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Oh, Nicola Joy!

 Ohnicolajoy ― http://ohnicolajoy.wordpress.com

Creative adventures and misadventures of a lazy girl who wastes too much time moaning and playing with her cat. Sometimes ruins sweet recipes. Some thriftiness in there too.

Avg. Rating: 4.9 out of 5.0 ∙ 5 Reviews ∙ 7 Followers

Listed: Feb 13, 2012

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Improvised Crumble

Oh, Nicola Joy! ― My mum had grown so much rhubarb in her garden it was in excess of her requirements. She left some with my sister, who never bakes and is from the “overcook pasta, add cheese” school of cookery. My sister presented me with a recipe ...

Tags: Uncategorized, Baking, Cooking, Deserts, Orange, Recipes

Ohnicolajoy ― 50 weeks ago

Pet Nicknames

Oh, Nicola Joy! ―   I always find with pets, they never really have one name, more of a base name and then variations spawned from that. So we have gone from Ruby to…   Auntie Rubotnics Rubotoid Cute-itis Hey! Rubay! Rubinium Rube Tube and so on and so forth....

Tags: Uncategorized, Cat Names, Cats, Cute Cats, Pet Names, Pets

Ohnicolajoy ― 50 weeks ago

Jewellery Experiments- Earrings #1

Oh, Nicola Joy! ―     I’ve made a lot of earrings lately. Most of them are totally rubbish and not worthy of a mention, but some of my experiments have paid off and I’ve ended up with quite a few pretty pieces. Above, you see the feathers I ...

Tags: Craftings, Craft, Earrings, Handmade, Jewellery, Recycling

Ohnicolajoy ― 50 weeks ago

Kitten Playschool

Oh, Nicola Joy! ―     The kittens are now running around the bedroom freely and I have to tread very carefully the whole time I am in there. They seem to be stuck in a constant loop of sleeping in a pile, waking, hitting each other in the face and then sprinting up...

Tags: Uncategorized, Cats, Cute Kittens, Kittens

Ohnicolajoy ― 51 weeks ago

How To Make Elderflower Cordial

Oh, Nicola Joy! ― When the Elderflower trees start sprouting their fragrant pretty flower heads, it marks the start of the English summer. So abundant, this tree lines many a public park or roadside. Once you are aware of it you begin to see them everywhere. So why...

Tags: Eat This!, Cocktails, Drinks, Eldefrlowers, Elderflower Cordial, Flowers

Ohnicolajoy ― 51 weeks ago

Homemade Chicken Stock

Oh, Nicola Joy! ― Making a stock from a leftover chicken carcass is really easy and a damn sight tastier than salty, flavourless stock cubes and jellies. Until last week I had never done it before. I cannot believe it! I’m going to do it all the time now. I...

Tags: Eat This!, Chicken, Chicken Noodle Soup, Chicken Soup, Chicken Stock, Cooking

Ohnicolajoy ― 21 May, 12

Kittens!

Oh, Nicola Joy! ― Susu, our adopted pregnant cat got so big I began to panic that she was never going to give birth. I dreamt of kittens every night for three weeks solid and feared that she would do the deed on one of my lengthy work shifts ( I am often away for...

Tags: Cats, Cute Kittens, Kittens, Newborn Kittens

Ohnicolajoy ― 20 May, 12

Crafty Win!

Oh, Nicola Joy! ―           I always used to say that ” I never win anything”  and with a particularly heavy heart around those who boast about recently winning something or other. When I was at school I won a competition to ...

Tags: Craftings, Crafts, Winning, Giveaways, Gift Tags, Bookmarks

Ohnicolajoy ― 16 Apr, 12

Creepy Cat Cross Stitch Charity Shop Find

Oh, Nicola Joy! ― My boyfriend is the scary cat lady, well, bloke. Totally obsessed with them and regularly attracting them to our home with food left out for whichever one of the neighbour’s cats he was feeding last.  I love animals too, so it’s a good...

Tags: Cats, Thriftings, Cats, Charity Shops, Cross Stitch, Old Typewriter

Ohnicolajoy ― 8 Apr, 12

Cat Sanctuary-Cat Factory

Oh, Nicola Joy! ― This ball of fluff and cuteness just entered our lives one day. Chaperoned by the infamous Ghost Cat (see Ruby Tuesday #1 « Oh, Nicola Joy! ).  She was meowing constantly and very hungry. Clark, being a self proclaimed cat expert, (I was raised ...

Tags: Cats, Uncategorized, Cats, Cute Cats, Kittens, Pregnant Cat Care

Ohnicolajoy ― 5 Apr, 12

Tomato and Thyme Cod with Chorizo and Spring Onion New Potatoes

Oh, Nicola Joy! ― Here in the UK we have enjoyed quite the heatwave this past week. Eating fresh new potatoes with fish and a side salad in the garden had me believe it was summer already. Word on the street is, it’s going to snow next week but I am sharing ...

Tags: Eat This!, Chorizo, Cod, Fish, New Potatoes, Recipe

Ohnicolajoy ― 1 Apr, 12

Ruby Tuesday #3

Oh, Nicola Joy! ― Meow…I’ve been fairly good this week and haven’t done any pee pees on the rugs upstairs. Although it has been made impossible for me to do as the doors are now locked from the outside. Now watch this: Meow for …...

Tags: Ruby Tuesday, Cat Video, Cats, Cute Cats, Funny Cat, Naughty Cats

Ohnicolajoy ― 14 Feb, 12

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