Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just got home. 5 hours door to door, which isn’t bad in a van – except when you’re the one in the middle. It was so hot !!! The next van we buy needs air-con, or I’m building a bed in the back! I remember many years ago taking Grace up to the SECC, to the Glasgow Christmas show. She really was just a youngun, and we made a seat/nest for her in the…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Just got enough time before supper to tell you about our day in Leyburn… This was yesterday evening, all set up and ready to go. We were all pretty nervous this morning, wondering how it would go today. As I said, just before the doors opened, trying to calm the apprehension, “We’ve put in the action, we’ve done all the prep we can. Now we have to hand it over, and relax into the day.”…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Been a great day, setting up at Leyburn with the crew. Then we all went for a superb meal in Richmond. If we ever move, we know where we are moving to now! W E L O V E R I C H M O N D !!! Anyway the scene is set at Tennants Leyburn, for a wonderful celebration of all things Clarity tomorrow. And Pergamano of course. Please allow me…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Woke up this morning with a list of things to remember as long as your arm next to the bed, because this morning we have to start our trip up north for the CLARITY OPEN DAY in North Yorkshire. And at the top of the list was BLOG. The girl’s got her priorities right! So I packed my little suitcase, and then skipped off past Dave, who was working on the Porsche (another one who’s…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday. The day we touch on matters of the soul. Can we park crafting for a day and talk about something close to my heart? Something very close indeed. In fact so close, you cannot prise it out of me – no matter what. If somebody tells you something in confidence, can you keep it to yourself? I can. I have many, many secrets which others have entrusted me with over the years, locked deep…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Thought I would have a look at the Artistry ink pads today. I was asked several times at the weekend Ally Pally Show, whether these ink pads were water soluble. So I decided the best way to show you was to spray them with water and let you decide for yourself! Here, I have simply smeared 4 colours onto a sheet of water-colour paper. If you want ink to move with water, then use…
Hi there!Thanks for popping in. I’m writing really quickly, so you can read this quickly too. You’ve only got till 6pm before Rosie launches a collection of beautiful 6 new Christmas Groovi Plates: The Christmas Carol Collection. You stampers out there will recognise the carols; they are on the shows too. But the One Day Special is the new Groovi Plate Set, which are Linda Williams’ inspired – and superb. The TV shows are at 6pm and 8pm this evening….
Hi there. Thanks for stopping by. You couldn’t order in a Chinese and pick it up for us, could you? Just got in. And unless Dave wants to venture back out there, foraging for food, it’s cheese on toast. With no bread. Beginning to wish I hadn’t given all the left over sandwiches and biscuits to the blokes who clean up Ally Pally after we vacate. But they appreciate it; their work starts when ours finishes. We had a lovely day….
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just got back home after Day 1 at Ally Pally. We commute to and fro. Firstly, to pick up fresh stock from Clarity Towers, and secondly, because it’s always best to sleep in your own bed if you can! Saw loads of lovely, familiar faces and friends. Ally Pally is our local show in a way. It was really busy in the morning, but emptied out pretty early. My guess is that the terrorist…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Up with the lark this morning. Had 3 important things to do before heading off up to London for the Ally Pally set-up: 1) Get the stewed apples out of the fridge to have with our yogurt for breakfast. 2) Check over my German blog for typos, and get that posted. The bad news is I could check it a hundred times and there will still be mistakes! The good news is most of…