Hi there Thanks for popping in. Lots of TV shows this week. Tina is back today at 11am and 3pm with the Pergamano show, which will be delightful as ever. I will highlight the products and art samples down below, but for now I want to talk about something, and I’ll start with this quote for the day. We can’t help the thoughts that come into our heads, but we don’t have to voice them all! Barb I bumped into…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. The 9am WIGIG (When it’s gone it’s gone) E-shot dropped just now, and I scrolled down through all the beautiful stampsets. They are different to ours; not our livery. No, but they are very dear to my heart. They’re from our dear friend Jayne Nestorenko. CLICK HERE Paul and I spent some time with her before she sadly passed away a few years ago, after a long battle with cancer. She was panicking about…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Had a day off today, and spent it with Mum. It was nice to catch up, poodle around Marks & Sparks, and just BE. I wanted to let you know ahead of time which brand new Claritystamps and Groovi plates I am showcasing on the Sunday Create & Craft TV show, 3pm-5pm. This is the second set of beautiful KISS Flowers designed by Tina Cox – they are so easy to use and create…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Had a good day so far? I spent the morning putting the finishing touches to the TV prep, in readiness for Sunday, then turned my attention to other things… Have decided to make a few adjustments to the way I do things. For example, doing a little light exercise. So I downloaded an app, to give me some structure. Then the diet. Have decided to take a closer look at what I eat, and…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Was just on my way up to bed, and it occurred to me that I had forgotten to write a blog. How remiss of me! Despite all my best intentions, I still haven’t managed to turn my routine around so as to blog first thing in the morning. Is it important ? Not really. The only reason I am popping in to say good evening on the way up the apples and pears, is…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Proud Mum moment here. Grace has read yet another Audible book for Penguin Random House, which is being released tomorrow. The Title is “Her Lost Words”. It’s about Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein, and her mother Mary Wollstonecraft. I pre-ordered it weeks ago, and cannot wait till it lands in my Audible library!! Gracie actually read and prepped this book in January this year, when she came home for her Grandad’s funeral, and…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Dave’s gone to work to make the rest of the extra stock stencils which sold on telly this week, (makes for an easier Monday, as he says), and I’ve been having a little spring clean. Well, I’ve been putting away the last of the Christmas decorations to be precise! Yep. Like I said. This year has been all out of sync. It’ll be ok though. Main thing is we’re here, and we’re getting there!!…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Back home and enjoying a cuppa by the Aga. Shoes off, and breathe … After a most overwhelming, successful few hours on Create & Craft with my dear buddy Paul Church, it is good to be back home. We doubled the stock levels, you know, to try and keep the shows going, (and we started with plenty!), but still it wasn’t enough. What a testament to our SHAC friends, to our SHAC designs, eh?!!…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. It’s my birthday today. 64 years old. Blimey! How did that happen?! One minute you’re getting a bus down from Manchester University to an Anti-National Front rally in Hyde Park in the 1970’s; the next you’re living in Nürnberg, witnessing the demolition of the Iron Curtain in 1989 – and before you know it, you’re 64 and looking for the Anti-Nazi bus again. Forty-five years later, and we’re still doing the same dance. Bigots…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Talking of Jigsaw puzzles and Solitaire, who likes anagrams? Whilst having a clear out the other day, I came across one I made up many moons ago as a warm-up ice-breaker game for a workshop. So I thought I’d change it a little, freshen it up, and offer it up to you. How about a little bloggy competition too…for a chance to win a £20 Clarity gift voucher! Just for fun of course. Here…