Twiham

Playing around...

2012-02-05T06:28:00.000-08:00

Lately, I have been playing around

with my mobile phone

and seeing what the type of

quality photographs

I can take with it.

As always,

I need a model.

And Bells is more than happy

to pose.

As you might be aware

I always take photos of Bells

unawarely.

(Is that a word - unawarely?)

She looks stunned and kind of surprised here

Here's a cheeky grin of her

UK ‘Breaking Dawn, Part 1′ DVD and BluRay covers...

2012-01-29T09:06:00.000-08:00

Look here!...

The UK DVD and BluRay

covers for

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,

Part 1 have been released.

Are you getting excited now?

Because Bells is...

"Tee hee..."

Details on ‘Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ DVD and Blu-ray Release in the UK...

2012-01-15T12:28:00.000-08:00

play.com released details and

special features of the DVD

and Blu-ray of

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

– Part 1 over in the UK.

Breaking Dawn – Part 1 will be

available starting on

March 12th.

Lionsgate Buys Summit for $412.5 M & Twilight saga may continue after fifth film...

2012-01-14T03:44:00.000-08:00

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" may not be the end of Bella, Edward and Jacob's on-screen journey, according to the head of the franchise's new Hollywood home.

The chief executive of Lions Gate Entertainment, which on Friday acquired "Twilight" film studio Summit Entertainment for $412.5 mil..., said he believes the film franchise will continue to have value to his company,even after the Nov. 16 release of the fifth movie completes the adaptation of author Stephenie Meyer's four books.

"I'm anticipating 'Breaking Dawn Part 2' being $700 million-plus in worldwide box office," said Jon Feltheimer, predicting the next film would slightly outdo the $697 million global take of "Breaking Dawn Part 1."

Asked whether the franchise would continue in some form for Lions Gate, he added, "It's hard for me to imagine a movie that does $700 million-plus doesn't have ongoing value. It's an amazing franchise that they have done a great job of maintaining with absolutely no deterioration. So the simple answer is 'Boy I hope so.'"

One person close to the acquisition deal but not authorized to speak publicly suggested that because Lions Gate, unlike Summit, has a television production unit, it could adapt "Twilight" for the small screen.

Asked whether there was a possibility of bringing "Twilight" to television, Feltheimer answered, "I would certainly hope so."

From LA Times

Mmm...Twi cakes...

2012-01-14T03:32:00.000-08:00

Stini from Twifans had seen these lovely cupcakes from a store called Publix.

Here's more information about Publicx

Happy Saturday!...

2012-01-14T03:25:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

Yes, a late reply, however better late than never.

So, the sun is shining outside, though a very chilly breeze and the temperature here in England is 2 degrees, yikes!

Any how, Bells has been busy sleeping.

But I have promised her a big homemade treat

that I had made.

Let's see how she is, shall we...?

"Morning Bells, how are you today?"

*Squeak squeak*

"Yes, yes very cold outside. But here's a treat to keep you warm." ...

"Thanks! *squeak*" says Bells, with a big smile on her little face

Edward & Bella’s Tropical Honeymoon Hideaway in Brazil...

2011-12-29T04:05:00.000-08:00

"The chic Brazilian retreat, where the love-struck duo consummate their marriage in the most talked-about scene of the latest Twilight flick, is available for rent.

The six-bedroom hideaway, called Casa em Paratey, is located on Mamangua Bay - near the town of Paraty, some 60 miles west of Rio De Janeiro. For extra sparkle factor, it comes with a 220m-long private beach.

Some of the honeymoon scenes for Breaking Dawn: Part One were filmed at the house (the rest were recorded on a soundstage in the US).

With many Twilight fans too young to have a full-time job, they had better hope daddy is feeling generous, as the house costs £2,500 per night.

But some Twi-hards may think the cost is worth it, judging by the ever-growing popularity of all things Twilight. Recently, it was reported that destinations featured in the film are experiencing a boom in interest.

These includes Forks in the US, where most of the saga takes place (although nothing has been filmed here), and Squamish in Canada, where Bella and Edward tie the knot."

Source: travelchatter

They filmed the honeymoon scenes at Casa em Paraty,

a luxury vacation home in

Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil.

The house was designed by Thiago Bernardes

of the architecture firm Bernardes + Jacobsen.

It was featured in the January 2011

issue of

Architectural Digest.

The area is so remote that the family

can only reach its house

boat or helicopter.

Source: hookedonhouses

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Twiham!

2011-12-27T03:57:00.000-08:00

Merry Xmas everyone!

Wishing you a festive holiday fun and joy

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream movie flavours...

2011-12-22T12:05:00.000-08:00

Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavors

based on movies we loved in 2011.

Check out Twilight ice cream

nextmovie.com

Promotional Poster Exhibition of Breaking Dawn Wedding costume...

2011-12-21T09:40:00.001-08:00

Amazon Releases Back Cover of the 'Breaking Dawn - Part 1' Blu Ray...

2011-12-21T09:38:00.000-08:00

Amazon.com, released the back cover of the Blu Ray.
Special Features
6-Part Making Of Documentary (standard and Picture-In-Picture mode)
Edward & Bella's Personal Wedding Video
Jacob's Destiny
Jump to...(character specific favorite scenes)
Audio Commentary with Bill Condon

The price of the blu-ray is unavailable at the moment, however sign up to be notified when this item becomes available!

Breaking Dawn Twilight Lip Glosses...

2011-12-14T01:49:00.000-08:00

Source: http://www.robstendreams.com/

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Blu-ray and DVD Details!

2011-11-26T05:36:00.000-08:00

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1's Blu-ray and DVD has not release a date yet on when it will be out, however take a look at the above cover art and special features details below.

Special Features:

6-part Documentary (viewable in both standard and PIP modes)
Bella & Edward's Personal Wedding Video
Becoming Jacob
Jump to...(character specific favorite scenes)
Audio Commentary with Bill Condon

Bruno Mars 'It Will Rain' on X Factor USA 2011

2011-11-25T09:18:00.001-08:00

UK Breaking Dawn Part 1 DVD Release Date , 12th March 2012.....

2011-11-22T09:45:00.000-08:00

www.lovefilm.com have confirmed that Breaking Dawn

Part 1 DVD Release Date will be

12th March 2012.

Are you excited, yet?

Bells is certainly is!

Colllldddd.................

2011-11-09T10:14:00.000-08:00

Sorry for not posting lately!

Me & Bella have been extremely busy these past few months.

The weather is certainly not helping,

because its definitely getting colder and

me and Bella is finding it getting colder

and colder

every single day!

Meanwhile....

Bella has been busy entertaining me....

"Boo! What have you been up too?" squeaked Bells

"I have been doing stuff Bells" ...

"Hehe, can you see me clearly now?" giggled Bells

"Oh, definitely" ...

Have you missed Bella everyone??

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 - Sneak Peek "The Beginning of...

2011-11-01T10:39:00.001-07:00

Bella discovers she's pregnant...

2011-10-27T12:29:00.001-07:00

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 - "Don't Take Too Long Mrs. Cullen" Clip...

2011-10-26T09:17:00.000-07:00

UK Premiere of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn...

2011-10-12T09:30:00.000-07:00

New Breaking Dawn Candy for Halloween...in Latin America?

2011-09-28T13:12:00.000-07:00

Ooo..just look at all these candies!

I bet if Bells saw this, her little eyes would be huge!

Oh, I spoke too soon!

New Breaking Dawn Merchandise & Jewellery...

2011-09-26T10:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry, its been a while since I had last posted. I've actually been on holiday for a week, so having been blogging. However! Just look at the above, aren't they all pretty. Just like Pokemon, don't you want to '~~catch'~~ collect them all!

Source: http://www.cine-shopping.com

Tomorrow, I am going to have a bbq and going to visit Nessie's grave.

The last time I went to visit, she had a little fruit flower growing above her grave. I thought that was lovely. Maybe it was a sign to let me know that she is happy in hammie heaven and that she is growing happy there.

But anyways, I am looking forward to visiting her. Let's hope the weather is sunny tommorrow.

Have a good day all!

Twilight: Breaking Dawn - New trailer released...

2011-09-14T09:32:00.000-07:00

Here is the first full trailer for the movie has been released.

18 November 2011 it will be released in USA

Pre-order the Soundtrack of Breaking Dawn on Amazon.com...

2011-09-08T10:47:00.000-07:00

You can pre-order the Soundtrack of 'BD - $ 17.37 at amazon.com.

The title will be released on November 8, 2011. However, there is still no track list or cover available.

Breaking Dawn Stills From the Breaking Dawn Calendar...

2011-09-02T09:26:00.000-07:00

Source: www.flickr.com

Breaking Dawn T-shirts...

2011-08-25T04:12:00.000-07:00

Here are 4 Twilight: Breaking Dawn T-shirts which can be purchased
from play.com at £12.99.

Popcorn eating!...

2011-08-17T09:34:00.000-07:00

As usual, I love watching films.

Lately, I had watched some great films, like Captain America, The Green Lantern & Planet of the Apes.

However to accompany any film, there must be food. And that food is! ...

POPCORN!

So, I got popping away....

I made some for myself...

I made some for Bells...

Lets see how she likes them...

"Hey Bells, I got you some tasty popcorn" ....

"Ooooo...where where?" said Bells, excitedly.

Yummy!

"Mmmm...tasty" said Bells

Breaking Dawn Maze...

2011-08-11T11:20:00.000-07:00

The 2011 Rutledge Corn Maze will be THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN (many thanks to Summit Entertainment) THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, the highly anticipated next chapter of The Twilight Sagais directed by Bill Condon and will open in theaters 11.18.11....

Source: http://www.mazeplay.com/

Brand NEW Twilight Saga: New Moon - Jane Tonner Doll....

2011-08-11T11:11:00.000-07:00

JANE

DRESSED TONNER CHARACTER FIGURE™

Expected to ship: 8/25/11

Release Date: 8/10/2011

Dakota Fanning/Jane Head Sculpt
15" Teenager Body
Fine Quality Vinyl and Hard Plastic
Red Painted Eyes
Blonde Rooted Hair
Cameo Skin tone
Designer Stand
Black Boots
Antiqued Gold Charm Necklace
Face Includes Hand Painted Details

LE500

Price: $179.99

SOURCE: http://www.tonnerdirect.com

Breaking Dawn News in ‘Odeon’ magazine...

2011-07-31T14:04:00.000-07:00

Source: http://robertpattinsonuk.com/?p=14036

Update on the date of the premiere of Breaking Dawn in London...

2011-07-31T13:53:00.000-07:00

Source: http://lasagarobsten.blogspot.com/

Homemade home...

2011-07-24T10:16:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy few weeks for me.

Last weekend I went to the London Film and Comic Con

and saw Robert Knepper, Christhoper Lloyd, Christopher Lambert and

many more celebrites, including Back to the Future car

the Delorean!

Also, I had visited Nessie's grave & noticed a little flower growing from

her grave. Which I thought was lovely! Conveying that Nessie

is growing peacefully and happy up in Hamster Heaven.

Lately, I have been trying to find ideas of homemade toys for Bells.

Not only is it fun for me to come up with an idea & design a potential safe toy for her. A toy that she can have hours of fun with.

Whilst, Bella was having a nap. I decided to get to work...

So, I found 2 small boxes and glue them together. Made a door, made a

so called cat flap and bobs-me-uncle, a new homemade house for Bells!

Let's see what Bells thinks of my creation...

"Mmm...What is this I see?" says Bells, which a puzzled look on her little face.

"I must go inside and see what's inside" ....

"Oooo...An open planned roof. Me like!" squeaked Bells.

Glad she is a happy hamster.

Sleepy, sleepy....zzZZZZ.......

2011-07-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

As I turned around to see what Bells was doing,

she was sleeping very quietly.

Until, she woke up with a big SMILE on her little face.

"Heya! I'm awake! Let's party, shall we?" giggled Bells

And this NEW hamster is called.....

2011-07-08T12:32:00.000-07:00

Bella!

"Heya, I'm Bella.

But you can also call me Bells, or Baby Bells"

*Squeak*

Watch this Space....

2011-07-06T10:38:00.001-07:00

A little critter might come in place....

Twilight Fireworks...

2011-07-06T10:37:00.000-07:00

Isn't this exciting...

Twilight Fireworks... doesn't it look cool. I wish I could try some out!

2011 Hallmark Bella, Edward & Jacob keepsake ornament...

2011-07-01T13:51:00.000-07:00

Here is a nice ornament will be available

at your local Hallmark Gold Crown Store

beginning Ornament Premiere weekend!

Saturday, July 16th

Sunday, July 17th

The ornament retails for $19.95

New Breaking Dawn Promo Pictures 2012 Breaking Dawn Wall Calendar...

2011-06-22T03:05:00.000-07:00

Oh, I love the new merchandise that Summit Entertainment provide for us and this time its a New Breaking Dawn Wall Calendar.

Which will be out 1 August, 2012. You can pre-order your copy at http://www.amazon.com

Nessie the Hamster RIP Video...

2011-06-16T11:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry, its been a while that I had last posted.

I have had a very busy week, however I have been busy making my final video for Nessie. This video sums up how I miss her & that I wish she is a happy hamster up in hammie heaven.

Breaking Dawn Part 1 Trailer Official (HD)

2011-06-07T11:50:00.000-07:00

Breaking Dawn Teaser ...

2011-06-03T14:50:00.001-07:00

RIP Nessie the Hamster...

2011-05-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

I am sad to say that Nessie the Hamster has passed away last Saturday.

I have had Nessie since April 2009 and for two years,

she has made me laugh and smile every day.

I found a lovely poem, which reminds me of my dearest lovely hammie...

You were my dearest friend,
You were there all the time.
On you I always could depend.
The one who knew me best.

Your trust in me never wavered.
Nor did mine in you.
You were the one who I favoured,
Above all the rest.

Your life was sweet,
But, oh, so short.
And I was left. Incomplete.
The day you left.

And though your time,
Was just a blip,
Compared to mine.
You will live on with me,
Forever.

This weekend I am going to find a lovely place to bury her,

where I could always go and visit her.

If you have any messages, that you would like to say to RIP Nessie.

Please leave a message in the comment box and I will past all the messages to her in her ceremony at the weekend.

Playtime ....

2011-05-18T03:55:00.000-07:00

Nessie says Hi!

Its been a very sleepy week for her. However,

today she wants to come out and play...

"Hello Nessie, you want to come out?" ...

*Squeak squeak*

(Opens cage door)

"Are you coming out to play?" ...

*Squeak squeak*

"Fooled you! I'm staying in!" answered Nessie

Lol

International release dates for ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'...

2011-05-13T14:59:00.000-07:00

International release dates for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1:

France: November 16th, 2011

Australia: November 17th, 2011

Hungary: November 17th, 2011

New Zealand: November 17th, 2011

Canada: November 18th, 2011

Italy: November 16th, 2011

Norway: November 18th, 2011

Poland: November 18th, 2011

Spain: November 18th, 2011

Sweden: November 18th, 2011

United Kingdom: November 18th, 2011

Germany: November 24th, 2011

Malaysia: November 24th, 2011

Singapore: November 24th, 2011

Belgium: November 16th, 2011

Turkey: November 18th, 2011

If your country is not listed, please be patient and wait.

Source: www.imdb.com

Friday Night Munching...

2011-05-13T14:36:00.000-07:00

Nessie had been very tired and lazy lately.

Maybe because she is getting a little older now

so isn't as lively as she had been. However, she's always

busy trying to discover and explore around the house...

"Ooo..what's this?" mumbled Nessie

"Hey Nessie, guess what?" ...

"What's up?" answered Nessie, curiously.

"Its Friday night. Its the weekend tommorrow. You know what that means, don't you?" ...

"What's that?" asked Nessie

"Fun and games, of course" ...

Trip to Oxford...

2011-05-04T14:18:00.000-07:00

These past few days, I have been an busy bee...

Firstly, what I can tell you is that I went to Oxford. The buildings

there demonstrate an example of every English architectural period since the arrival of the Saxons, including the iconic, mid-18th century Radcliffe Camera.

As you can see I took lots of photographs,

hopefully those who have not been there

can see an example of what the city looks like.

The weather that day, by the way, was absolutely lovely.

Look how decorative this part of the door is. Beautiful design.

Here is an small Tavern called the "Turf Tavern".

For more information about this tavern, please visit: Turf Tavern

"The Turf Tavern (or just "The Turf") is a popular but well-hidden historic public house in central Oxford, England. Its foundations date from the 13th century and the low beamed front bar area from the 17th. It was originally called the Spotted Cow but changed its name in 1842, probably as a reaction to gambling meetings held on site."

"Local legend has it that it was at the Turf Tavern where former U.S. president Bill Clinton, while attending Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar."

Inside the tavern

Within the Malmaison Hotel, at Oxford Castle.

"Malmaison Hotel is crafted within the prison walls – a charismatic place to stay with the famed Malmaison-style interpreted in unique buildings"

Malmaison Hotel

Looks a bit like Alice in Wonderland...

This is the plate that the prisoners used in the past.

Open top garden at the "Living Room"

On top of the "mound"

Top of the castle

Alice's Shop

"The Alice's Shop in Oxford is the original Alice in Wonderland Shop. This was where the real Alice, Alice Liddell, used to buy her barley sugar sweets 140 years ago. Lewis Carroll wrote the shop into the Alice adventures in Through the Looking-Glass and the illustrator, Tenniel, sketched two illustrations of the shop for the book."

Beautiful view

First look at Breaking Dawn's Eleazer and Carmen...

2011-04-28T15:04:00.000-07:00

Source: http://www.twifans.com

EW Breaking Dawn Exclusives...

2011-04-28T14:59:00.000-07:00

Source: http://popwatch.ew.com

Don't these pictures make you excited to see the film now??

Filming 'Breaking Dawn'...

2011-04-26T11:55:00.000-07:00

Stunned...

2011-04-16T08:59:00.000-07:00

Nessie has told me off lately, for not posting enough.

So, apologises to our viewers and to Nessie.

Nessie has been very quiet lately,

mostly sleeping. However, she still has her cold

sneezing a bit. Though recovering a bit more each day.

Let's see what she doing now shall we??

"Oh, heya Nessie. How are you?"

"............. ......... . ..." mumbled Nessie

Looks like she's frozen hehe.

Cardboard wolves in North Vancouver...

2011-04-10T13:19:00.000-07:00

Cardboard cut outs of wolves in North Vancouver on the set of Breaking Dawn...

Enjoying the evening with Nessie...

2011-04-04T13:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the delay posts.

Me & Nessie has been very busy these past few days.

Firstly, Nessie as a cold. So, she told me not to take any photographs of her while she looks ill.

I respected her privacy and let her rest for a few days (hence no Nessie photos)

However... while she had been sleeping tonight. I decided to make myself a lovely Latte using a new latte glass that I brought from Tescos.

It turned out quite well, though I did end up making too much foam hehe.

The recipe can be found here How to make a Cafe Latte

Anyways, Nessie woke and noticed the coffee smell...

*sniff sniff*

I can smell coffee

The final deconstruction of Swan House...

2011-03-27T12:11:00.000-07:00

Photos Of Bella And Jacob's house...

2011-03-21T14:45:00.000-07:00

Source: http://www.twilightbritneyfan.com/

Pee-a-Boo!....

2011-03-16T12:24:00.000-07:00

Can you see me??

zzzZZZZZZ....

Lol, I thought we are playing pee-a-boo!

Breaking Dawn Filming News: Nikki Reed Talks To Reelz Channel About Filming Breaking Dawn!...

2011-03-12T11:26:00.000-08:00

Judi Shekoni Tweets picture From The Breaking Dawn Set...

2011-03-12T11:25:00.000-08:00

Judi Shekoni who plays Zafrina, tweeted a picture from her official twitter account of filming in Breaking Dawn in her caption she wrote:

We are shooting in heaven I think…

Monday Blues... Pancakes Tues....

2011-03-07T12:40:00.000-08:00

Well tommorrow is another celebrations day: Pancake Day!

Nessie will be looking forward to it.

For those who don't know what pancake day is:

Pancake Day ( also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the last day before the period which Christians call Lent. It is traditional on this day to eat pancakes. co

Source: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/

Where are you??

2011-02-28T13:25:00.000-08:00

Let's see if we can spot Nessie ...

Nope, she's not hiding here.

Oh, is that her?

Er nope, that Mr Ronny the Rat.

Oh, there you are Nessie!

You have been hiding.

"I certainly have. And I have been waiting for ages, for you to find me" squeaked Nessie,

Sleeping in my arms...

2011-02-23T12:39:00.000-08:00

Nessie had been very tired this evening,

so tired in fact, that she's sleeping in my arms!

This reminds me of an song by Florence & the machines.

Isle Esme...

2011-02-23T11:20:00.000-08:00

From the courtesy of Summit Entertainment, they have provided an sneek peek of what Isle Esme will look like in Breaking Dawn.

Source: http://www.twifans.com/

Photo of the Cullens House...

2011-02-23T11:05:00.000-08:00

An photo of the Cullens house from Breaking Dawn

Source: http://www.robstendreams.com/

Breaking Dawn in Hollywood Magazine...

2011-02-20T06:14:00.000-08:00

Source: http://foforks.com.br/

Haggis making...

2011-02-20T06:05:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I decided to make Haggis. Yes, you heard me right. Unfortunately, I'm not Scottish I had missed Robert Burns Night (Burns Night), which was on 25th January 2011. However, never the less, its never too late to make something tasty.

So, I got to work whilst Nessie had been sleeping all day and night long...

If you had never had or made Haggis before, then just follow this recipe into making the tastiest Haggis.

I personally, had never ever made Haggis and was a bit afraid of the finished result. However, after following the step by step instructions from bbcgoodfood and making the Neeps and Tatties, I decided to better get cooking...

How to cook an Haggis

Serves 8

Ingredients

450g haggis

Ready in 1 hour

1.Preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6. Remove the outer packaging from the haggis then prick all over with a fork, wrap in foil like a baked potato and bake in the oven for 1 hour.

2.To serve, split open the haggis with a sharp knife and spoon the contents over neeps and tatties or serve separately.

For the Neeps & Tatties

Ingredients
8 large baking potatoes, washed, peel left on and cut into 2cm x 4cm chunks
6 tbsp light olive oil or sunflower
1 swede weighing about 675g/11⁄2lb, peeled and roughly chopped
50g butter , plus extra for serving

1.The day before you want to serve, preheat the oven to fan oven 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7. Put the potatoes into a pan of lightly salted water, return to the boil and cook for 5 minutes. Drain the potatoes, put them back into the pan and place it back on the heat for a couple of minutes to dry out.

2.Meanwhile, pour the oil into a large roasting tin (you may have to use two) and heat it in the oven until smoking hot. Now stir the potatoes into the hot oil and return to the oven to roast, turning occasionally, for 55 minutes.

3.Cook the swede in boiling salted water for 50-55 minutes, or until very soft. Drain and add to the roasted potatoes. Roughly mash everything together, keeping quite chunky, then cool, cover and keep in a cool place.

4.To serve, preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6. Uncover the potatoes and swede, dot with the butter and put in the oven to reheat for 25-30 minutes, stirring now and again until piping hot. Serve with lots of butter.

Whisky sauce

Ingredients

500ml/17fl oz double cream

2 tsp wholegrain mustard
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp whisky
sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
½ lemon, juice only

Method
1. For the whisky sauce, heat the double cream in a pan over a medium heat. Add the wholegrain mustard, Dijon mustard and whisky and stir to combine. Increase the heat until the mixture is simmering and continue to cook for 1-2 minutes.
2.Remove the pan from the heat and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground white pepper. Stir in the tablespoon of chives, then whisk in the lemon juice. Serve warm.

Recipe from www.bbc.co.uk - The Hairy Bikers

The Result:

Heartwarming and delicious, served with some Scotch Whiskey on the side.

Enjoy.

Eating.... and making an Chocolate & Strawberry tart....

2011-02-13T11:24:00.000-08:00

While Nessie had been busy eating,

I had been busy in the kitchen making...

So, what am I making today? Well, today I'm going to make an Chocolate Strawberry Tart, a recipe from hotelchocolat

Chocolate Strawberry Tart

Serves: 10

Preparation time: 30 mins
Standing time: 2 hours
Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients

Pastry

•250g flour
•100g Icing Sugar
•1 pinch of Salt
•1tbsp cocoa powder
•200g butter
•2 egg yolks, lightly beaten with 1tbs of water

Chocolate Praline Filling

•50g Classic Liquid Chocolate ( I used melted Dark Chocolate)
•200g Smudge ( I used Nutella instead)
•200ml whipped cream

Topping
•150g sliced strawberries
•100g strawberry jam

Method

Pastry

1.Place all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, add butter and rub in with the fingertips until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Or use a food processor to save a bit of time!

2.Make a well in the centre on your dry ingredients and add the egg yolk and water mix.

3.Combine mixture with a wooden spoon, then knead by hand to form a ball of dough.

4.Cover with cling film and place in a refrigerator for at least an hour before using.

5.Pre heat oven to 180C (350F) Gas Mark 4.

6.Lightly grease an 11-inch flan tin.

7.Roll out the pastry so it is about 2mm thick.

8.Now line the baking tray with pastry.

9.Cover the pastry with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans or chickpeas.

10.Cook in pre-heated oven for 15-20 mins

11.Leave to cool and remove the greaseproof paper and beans/peas.

Filling

1.Bring cream to the boil in a pan on the hob or in a microwave proof bowl in the microwave and pour it over chocolate and smudge.

2.Stir well and spread over pastry

3.Leave to cool

Topping
1.Add slices of strawberries.

2.Heat jam until it becomes a runny glaze consistency, this can be done in a pan over the hob or in a microwave proof bowl in the microwave.

3.Arrange strawberries on top of the praline filling.
4.Spread jam over the strawberries.

5.Allow jam to set in fridge and serve.

Wednesday....

2011-02-09T13:34:00.000-08:00

When I woke up, Nessie was waiting for me by her cage door.

Shall I let her come out and play??

Twilight: Breaking Dawn Cast...

2011-02-06T11:38:00.000-08:00

Source: http://twilightfeverr.blogspot.com/

Carrot eating...

2011-02-04T15:25:00.000-08:00

Whilst I had been doing some tidying around the house,

I thought I would get a nice carrot slice for Nessie to eat...

The weather has been quite cold here in England,

so eating lots of vegetables, fruit, etc will keep all our

strengths up.

Apart from that Nessie has been sleeping,

and

Sleeping.....

zzzz..

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

z..............

And.....

More sleeping....zzzZZZZ

What have you been up to today??

The beauty secrets of Bella Swan...

2011-01-25T12:01:00.000-08:00

Source: http://robstendreams.blogspot.com/

Treat time!...

2011-01-20T12:12:00.000-08:00

Here it is again, when Nessie gets a very tasty treat to munch on.

Firstly, she likes to pose in front of the camera before doing anything else....

*Snap*

"Okay, photo is taken now" ...

Her puzzled face on which side to eat first.

"I will help you choose. This side looks tasty!"

3 Renesmees....

2011-01-20T12:07:00.000-08:00

Makenzie Foy will play the part of Renesmee.

Eliza Fara and Rachel st. Gelais will play her younger versions with Makenzie's face morphed on them.

Source http://www.twifans.com/

Hazel the hamster on the christmas express

2011-01-17T07:33:00.000-08:00

Past Christmas dinner...

2011-01-08T08:40:00.000-08:00

Bit of a late post, however I managed to find some photographs of the

roast Lemon and Rosemary chicken, which I had made during the build up

to christmas day.

One thing for I definitely am going to make this chicken recipe again!

I firstly saw it from the http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/roast-chicken-with-lemon-and-rosemary-ro website and found

the concept of a whole lemon placed within the caviety of the chicken

quite interesting. So, I gave it a go.

The result....

Delicious tasting chicken

With of course.....

Homemade roast potatoes.

There are many ways of making roast potatoes, however if you had previously made an lovely roast. Why not post us an photo of your delicious creations??

New Year Resolutions...

2011-01-05T12:47:00.000-08:00

Well its another year for us all and

have you got any new years resolutions?

Nessie certainly has.....

Let's find out what they are shall we?

"*Squeak!* Well, I'm going to eat more!" said Nessie, with an big grin on her little face.

"Okay, and anything else?" ...

"Umm...sleep more!" replied Nessie

"Alright, surely there must be some more resolutions that you made?" ...

"Well I actually do have another resolution..." giggled Nessie

"And what is that?" ...

"Watch this" answered Nessie

"More upside down climbing!" smiled Nessie

"Cool" ...

Happy New Year!

2011-01-02T11:24:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to you all!

Me and Nessie hope you all had a wonderful christmas and a fantastic new year.

I have been extremely busy during the christmas holidays, as you might expect

the majority of people do the usual travelling, eating, lots of sleeping and relaxing.

And no doubt the christmas that had just gone, had just been the same as the previous years.

Though it had been a little quiet for my family as my sister had moved away to Burma in August, so the thrill of the whole family wasn't exactly the same atmospher that we usually have. However, we all still had the christmas spirits within us,

so christmas turned out, nice and relaxing.

During my christmas holidays, I recieved some lovely photographs of what London, England had presented to the public during the seasonal holidays...

Trafalgar Square

Convert Gardens

Teddy Bear party at Hamleys

Japanese Eclipse DVD available for pre-order...

2010-12-27T11:05:00.000-08:00

As another year draws closer, today I went into town to see if there was any sales things available.

You may have noticed, the shops are full of sales items, ranging from childrens gifts and household accessorize.

I personally couldn't find anything I wanted in town today, but perhaps I can cheer you all up by finding something new news for you to purchase or pre-order.

The Twilight saga: Eclipse DVD is available for pre-order in Japan and the release date for it is March 18th 2011, for the standard version, and March 14th 2011 for all other collections.

Check it out on the http://www.amazon.co.jp/ from Japan

Beers filled up from the bottom....check this out!

2010-12-26T04:47:00.001-08:00

This may not be Twiham related, however I must admit, filling up beer from the bottom up is pretty cool!...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!

2010-12-24T02:29:00.000-08:00

Dear all, I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Me & Nessie wish you all the best, luck and success for the up coming new year.

Merry Christmas.

Pasta evening.....

2010-12-15T11:46:00.000-08:00

Tonight, I decided to make some lovely pasta bake.

I gave a piece to Nessie to let her decide if the pasta is any good....

Shall we see what the verdict is??

**Nibble Nibble.....***

"Tasty, me like!!" said Nessie, with an big grin on her little face.

"May I have some more??" asked Nessie

"Of course!"

"Lovely, I'm full now. Thankyou" answered Nessie, kindly.

"Your welcome"

ECLIPSE DVD - Bella's Journey

2010-12-10T07:39:00.000-08:00

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE DVD/Blu-Ray Commentary Sneak Peek - Kristen &...

2010-12-10T07:37:00.000-08:00

THE TWILIGHT SAGA Family - TV Spot

2010-12-10T07:36:00.000-08:00

Twilight saga: Eclipse DVD Photo Cards From Target Collectors Edition...

2010-12-08T16:00:00.000-08:00

On Monday, I had recieved my Twilight Saga: Eclipse DVD in the post and not only was it just an Dvd, it was an HD quality disc too.

Nessie was excited and so was I!

Anyways, I was looking at the internet, like I usually am.

And I came across a website which contains some Eclipse photo cards from the Target Collectors Edition Eclipse DVD.

Hope you enjoy viewing them.

Source: http://www.bellasdiary.com/

Corn eating....

2010-12-04T12:03:00.000-08:00

Firstly Nessie wanted to say a big HI!

I had given her a taste of a corn cob and she got right to business.

Nessie's posture here is rather funny because she's too busy eating so motion gesture is all she can give today.

She really enjoyed eating this corn, full of taste of freshly made corn on a kob.

I was actually surprised that Nessie behaved so well. Just sitting there in my hand munching...

Looks like she really really likes this corn kob, that she is just relaxing and taking it easy lol.

Doesn't she look cute here.

Later in the evening she had a nice little nap. What have you been up to this evening??

Sleeping Nessie....

2010-11-30T12:12:00.000-08:00

As you all know, hamsters are nocturnal. They are active in the evening and sleep during the day. I learnt that "understanding and working with a hamster’s sleep schedule is essential to developing a good relationship."

Here is an good example of Nessie being all curled up beside her wheel sleeping...

Using my Flash mode on my digital camera now, you can see she looks all tired out.

Now, I came across this website which gives you a bit of information about hamster sleep:

The following steps help you accommodate your hamster’s sleep needs:

•Clean the cage, provide food and handle a hamster in late afternoon or evening.

•Learn a hamster’s schedule, and handle and play with it during its waking periods.

•Place the hamster’s cage in a dark, quiet area where the animal can sleep comfortably during the day and where its digging, scratching and wheel-running won’t disturb you in the middle of the night.

•Provide a cozy enclosed space such as a small box or clay pot turned on its side where the hamster can sleep.

•If you need to waken your hamster, talk to it quietly as you change its food and water. Your voice and the activity will bring it out of its slumber.

•Wake your hamster at the same time every day to help it develop a regular schedule.

Source: http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/hamsters/hamster-behavior/hamster-sleep-schedule.aspx

Natural History Musuem...

2010-11-26T14:20:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago, I went to the Natural History Musuem in London.

As you can see there was lots to see and do in the musuem, from a gallery of stones to big dinosaur bones...

This was really interesting, because there was an moving escalators in the middle which goes through a big looking planet and the way they structured it, it was brilliant!

I enjoyed this displays about prehistoric monkey skulls and evolution. However, if you look at the right hand side of the photograph, it reminded me of a prehistoric looking hamster skull lol!!

Bella Swan in Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse shots...

2010-11-21T09:26:00.000-08:00

Source

Edward & Bella hand painted Converse...

2010-11-16T12:14:00.000-08:00

Don't these look so cool! I want one :)

Source

Halloween Highlights...

2010-11-08T12:44:00.000-08:00

Even though Halloween has gone, and another month closer

to December. I just want to show you the creepy delights that I

had made over the past weekend, whilst Nessie was busy

sleeping in her little burrow...

As you can see below, the first thing I started off with was making some fresh worms...

These worms look tasty enough to eat!!

Don't worry, these are safe enough to eat and looked realistic too. All it consisted off was long frankfurters cut into long thin stripes and boil in hot water for a few mins until the frankfurters start to curl and thats when you need to take them out of the hot water and leave to drain off the excess water.

The next thing was Dragon's Eyes....

These little beauties were a hit that night, (Excuse the plates, I could only use what I could find that night!)

Anyways, these were boiled eggs cut in half and the yolfs removed into a bowl and mixed with mayonaise, cayenne pepper and a bit chilli powder and stuffed back into the eggs and a drizzle of marmite for the bleeding eye effects.

Next, Nessie's favourite...

Sweet & cheese teeths!!

These consists of apple slices, thinly sliced with cubes of medium cheddar between each apple pieces.

Don't they look smiley in that photograph??

Next up, was Mr Spider...

Yes, he was real and lurking around my living room.

Quite creepy looking doesn't he??

Here's Mr Ronan the Rat. He just comes and goes these days, so you might see him lurking around in my house now and then.

Oooo and these Bat Wings are marinated in BBQ sauce and baked in the oven for 30 mins.

And finally the sweet treat. You didn't think I will miss that one, did you??

I had made a lovely chocolate spider cake...

Not literally a spider hehe! However to achieve that design on the cake was to cover the entire cake with melted chocolate and whilst the chocolate was still warm, Imixed some Icing sugar and warm together to create a smooth batter and poured it in a circle on the cake. Then using a knife I drew some lines from the centre to the outter ring of the cake to create the spider design.

So, as you can see, I had a fabulous Halloween evening and watched a few horror movies in the night.

Yummy!!

Later on in the evening, I went to see how Nessie was....

Looks like she just got up actually, good timing!

Because I found a lovely snack bar treat for her to munch on...

She tucked in right away....

I think she enjoyed it.

Did you have a good halloween???

Spooky Friday...

2010-10-29T13:41:00.000-07:00

Oh, its Friday and another day closer to a spooky Halloween weekend!

Nessie is all set and ready for the party weekend...

Are you??

"I love Halloween! I am going to dress up??" smiled Nessie

"Nice, what you going to dress up as??" ....

"Well...you will have to wait and see" giggle Nessie

"By the way, will there be any food??" asked Nessie

"Of course! Lots of nibbles for you to munch on" ...

"Cool!" cheered Nessie

" ......." climbing stance....

"I'm going to get some exercise. Upside down walking!" squeaked Nessie

Twilight pumpkins designs...

2010-10-27T12:03:00.000-07:00

Oh, its the season to be wicked, where all things nice becomes all things spiced!!

So, let's get into the Halloween count down and start craving our festive Halloween pumpkins...

Now we can't have a Twilight Halloween, if we don't conjure up a few ideas as to what or who to carve.

So below are just a few ideas to get you going and hopefully me & Nessie will carve a pumpkin too!!

Why not send in a few photos of your spooky pumpkin designs??

Source: Various twilight pumpkin designs

Lazy Sunday...

2010-10-17T03:56:00.000-07:00

Isn't it a lovely Sunday morning.

The sun is shining, the apples on the apple trees are falling...

and Nessie's been sleeping....

It does look like she enjoying her sleep.

Let's not go and wake her up.....

Oh! I spoke to soon.

"Hello Nessie, how are you??"...

"Grr...g.....s....ggssa....." said Nessie, mumbling...

"I think that is a nice message saying, 'Be off with you'??" ...

"I think she is slowly falling asleep now. Let's go and enjoy our Sunday day"...

Rolling....rolling...rolling...

2010-10-13T14:02:00.000-07:00

Nessie's been busy tonight....rolling around.

"Heya!" says Nessie, smiling....

/wave

So, off she goes... rolling...

"Ooo..what's over there! says Nessie.

"Why don't you go and see what's there?"

Eurogamer EXPO Convention - Earls Court London...

2010-10-09T09:50:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I went to an convention at Earls Court in London and

there was lots to things to see...

The queue was immense and it took 40 minutes, till we all arrived inside the arena...

Here's the Little Big Planet 2 section. The majority of the games were lined up like this for everyone to experience the games...

Now this was the fun part...watching the new Xbox Kinect in action..

Here they are playing some water sports on the Xbox Kinect...

And finally the Fable III stand...

Overall, it was a good experience and day out. I was expecting a few more up coming games for show, merchandise for sale and more gaming experiences. But it was a nice event for a taster of what a gaming convention was like in London.

And if you went there, I hope you enjoyed your day too!!

Thursday....

2010-10-07T12:08:00.000-07:00

Today has been my day off and Nessie has been busy staring into space!

The weather has been warm but not hot lately and the cold breeze is coming and that can only

mean one thing....Winter!!!

Nessie does not like the winter and so, she likes to snuggle and sleep inside her little house...

But today, she wanted to explore inside her cage...

"I think she's staring out the window for the cat" ...

"Hey Nessie! How are you?" ...

"......" mumbled Nessie

"Where's all my food gone?" asked Nessie, puzzled.

"Ah yes, I shall serve you a lovely dinner now"...

And off I run to the Hamster food...

Origami Hamster...

2010-10-03T13:40:00.000-07:00

How is everyone? The blog hasn't been taken care of lately, (Shame of me!). However, I been busy lately, but I have found something fun for you for try out.

How about making your own Origami Hamster??

Now he or she is careful, clean and doesn't run away, nor do you need to clean it's cage or feed it. But all it requires is your love...

To make your own Origami Hamster, head over to the Canon Creative Park website

And the finished result....

How to create hairstyles like Alice & Rosalie Cullen....

2010-09-15T02:26:00.000-07:00

Tasty Tuesday....

2010-09-14T12:59:00.000-07:00

All this week I have been thinking about food.
Either thinking about what cakes I could make at the
weekends or looking for inspirations of what to cook in the evening.

So, while Nessie had been busy sleeping
and finding something to do,
went off to searching for ideas...

I came across this wonderful website
called http://www.mybentolicious.com/
full of delicious looking foods and what
I came across was these twins bears
made from steamed rice, nori and crab stick.

And what a brilliant idea it is..

You can create lots of different versions using the same similar designs by changing the bears into hamsters!!

Why don't you give it a go and see what you can create!

Happy Cooking!!

UK Eclipse Promotion poster....

2010-09-13T11:49:00.000-07:00

Promotional UK Eclipse Poster. Looks good doesn't it?? Nessie thinks so :D

Source: http://the-cullens.net/

Personalized Note Cards | Family Economics

2010-09-12T12:00:00.000-07:00

Personalized Note Cards Family Economics

Cathe Holden's website is filled with lots of ideas of crafty designs, from note cards (above) to homemade jewellery. And while I was browsing the site, I came across of an idea, you can adapt to what she had done to her note cards but put photographs of what you want.

So, here's an example of a Nessie Note card....

What do you think? Do you have any crafty card designs that you would like to show us??