the outskirts of Tedburn St Mary. Muffin and all his friends were extremely excited as we were not only meeting donkeys but mules too! They have the largest barren (I’m reliably informed…