Hi there Thanks for popping in. It’s been a busy day. I think at the moment it’s best to stay busy, not to leave too much time free for thinking and pondering. Went to see my parents today, and delivered a lovely homemade fish pie à la Delia Smith ! It’s an excellent recipe; never fails me. But I really must focus on the ingredients and quantities aspect of the job next time. Check this pie out!! Not one, but…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. August already. Where is this year going? Wherever it went, it certainly took the Summer with it! Or are we still ever hopeful of a mini heatwave in August? Shakes her head in mute acceptance of the way it is… On a happy note, it’s only 130 sleeps to Christmas! Oh Joy. Or to bring it even closer, there are only 19 Fridays till Christmas Eve! Now doesn’t that little factoid dilate time? Oh…
Hey there Thanks for popping in. I have some really exciting news to share with you! I mentioned in the last Clarity Craft Club newsletter I wrote last week, so you may already have received that if you’re in the club, so to speak! It has been a while since I last did A Moment of Clarity. Barb’s Workin’ Life, as you know, has been put on the old backburner for the last few weeks. But this week she’s getting…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Sunny Sunday, and all is well with the Gray family. I am happy and relieved to report that Dad was able to come home on Wednesday, and – after a faltering start, which a wonderful district nurse was able to come to the house to help with – things have been improving day by day. As you can imagine, it has been an uphill climb, and will be for some time to come, but…
Hey there Thanks for stopping by. Can’t stop long. Going to get Dad out of hospital, so I’m writing super fast! It’s Day 34 for him! That’s such a long time! Can’t wait to get him home with Mum. Just wanted to throw a light on some new plates designed by Tina Cox that Paul will be launching on The Craft Store (aka Hochanda) tomorrow during The Pergamano Shows at 11am and 3pm. 4 funky doodled landscapes. Lisa took some…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Having you been joining Linda in The Pergamano Summer School via Facebook and YouTube the past four weeks? Linda has been guiding us gently through the Pergamano Handbook for Multi-Needle Tools Volume One. Since she wrote the book, who better to take us on this super trip?! For the past 4 weeks, we have been working with various tools covered in the book. Here is what we have covered so far: Lesson 1 –…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. It’s been quite a Monday, I can tell you! It started very early with a serious rainstorm. Like a proper flash flood, such as I have only ever experienced in America. Grace is always encouraging me to download an app which gives you ambient sounds, like the sound of water. Apparently, it relaxes you. I imagine the app offers waves gently lapping up onto a sandy beach, not rain pissing down stair rods at…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just a quickie before the 2-hour Clarity TV show on TheCraftstore.com, to highlight what you can expect. I shall be putting these fabulous little fashion statement Claritystamps through their paces, offering loads of little tricks and tips on how to create dropshadows, how to make quick and easy cards, how to introduce texture into the background stamps and so on. Even the scraps are cool! There’s so much to show you! It’s actually absurd…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Remember the pottery project a while back ? When I asked you to guess what it was going to be? Well, it did get better than that…. Then it got worse again…. So I made a bowl to experiment with the colours and oxides, and make sure it would work. AKA Playing For Time. But then Dad got ill, so pottery was off the radar. I was back and forth to the hospital by…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Grace left for New York this morning, and the house is very quiet. She’s such a bundle of good energy and joy! Despite extending her stay, just like her brother who had to get back to SF to work, she wasn’t able to see her Grandad either, because he is still in hospital. It’s been almost a month now. Who could have foreseen this? But he’s in the right place and getting stronger by…