Diwali!

Today is the Hindu celebration Diwali! It is a very exciting and colourful holiday. Homes are cleaned to welcome the New Year and windows are opened so that the Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, can enter. It is believed that she cannot enter a house which is not lit up, so every household burns special Diwali clay lamps (diyas) to light the way for the goddess, which is why the holiday is also known as the Festival of Lights!


I did 3 crafts. A hammer-bead lantern, 3 play-dough tea-light holders and a 3-D collage of lanterns.


I'll ad some pictures once dad puts them on the laptop!
And here they are!

Diyas made from salt dough

Hamma bead Diya

Mendhi hand painting to celebrate Diwali

Piano!

I just did my Piano Grade 2 exam! It was my 3rd exam, but I was so nervous! I think I did great, and I might get a distinction! The examiner was a young woman, and she gave me quite an easy sight-reading peace.  I might have made one little glitch, but that was it! I hope I'll get my results soon!


I came into the exam 20 minutes late because the A15 was closed and there was no diversion signs! We found our way eventually though!


After the exam, me and mom went out for a celebratory  meal at The Sugar Mill! I had a 10oz Gammon Steak (as usual) and mother had Chicken and Ribs!

Me and Mom;s "Selfie" at the Sugar Mill

1st Halloween Party!

Recently,  I went to my first Halloween party of this year! Only two more to go! It was at Gamlingay and it was really cool! Safari Stew came to see us with all these cool animals!












He had 3 snakes, a stick insect, a tarantula, a skunk, a chameleon and a bearded dragon! I held everything, except the stick insect and the tarantula! He also didn't let you hold the skunk, just stroke it.
The chameleon was my favourite, it gripped onto my arm, but it's feet felt so soft!

Tilly and Lavinia were there, and I arranged for Tilly to come for a sleepover in a week's time! Can't wait!!

 

Really exciting news!

I should've posted about this sooner.. but I've been too busy with it! I got my new, baby, Roborovski Dwarf hamster last week! He's tiny! His coat colour is a sandy colour with a white belly and a grey back. He's about 5 weeks old. His name's Miley and he's so sweet! Me and mom can pick him up already, though he does have a nibbling problem. It doesn't hurt, and he's not trying to attack us but it is a bit weird seeing a small fluffy ball hanging onto your finger.


He's got Lincy's old cage, and I've given Lincy a much bigger cage! Miley is tiny compared to the cage, and he loves running on his wheel! Lincy also has a wheel, but he doesn't really know how to use it.


Miley's cage is in my room, and I love listening to him running on his wheel in the night. Even though it is quite loud, I've never been woken up by him.


I'll upload some pictures soon of Miley!

Warriors 2: Fire and Ice

The latest Warriors book I finished was Warriors 2: Fire and Ice. It's the epic sequel to Warriors 1: Into The Wild.

Plot: Firepaw is finally a warrior and has received his warrior name, Fireheart. With a chill of the cold winter months setting in, the cats of the rival clan, Riverclan, are growing restless, while WindClan is weak and facing threats from all sides.
As tensions build to an explosive climax, Fireheart faces not only imminent battle,  but betrayal frm within his own clan!

Main Characters: FireHeart, a blazing orange tom with green eyes. Graystripe, a fully-gray tom. Tigerclaw, a large, tiger-striped tom with orange eyes, the evil deputy of ThunderClan.

Review: I could never put this book down! It was so awesome!  I would recommend it to kids over the age of 9, since it does have quite a bit of violence. I'd rate the book a billion-million stars out of 10!

Warriors 1: Into The Wild!

Another Warriors book I've read is Warriors 1: Into The Wild. It was an epic book!

Plot: For many years, four clans of cats have shared the forest and obeyed the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. When ThunderClan's cats are put in grave danger, and the deadly ShadowClan are growing stronger and stronger by the minute. Noble warriors are dying in every battle, but some deaths are a bit more mysterious than others...
When ThunderClan is on the edge of giving up their battle, kittypet Rusty comes along, with his lifelong dream to be a wild cat. Every cat doubts his strength, but he may turn out to be the bravest cat of them all.

Main Characters: Rusty/Firepaw, a blazing orange cat with forest-green eyes. Graypaw, a longhair gray tom. Bluestar, a light gray tabby she-cat and the  leader of ThunderClan.

Review: This is such an awesome book! I absaloutely love it and I raced through it in a week, even though it has 272 pages! I'd give it a billion stars out of 10! I'd recommend the book for kids over the age of 9, as again it contains a bit of violence.

Warriors: The Rise Of Scourge

Another Warrior book I've finished is The Rise Of Scourge.  The Rise Of Scourge is a manga book, which is a comic book. It's really cool and at first I didn't think I'd like it, but I love it! I read it in one day! The next Warrior Cat book I'm going to get is going to be a manga book, definitely!

Plot: When the kittypet tiny crosses the wild cats' paths, he is left with scars and a deep craving for revenge. As his reputation among the stray cats grow, he changes his name to Scourge and puts everything behind him... except his deadly desire for revenge.

Main Characters: Tiny/Scourge, a jet black cat with one white paw and light blue eyes.

Review: This is an excellent book! I'd recommend it for children 10+, since like all Warriors books, it contains a bit of violence and sad scenes. I'd rate this book 9 1/2 stars out of 10, it should've been longer!