Whimsical Witterings

Plan B: Running Away to the Farm
Plan B: Running Away to the Farm
A stalled Shared Ownership purchase, a cease-and-desist order from solicitors, and a week of rental viewings. Read the latest update on our house buying saga as the eviction clock ticks... Read more...
Shared ownership buying
No Mortgage, No House, and Two Very Confused Cats
What an absolute mess of a month. If you’re here to witness the unglamourous, soul-crushing realities of buying a Shared Ownership house in the UK, pull up a chair. If... Read more...
Down to the Wire: Sloths, Carports, and the Postman of Doom
Down to the Wire: Sloths, Carports, and the Postman of Doom
I am currently sat here feeling proper sorry for myself, clutching a mug of coffee and wondering what on earth happened. The house-buying process has taken a sudden, wildly stressful... Read more...
The Great House-Buying Rollercoaster (That Only Seems to Go Downhill)
The Great House-Buying Rollercoaster (That Only Seems to Go Downhill)
Time for an update on the house purchase. If you’re looking for a gripping thriller, look no further than my messages with the conveyancers. Everybody said this would be a... Read more...
Mortgages, Multi-Tasking, and Keeping the Foxes Away from the Chickens
Mortgages, Multi-Tasking, and Keeping the Foxes Away from the Chickens
We did it! We rolled the dice on a £1,000 gamble for fast-tracked searches, and the official mortgage offer is finally in our hands! We are now floating on a... Read more...
Part Two: The Summer House, the Squirrel Money, and the "High-Risk" Potter
Part Two: The Summer House, the Squirrel Money, and the "High-Risk" Potter
When we last spoke, our mortgage offer for a new build in Sleaford had just been vaporized. The reason? "Fluctuating markets and the war in Iran." I mean, I knew... Read more...
Part One: The Great Eviction & The Invisible Ticking Clock
Part One: The Great Eviction & The Invisible Ticking Clock
The "60 Days to Get Out" Survival Guide: From 14 Years of Peace to a Section 21 Punch in the Guts. In this opening chapter of our housing odyssey, I... Read more...
My two cats in a box ready to explain the new PPWR recycling law
Bureaucracy & Bubble Wrap: A Crafter’s Guide to PPWR.
The Slightly Less Boring Guide To The New EU Recycling law...or Part Two of my "Non-Boring Guide to Selling into Europe." This is a "weighty" issue (pun intended), and for... Read more...
Selling to the EU? The Non-Boring Guide.
Selling to the EU? The Non-Boring Guide.
The beginning, the Tax and the safety regulations. A few people have asked me about how I set up this website for EU sales. Or that they would like to... Read more...
February Recap: Crossing Borders & Tiny Travelers
February Recap: Crossing Borders & Tiny Travelers
If you’ve been following along behind the scenes this month, you might have noticed a bit of a "digital dust" flying around. While my hands are usually covered in clay,... Read more...
January Recap: Handbuilt Cows & New Beginnings
January Recap: Handbuilt Cows & New Beginnings
It’s been a busy start to 2026! Here’s the quick version of what happened this month: Highland Cow Success: My big shop drop was a hit! I brought back pre-orders... Read more...
December's blog.
December's blog.
The Boxing Day shop drop. Read more...