This is Arthur, he's  a 'sample owl' - a very rare but very important little chap.

He may look rather strange but there is a very good reason for that - to understand him we have to go back to his half brother Gilderoy. 

Back in August I received a phone call from a lady called Margaret who was looking for someone to work an embroidery piece that she wanted to commission for a care home in Tarporley.

She'd contacted me because years ago