Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Friday’s blog a private peek, right? Paul and I are up to our ears in prep again today! It’s not easy to maintain a creative mind when you’ve got the VAT man and the accountant in your ear! (Januaryitis. I get this bug every single year in January, without fail). Obviously I don’t discuss the hard details of running a busy business here – it is neither the place nor my inclination – but I…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Paul and I are prepping for the Sunday Shows today. New year, new schedule. Lovely Tina Cox is taking a little time out, and I am getting back in the stampy driving seat for a while on Sundays This Sunday, 2-4pm we are launching two new products, which are actually variations on existing lines. Instead of going large, we have gone PETITE! (I WILL get into this wedding dress – and if I have…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Wednesday’s blog is usually when we speak about mindful matters, right? So the kids went back to the States yesterday, and as much as I think I am handling fine it on a conscious level, clearly I am not. Didn’t sleep worth a light, and feeling very low. So mindfulness is about staying in the now, not dwelling on the issue which is taking up your energy and living in your head rent-free. Therefore….
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Grace and Mark are both winging it back to the States today, after a wonderful Christmas family break. So. There are three things I MUST do: Be GRATEFUL for the super time we spent together (tick) ACCEPT that they live where they do, and are happy (tick) GET BUSY – SEEK DISTRACTION. So here we go… YOUTUBE TUESDAY!! You know we already have an extensive Youtube Channel with over 15,500 subscribers and an extensive…
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!! Thanks for popping in. Just spend a good hour reading and responding to every single comment on yesterday’s blogpost. And am now chuckling away to myself here, in my little artroom. When I started, there were about 5 comments. Easy, I thought. There’s only ever about 30. I felt the need just for once, to respond to those good people who take the trouble every day to comment. That was last night, when I had one…
Hi Thanks for popping in. Thanks also for reading every day, if you do, thereby giving me a reason to blog every day. 1,552 consecutive daily posts. In real time, that means I have written a blog every day since 13th October 2013. Blimey! How times flies!!! That’s substantial! And so much has happened in that time, at a personal AND global level! From Obama to Trump, From Europe to Brexit, From Create & Craft to Hochanda (hahaha. Nothing like a…
Hi there! Thanks again for joining me. Took the kids over to Oma and Grandad’s this morning, had some of Oma’s good ol’ German potato soup, and left them there. They wanted to spend the weekend with their grandparents, which I think is pretty special, don’t you? Just like the good old days, when I used to drop them off with Mum and Dad, so that I could go do a show, an exhibition or a workshop. So here I…
Hi there! Thanks again for popping in. Very late! Our guests have only just left. Paul and Jim from Clarity came over this afternoon with their respective partners, and after a buffet of turkey, ham and good old German potato salad, we settled down to a games session…. Here we see Paul and Earle, partners in crime, and Jim and Claire, trying to crack the mystery. Our Jayne from Clarity kindly gifted us the game for Christmas, and we actually took…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Felt the need to express myself in a little canvas today. Been spending essential time with the kids. Good talks. Theirs are not my stories to tell, but boy! Have I listened. And I remember how hard it is growing up, finding your feet in business, making a living. Do you? Do you recall? Hats off to my two for making it so far so good – Especially in New York and San Francisco! …
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Do come in, let me take your coat. Would you like tea or coffee? Sit down, pull up a chair by the Aga and warm your hands. It’s great to see you again. Been far too long! Chat chat chat… We were only saying yesterday how lovely it is to all get together and catch up. Yes, it’s lovely having the kids home. We had a great time with Mum, Dad and the Grays….