About Me: 1.Name: Hope Friend 2. Name of blog: My Un-Secret Diary: 3. Age: Vint-age 4. Hobbies: teaparties, snacking, travelling, swinging and rocking, coloring, crafts, boss bear business, reading, dancing and lots of other fun stuff. 5. Favorite Cookie: Snickerdoodles, gingerbread, shortbread, oatmeal, pecan sandies 6. Where would I like to go on next holiday?  I would love to go …

Hello everyone, we are so happy to announce a new feature on our blog, and that’s guest posts from our plushie buddies.  Did you know, that all around the world, there are other cuddly friends, plushies, mascots, and companions also writing blogs?  Our sweet friend Hope dreamt up the idea for us to swap blog posts – how fabulous is …

Feeling well and truly in the festive mood, and having been inspired by our friend @ginger_ned’s great piece in the Christmas issue of Pets’ Mews, a couple of aunts, and a recent trip to a certain Scandi DIY store, Tipsy decided to try her paw at a bit of gingery baking and got me to search out a recipe for …

This was a recipe my Little Pet invented over 15 years ago at secondary school for a Year 8 cookbook.  It was really easy to make then, and we were happy to discover, it is still really easy to make and very delummy. Ingredients 10g cooking chocolate 85g cocoa (or drinking chocolate if you don’t want it sooooo cocoa-ie) 85g …