From seagulls to parrots and cockatoos. I’ve just moved to a quaint wooden house on top of a hill somewhere near the Dandenong Ranges. Quite a sea change after being so used to life near the ...
Marley was supposedly part of the Frogpond Symphony Orchestra but just didn’t quite fit in. This gnome with his drum and dreadlocks marches to the beat of a different drummer. Months before Ma...
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer’s day; the Knave of Hearts he stole a tart and hid behind my stack of dishes to quietly eat the tart away. Meet Pudding, master tart pil...
It’s my blog’s first birthday! Hooray! It has been a great year! So far I’ve made a total of 12 themed ball jars, more than a dozen mice, and a handful of gnomes. Not bad for a ...
Twiddles is a reindeer mouse. Little is known about this rare breed of mice found only in a small patch of vegetation west of Melbourne. Scientists are baffled why reindeer mice, usually looking li...
See that teeny tiny link on the sidebar about “The Life in a Bell Jar Mice & Gnomes Adoption Agency“? It’s the only place where you can adopt a mouse or a gnome from the Bell Ja...
I know it’s almost time to sleep and a bedtime story is in order when Mumford hugs his teddy bear. Good night and sweet dreams folks!
Meet Mumford. My personal assistant. He surprised me with a ticket to the concert of the Frog Pond Symphony Orchestra! Never heard of the Frog Pond Symphony Orchestra? They’re a famous gnome...
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, except this baby mouse. So Papa mouse opened his book to read a fairytale to put him to sleep. Yes it’s ...
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