Hiya Well the room has filled up now, and there is a wonderful, happy buzz. Buzz?? What am I saying?!? More like a lively chattering and laughing and giggling ! Here are some pics of when we were in the Crowborough Community Centre, back in 2018. Ah yes. Those were happy days. That was about a fortnight before we got married! So we got Ruth Dalton’s clever sister to make us all exquisite wedding cup cakes. They were fantastic. Now…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just got in from Clarity Towers. Been busy getting ready to welcome you to our virtual Clarity Open Days tomorrow. It won’t be the same, I know. But it is what it is. There’ll be projects and demos and all sorts of great sales and offers and giveaways. So just come along and join in. We will have some fun… Anyway. Today in the SHAC-Shack we spoke about a wonderful woman Maya Angelou –…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. A little while ago, I decided to curb my swearing, because I felt it fuelled negative thoughts and anger. I felt that using angry language just made me angrier. How am I doing? Some and some. Some days there are no f***s; other days there are more than I would like to admit. Today I read about the 5th black man found hanged in the States, and I am fucking wild. So let me…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in; it means a lot to me. It signifies that my time spent writing to you, blogging, is valued by you. I woke up early this Saturday morning. Dave was already getting ready to go to work. I had planned on staying at home, so I lay in bed with my cuppa for company, and considered the day ahead. Always need a plan… Clean the kitchen floor. Finish the ironing, so we don’t have to…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Had such a giggle today in the SHAC Shack, when I confessed to Bob’s your Ankle and the Little Mouse With Clothes on!! If you’ve no idea what I’m on about, then check this out! About 19 minutes in I reckon… It amazes me the memories that pop in when I’m woffling away. You do realise that none of this is scripted, don’t you. I write down factoids, but the anecdotes? Nope, they just…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s blog is all about why we craft as opposed to what we craft, right? With that in mind, let’s talk about the SHAC Schack and its primary purpose today. The SHAC-Shack stands for SAFE HAPPY AND CREATIVE, STAY HOME AND CRAFT (or even STAY HOME AND COOK with DAVE on ClarityMatters.com today !!! Check it out! My hubby never ceases to impress me) But back to the daily doodle sessions, and why I…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just revving up for a Skype call with Janice at HOCHANDA CRAFT TV at 2pm. With the Lockdown and all that comes with it, I have been leafing back through the blogs, as you know, and checking what was happening 3 years ago today, or 4 years ago today, or even 5 years ago today! Well, 3 years ago today I was on my way to New York to be with Grace, who had…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s blog come from the heart, right? Well here goes. This old world is groaning under the weight of oppression and aggression, fears and tears just now. So I can choose to groan along and add to the negativity which is choking us. Or, as a dear old friend taught me long ago, “Turn it round, Barb. You’ve got to turn it round.” I found a great video on Youtube which speaks volumes. More…
Hi there! Just a quickie today. Head’s all over the place ! All this colouring and doodling is taking its toll ! Clearly I don’t have the stamina you good people do !! Kisst is wrilling me – and I must give the nest a wreck! I think a wong lork is in order. Go trug a hee. Dave reckons ain is in the rare, which is good for the foor parmers. They reed the nain !! Norry wot! Cake…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Up with the dawn chorus this morning. What a glorious time of day! It may be chaos in the world, but in our little garden it’s peaceful and it’s calm. The early birdsong is a wonderful thing; it wakes up and it wakes me up as the sun rises – and no amount of rioting, no pandemic however devastating, even slows it down. Like the ebb and flow of the oceans, like the sun…