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Unity from Division

Unity from Division

I recently went to an exhibition at Obsidian Art Gallery.  It was part of Bucks Open Studios – a three-week long celebration of artists and their work in Buckinghamshire.  I was fortunate enough to acquire (a gift from my mother)

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Craft Fairs in the South East

Bucks Open Studios is running from 11th June – 26th June.  Visit hundreds of local artists and see their work.  Also here’s the latest Craft Fairs in the South East newsletter for those who live in the Home Counties.  Happy

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The Worst Type of Glass Jigsaw

Behold my first stained glass panel, being leaded successfully.  Only a few pieces to go, along the top there.  Well. There is that slight problem at the top left on the watery-looking glass where there is a largish hole which

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Early Retirement for Teacher leads to Interior Design

Early Retirement for Teacher leads to Interior Design

Louise Frantom and her husband Des, moved to our village 23 years ago in 1993.  She remembers coming down the hill and seeing the lovely village green (for a shot of the Green, see my blog ‘Bucks and Pups’).  It

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Bucks and Pups

Bucks and Pups

From Ruislip to Wooburn Green to find family, fun and fulfilment.

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Hearts, Glass and Curved Balls!

Hearts, Glass and Curved Balls!

Making the most of good days with Hypermobility Syndrome

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Henley Arts Trail

Henley Arts Trail

Here’s the news about the upcoming craft fairs in the South East.  I spent yesterday visiting a couple of venues and artists on the Henley Arts Trail.  If you can find a way around the traffic queues across Henley bridge,

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Friends for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime

Friends for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime

I first met Dave England on the Stage Management and Technical Theatre Course run by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 1986.  We studied Stage Management with 20 or so fellow students, graduating as ‘Class of ‘1988’

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Craft Fairs in the South East

I’m going to be checking out popular crafts and gifts ahead of making my own glass and precious metal jewellery. I’ve been working in dichroic glass (shiny!) to make shapes that I can then set in gold and silver.  Watch this

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Writers as Carers

I started to write professionally in 2006, as a result of my experiences coping with infertility and fertility treatment (which can truly be a bit grim!).  My book “Making Babies the Hard Way” was published in 2007, making me eligible to become

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