Hello there. Thanks for popping in. Waved goodbye to Mark and his girl Alex this morning. So the house is very quiet again. Doesn’t seem that long ago they all landed! And already that’s it for another year. It was a great visit though. You know I struggle with the distance between us and the kids; it’s the one thing that really gets to me from time to time. But it’s their choice to live in the States, and as…
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!! Thanks for dropping in on the first day of 2017. Let’s put 2016 behind us, and move on, shall we? No dwelling on the past, unless it serves to improve the NOW or the future, unless it helps gain insight. We all cherish memories, of course. But living in them is no life. Let’s believe that 2017 is full of promise and hope. Let’s spread some love! Random Acts of Kindness make the world a sweeter…
Hi there. Thanks for joining me on the last day of this year. I spent the morning today up in my artroom alone. Mark and Alex have gone up to London, to see the New Year in with Mark’s buddies from school. So I withdrew to my cave as it were, to spend some time in reverie. I think we need that sometimes. Peace and quiet, and head space, just to let the thoughts wander, come and go, pass like…
Hi there. Good of you to drop in! Friday’s blog a private peak, right? 2016. Has it been good to you? Or has it been one of those years you would just rather put behind you and move forward? Me? I don’t know really. I have been too busy to take stock. Nothing earth-shattering has happened in my little world. Actually, when I stop to think about it, I guess 2016 has been a very good year. The positives far…
Hi there! Greetings from sunny Brighton. December the 29th, and what a glorious day! Everyone and his brother went to the coast darn sarf today!And why wouldn’t you ? It was beautiful, the sun was warm on your face, but the air was icy cold. Parked right along the waterfront and walked miles. Mark, his lovely girlfriend Alex and I spent the day together. Fish & chips on the pier. Then we dived into the Lanes, bobbing and weaving through…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Finally we get to the last stage of the Groovi Card. The Groovi part – the design and the outline were a cinch using the Would You like to swing on a Star pair of plates designed by our Mel. The white work took a couple of hours, but spread over a couple of days. That’s fine – I had plenty of other things to do in between! But this is the point in…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Funny old day today. One minute the house is full of folks, it’s hot in the kitchen and you savour every minute; the next, Mum and Dad have gone home, and you are dropping Grace and Nick off at the airport. But hang on! There’s another visitor flying in from San Francisco! Mark’s lovely girlfriend Alex arrived at just about the same time the other two headed back to the Big Apple. Before I…
Happy Boxing Day! Having eaten way way wayyyyy too much this Christmas weekend we went for a long walk through the Pantiles and up to the Rocks in Tunbridge Wells. The sun was shining, there were lots of families out for a stroll; it was lovely. Thought I’d carry on with my angel artwork – move on to the white work. This bit take as long as it takes. You really can’t rush it, can you. So I started with…
Merry Christmas ! Thank you for popping in even on Christmas Day. I hope you have a lovely day with friends and family, and if you cannot do that, then please find some joy in your heart. We had a wonderful evening and I shall tell you all about the singing later this week, when things are quieter and I haven’t got a turkey still sitting ice-cold in the garage! I have taken myself off to my little artroom for…
Hi there. Well here it is, Merry Christmas! As you know, my Mutti is German, so we celebrate Christmas this evening here – on the 24th. The house is filling up with family, busy fingers are last minute wrapping, and I shall soon leap into action in the kitchen and serve our traditional German meal of Bratwurst, Stampfkartoffel und Sauerkraut. But before I shoot off, I would like to stop for a minute and think about those of us who…