Hi there! It’s Bank Holiday Weekend! Yay! Well, Paul, Dave and I are up in Peterborough actually. TV shows scheduled for today at 11am 2pm and 6pm. The BIG EVENT today is that it is exactly one year to the day since we launched HOCHANDA. Yep. August 27th 2016 at 12 noon, we hit the GO LIVE button! And as long as I live I will never forget it. It was THE most exhilerating experience to be part of a…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Still very hot here, so I am retiring to a shady spot in the garden for an hour. What? Oh! You thought I was retiring!!! Nahh. No way! Not even remotely feasible or possible. But I have to admit, I was joshing wid ya!! I get caught out so often by Daily Mail headlines online that lure me in, and then when I actually read the article, there’s no connection between the title and the…
Hello there! Thanks for dropping in!Not a cloud in the sky over our house today. In other words, it is sweltering hot, and I am writing extra fast, so I can escape from my little hothouse above the garage !!! Speaking of clouds, have I introduced you to the fantastic stampset which we used at the retreats? Already a firm favourite among the workshop guests. Boy & Ships Here’s where we went with the boy, with his head in the…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Today’s the bloggy day when we focus on food for the soul, the stuff that makes us tick. It’s very warm here in my little garden studio under the roof of the garage, so I won’t hang around too long! I consider myself to be very fortunate that I can wander across the garden to my artroom / workplace. If I choose to, I can even get in the car and drive to the…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Very happy on several counts today, not least the fact that Jim has finally fixed the Photo import on this ‘ere blog. Google decided to retire my old technique using Picasa, so for the last month or so, every blog has been a mission and a longwinded pain in the proverbial. But no more !! Well done Jim. Tuesdays we take a look at colour. Ink. We see which colours go together. We showcase the…
Hi there!Thanks for popping in. The start of a new week, but alas – the end of the Olympics. Aaahhh… Well, at least until the paralympics, which are just as amazing. So let’s wrap up our Blogathon too. It has been fun. I have to say, I think the trampoline was definitely my forté. Roll on Tokyo!I’m ready! Right at the beginning of our Blogathon, we had a little wager, and I challenged you to make a tribute card to TEAM GB…
Hi there. Thanks for dropping in. So much for a lie in! I was up by 6am! Couldn’t sleep. Wanted to know whether: a) Mo Farah had won Gold in the 5,000 metres, and b) Brazil had beaten Germany for a gold medal on the football pitch. And the happy news was YES on both counts. Get in there!!!! Even my German Mum said she was happy for the host team. They so so so needed some validation, some reaffirmation….
Hi there! Thanks for popping in today. Just got home from the last day of our retreats. The Clarity team have moved in to mop up, break down the shop and clear the hall, and I have taken myself off to chat to you. Well, what can I say? Glad it’s over for another year, sad it’s over for another year. I have really enjoyed all the groups, and this last one was no exception. There was one lady with…
Hi there, Just got back from supper at the Spa Hotel with our last retreat group of the year. Good food, good service, great company. We’ve had another cracking first day, although I was pretty wiped out by the time the bell rang at 5! Friday’s blog a private peek right? During the days at the retreats, so many lovely customers and friends have showered me with their generosity: flowers, plants, chocolates, handmade cards, beautiful books, cups, smellies, lavender –…
Hi there. Had a goodday? Mine’s been absolutely brilliant. We had such a good, productive, pleasant day today at the retreat. It was tops. So two more to go… But the Blogathon continues!Aren’t Team GB doing amazingly?! I don’t think I’ve ever been so attached to the Olympics as this time. Something which has really struck me is that these young people who are representing us over in Rio are just regular neighbourhood kids. Not from privileged backgrounds, or from…