Hi there. Thanks for popping in. And if you came to the Open Days in Crowborough, THANKS AGAIN! It was pretty hot today, but us crafters are a hardy bunch, aren’t we? Dedicated to the cause and all that! And Boy! Do we like to shop! My demos started out fine. Plenty of stock; will last for days easily, thought I… WRONG! I was on outline stamps – all 5 sets – on canvases. Using Mod Podge as a glue…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in today. And thank you twice if you made it along to the Open Day today. Happy Friday in Crowborough! Here we see the hall just before 9am. Adding the finishing touches, tarting and fussing… An hour later, it was buzzing. The Team was set to entertain, and the guests were in high spirits. Visitors from all over the country! Even Alex from Hochanda got up at 4.30 am to get to the party. See…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Mind the boxes everywhere! It’s a right old mess! Nearly set for the celebrations here. The van is going to be loaded downstairs in a while and then we shall let the games begin! I think we’re as ready as we’ll ever be for the Clarity Open Days down here at the Community Centre in Crowborough. I just have to go buy some new black cloth, because what we have looks really rancid. Years of…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Woke up to the devastating news of the Grenfell Tower Block fire in London. Terrible, tragic, awful. Those poor souls. What a cruel world this is sometimes. You just don’t know what to do, what to think, what to say, do you? It’s one horrific shocker after another. I just have to express my sorrow and sympathy; it would be crass and insensitive to write about banalities when people have died in a terrible…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Lovely weather here in Kent today. After a red eye flight from JFK to Gatwick, I went straight to the office to crack on with some deadline stuff. I know. Mad really. But I shall sleep well tonight! This time yesterday evening, I was hanging out with Gracie on the hotel rooftop in Astoria…. Grace looking much much better by the day. And look what she got up to while I was in the…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. It’s early here, the sun is coming up over the city, and New York is waking up. Last day here today. Flight back this evening at 11pm, which puts me back in England just in time for brunch tomorrow. I think my little Gracie Schmetterling (German for butterfly) is getting ready to fly again; she will be okay now. She has the week off, except for a few voice over auditions. ? I know!…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Sunday morning in the Big Apple. The sun is shining, and I think I will go a-walking, get some fresh air and do some people watching – before Grace gets up! This jet lag is a funny old thing. The body clock just doesn’t want to adjust to the hour clock this visit, so I’m just going with it. We’re 5 hours behind you here. I just rang Dave, who was sitting in a…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Sitting in the sunshine somewhere in New York, and just wanted to touch base before I head off to spend the rest of the day with Gracie. She’s back in her flat and recuperating. Feels a bit rough, poor kid, but hey! It could be a whole lot worse. In case you didn’t pick up the post yesterday, she is in the clear. Yep. Not malignant. She’s got a tidy scar across her throat, but…
Hi there. Thanks for joining me here in this hotel room in New York. Great view! Let’s move in a little closer….. No, closer…. That’s better. Spent the whole day in that concrete jungle yesterday. Loved it. I LOVE NEW YORK. And I must say, I met so many helpful, friendly people yesterday. Everywhere I went, folks were so cordial. Perhaps that’s because I smile and am friendly too. It’s like a mirror effect really, isn’t it? I bet if…
Hi there! Paul here, I hope you are all well. Just had a message from Barb asking me to post her blog today as they don’t have any WiFi in Macy’s!!!!! Mmmmmm, very strange! Anyway, over to Barb! Hi there.Thanks for popping in. The other day when I was prepping for the TV, I received a beautiful hand written letter from one of our lovely customers, Roger Smithies in Rochester. He wanted to share some of his art with me, …