tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91579457990611744292024-03-14T12:15:10.790+00:00Creating A Likeness"I don't believe in God. But I miss Him." ~Julian BarnesMrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.comBlogger517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-39835287553744632102016-09-25T01:55:00.003+01:002016-09-25T02:26:39.023+01:00Meanwhile....<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Well I was making a new blog, but now can't log into it!! Luckily I hadn't yet made it go live.</span></span></span></div>
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I check in on family and friends on Facebook. It's easier, but there is
no way to make an index- no 'tags' like on a blog, and no easy way to
get back to earlier posts. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>So although it's a good form of communication, it isn't the best way to share, so I don't really like it that much......</span></span></span></div>
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I have time- IF- I have time, I hope to start again hereabouts. I've
taken up a few new things this year, like pottery. It would be nice to
journal about that.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Please be in contact if you're on Facebook xx</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Meanwhile, here's my potting :)</span></span></span></div>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-5426115554540703282014-06-09T20:15:00.003+01:002014-06-09T20:38:42.058+01:00Bluebells<div style="text-align: center;">
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A cat appeared, and let me pick her up. She went to sleep on the cuff of my sleeve. She nestled down and snoozed... so she got into a lot of the photo's! I late found out that she lived at the venue and her name is Marmaduke. In this picture, guests are blowing bubbles over us, as confetti wasn't allowed. </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;">Layer Marney Tower, nr. Colchester</span></span></span></i><br />
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-72966201636880864842013-05-29T16:49:00.000+01:002013-05-29T16:50:49.920+01:00ATCs for May 2013Thank you, Diane, for the tip! I changed to the Google Chrome browser et voila! Pictures! :)<br />
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So here are the ATCs I swapped with Miss Peach's mum this month...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is "Through The Keyhole"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">who's looking through the keyhole at you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the inside!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a cat! (of course!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next this one is "Buttoned Up".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the foreground in the internet image of a boot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the background is how I changed it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one is "Blowing In The Wind":</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This next one had to refer to Walter de la Mare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a triple fold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Opened out,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, the theme "April" was set.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This one is called "April Showers".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">UK peeps might recognise the picture as</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Love, tea & cake,</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Helena</span></b></span>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-19777505976994368822013-05-29T03:53:00.000+01:002013-05-29T03:54:23.458+01:00Blogger problems<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Currently, Blogger won't upload any photo's on this blog, or my others. I've no idea why. I've tried everything suggested in their 'help' section. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>I've posted my latest journal pages and ATCs on my Facebook page, so if you're on facebook, please have a look; 'friend' me if you haven't already :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Blogger has been doing this for weeks.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>If any of you have any advice, please let me know!!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Helena</b></span><br />
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</i>Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-53412430909370786762013-04-24T01:05:00.003+01:002013-04-24T01:14:09.444+01:00Journalling.......I took some photo's of some of the stuff I've been doodling and scribbling in my 'journal'. It IS making me feel a little better, or well, not *better*, as such, maybe a little more in control. I feel something welling up, I reach for the pen and crayons. -Rather than it going around in my head and building up. Hard to explain. But getting it out on paper is a nice thing, even when what's written isn't nice.<br />
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-72742255198134592942013-04-19T01:36:00.000+01:002013-04-19T01:49:14.367+01:00Sketching, and the mysterious Long TailsIt's difficult for me to fill a sketchbook or notebook, and yet I LOVE good quality, unusual stationery. This means I have a few notebooks (mostly little ones) knocking around, barely touched. I know of at least two fellow bloggy friends who have the same weakness :)<br />
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Sometimes it is an inexpensive little thing to get in the name of retail therapy. I had a go at making a few notebooks myself a few years ago. Bob T Bear has filled one of these with the addresses of his blog friends. He uses it for his Xmas card list. An 8inch Bear is therefore better than me at filling notebooks.<br />
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I mention it today because this week I have picked up a lovely Moleskin sketchbook that I bought last February when I began (but failed to finish- again! There, see?!) an online portrait course. Unsurprisingly it had only about 8 pages used in it. One thing I had recorded was Scooter's passing. I stuck in a small embroidered piece of aida next to that page. It has "love" written on it, with the "L" as a decorated, illuminated letter. I left the book in the shelf after that.<br />
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I'm using it again now. A few sketches, thoughts. And when I've been tearful and upset I've written how I feel, and written TO Scooter too.<br />
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It is already quite nice to look back over pages, even the sad ones. So I hope I can keep it up. Well, I suppose I shall keep it up for as long as I need it, and that maybe that's why these books end up unfilled.<br />
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Am I the only one that has books with 90% unused pages in them??!!!<br />
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I've dug out a couple of books for inspiration too. One is filled with 1000 photo's of journal pages. The other is about wet-on-wet watercolour. I'd like to paint some Long-Tailed-Tits, a beautiful, cute faced little bird that I associate with Scooter. At big milestones in his illness, that last summer, they came to our garden and settled in the tree above him.<br />
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Just 5 days before he passed, I was walking back from the shop with some treats for him. It had not entered my mind that I was so close to losing him. As I walked I cut through a little tree-lined alleyway, and suddenly heard the song of the Long Tails. It was a treat, at first, to see them again. I stopped to watch them, smiling. It was lovely. As I walked on a feeling of panic and dread came over me, so slowly. By the time I was home I had already formed the thought that they had returned to warn me, ME- as it was not in the garden with Scooter this time - that his time was coming.<br />
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Some weeks later, Luvbug and I were talking about a strange incident with the Long Tails, when they had gathered with their young in the tree over where Scooter lay sleeping, recovering from a seizure. I was kneeling next to him, with a shawl over him to keep him warm. I thought I was losing him then and there. I looked up at the birds in a low branch over us. "Look, Scooter!" I whispered, "Look; little angels have come, to see if you're ok..."<br />
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This was the first strange occurrence with them, and the eve of a very bad day of seizures for Scooter. It was during the following week that I figured out it was low blood sugar that caused the seizures, and got the vet to confirm it with a blood test. From then on, we fed him little and often, -every few hours, even through the night- and I added honey to his water. He enjoyed the summer, staying quite strong for another 6 or 7 weeks....<br />
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Anyway, when we were remembering this, we said, "But why Long Tailed Tits?" and it suddenly hit me- Why, because he has such a long tail too! Even vets had commented on it. "Is this tail ever coming to an end?" one said, as he came out of his box.<br />
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-29083694998310697452013-04-14T22:11:00.004+01:002013-04-14T22:14:42.721+01:00Don't want the spring, or the summer any more...Spring usually makes me feel better: sunshine, brighter evenings. Today I saw my first bee and butterfly of the year. The garden was inviting, but I couldn't go out, couldn't bear to see the bench without my little friend sunbathing there. Don't know how to get through the sunny days now. I mowed the front lawn but feel like the back garden can go to hell now.<br />
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-31086324188726617552013-04-12T17:23:00.002+01:002013-04-12T17:23:55.959+01:00<span style="font-size: small;">These are the ATCs I made for this month's swap:</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I knew I wanted to do a rocking horse for this one but couldn't find an image of one that was just right. Then at the Craft Fair I picked up a postcard from the Guild of British Toymakers' stall- with a rocking horse on the front! This is a detail cut from the postcard. (This rocking horse is the one that featured in the opening scene of The Woman In Black! They restored it and lent it to the film makers.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It says "the tops of tomatoes look suspiciously like spiders". I am so scared of spiders. Sometimes, if I am cooking with tomatoes, I'll take off that dried leafy thing from the top and put it down somewhere... then, a few minutes later, I see it out of the corner of my eye and think "EEEK! SPIDER!" ooops..... I drew the tom's and added leaves round the edges- I have never liked this leaf stamp as I think it looks like spider legs. I never thought it would ever come in useful...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The themes for next month are- Blowing In The Wind, April, Walter de la Mare, Through The Keyhole, Buttoned Up, and a Free Theme on glossy cardstock. I also need to alter 3 bottle caps! Should keep me out of mischief.</span></div>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-26124481176176730752013-04-08T16:19:00.000+01:002013-04-08T16:30:49.966+01:00Craft Show Pic'sOn Friday I went to the Creative Stitches & Hobby Craft Show at Excel, in London.<br />
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I didn't know very much in advance that I'd be going - there was an ad on TV for it and Luvbug piped up, "Would you like to go to that?" well I nearly fell off my chair, what a nice surprise!<br />
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I explained that you had to pay for a ticket, and also that I didn't think there would be a Man Creche :) but I booked a ticket online and planned to go Thursday. Luvbug said he'd go shopping at Stratford, or make his way to Covent Garden...<br />
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After a bit of a panic, during which we thought I was having a dangerously bad allergic reaction to my new meds, it was put off till Friday. After seeing the dr, we set out Friday morning, me dosed up on steroids and anti-histamines and almost asleep by the time we got there! My face and neck were red and itchy, painful and tingly, and I'm sure people must have thought I had been burned. I suppose it may be testament to how the meds are helping me mentally though, that I didn't feel too self-conscious or afraid of the crowds to go.<br />
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I didn't think the show was that big when I first got there- I'd never been to one of these shows before- but it turned out to be the perfect size, not too big or small. I was in there over three hours and nearly wore my feet off!<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This was at the end of an enormous display by knitters. It was a maritime theme and this is the head of the Loch Ness Monster!! (where there are bears, there are always dragons...)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">A giant Decoupatch Cat!!!! Look at the size of him compared to the woman nearby! I should have returned to this stall to see how much their papers were, but never got back to it :( It was a popular, and very crowded one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Giant Decoupatch Bear with Decoupatch Dinosaur behind!!! This was their main display, with a rep who was Decoupatching a fridge. Yes, I said fridge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A display of panels by members of a stitching club...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...this is a close-up of one of my favourites in the display. The maker had printed a picture of a pier and wreck onto a cotton panel, then printed photo's of the seagulls onto chiffon, and sewn them on top. The effect was like seeing reflections of a scene in a window.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bird panels from the same display.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Embroidered postcards from around the world. Each column is a different country.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This isn't a painting, it's all 3D stitching. I couldn't afford any of her work so I picked up some postcards instead. The artist's name was Gilda Baron.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From a quilt display- sorry it's blurred!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Large Owl and Hedgehog handbags!</span></span><br />
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I then took the DLR to Stratford and met up again with Luvbug. We went looking at clothes for a while and I managed to to get some new jeans at last that weren't made for a giant (M&S £12.50!!). We then both admitted that our feet were killing us and, after nabbing snacks to eat on the way, made it back to the car.<br />
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We popped in on mum for a couple of hours on the way home, then I made chicken curry. We both fell asleep on sofas, worn out. LOL!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Love, tea & cake,</span></span></i>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Helena</span></b></span>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-22926354334139810292013-04-01T23:29:00.000+01:002013-04-02T03:32:58.040+01:00"Eulogy"<span style="font-size: small;">Found this this evening...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">THE EULOGY </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Look not where I was </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For I am not there </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> My spirit is free </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am everywhere</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the air that you breathe </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the sounds that you hear </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't cry for me Mom </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My spirit is near </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll watch for you </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the other side</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll be the one running </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">New friends by my side </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Smile at my memory </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remember in your heart </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This isn't the end </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's a brand new start </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">By: Carol Kufner </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> © Copyright Carol Kufner.</span></div>
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Love and miss him so much...... crying lots tonight.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Love, tea & cake,</span></span></i>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-17009886653441897122013-03-25T00:18:00.000+00:002013-03-25T17:23:14.572+00:00The Magnificant Seven<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><i><span style="color: purple;">I will double check, but I made it 2<span style="color: purple;">3</span> candles in 5 countries lit for Scooter! <span style="color: purple;">THANK YOU ALL! <span style="color: purple;">We are</span></span> going to round it up to <strike>£75</strike> £100(!) for Colchester Cat<span style="color: purple;"> Rescue</span>.</span></i></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><i>Now, here are the promised biographies of <span style="color: purple;">the cats I've been lucky enough to share my life with:</span></i></span></b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><i><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: purple;"> </span></span></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">1983- 2000, Katie-cat</span></b><u>,</u>
from Cats Protection sanctuary, age 18 months and tiny. They had rescued her from a bunch of schoolboys who'd been 'using her as a football'.</span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Katie could sleep in any place, in any position.</span></i></b></div>
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and Dad got us a cat. No more dogs, he said, as losing them was too
painful. If only he knew! Did he really imagine cats were easier to let
go? He doesn't believe that now, he has had several over the years
since... Katie-cat passed in April 2000, age around 18 1/2.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She was an excellent mouser and once took on a rat that was over half as big as herself! She was tolerant and welcoming, letting a neighbour's cat walk right in with her kittens in tow, when the neighbour neglected to feed them. </span></span><br />
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a stray who came to live with me in my first 'own' home. <i>Little by little</i> -at first he was too
nervous to come into the house so I left food on the doorstep. Then he'd come in to eat, but only if I
hid. Eventually he became so affectionate, so special. He would lie
belly-up with his head on my pillow. He loved to snuggle up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>A</i> beautiful
mackerel-tabby. My first real introduction to being a cat mama. He
taught me lots. He passed in 1996, age about 8. Someone shot him with an
air rifle. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1993 - Mama Cat and kits-</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mama-cat,
the most elegant black cat you ever could imagine. Have you seen The
Aristocats? Do you remember the white cat, Duchess? Well Mama was a
black version. You would believe she was a ballerina, she was so dainty,
graceful and poised. HUGE golden eyes. She would sit up on the table
near the kitchen door each morning and wait for me to give her a
forehead-to-forehead rub, which, as all cat people will know, is really
special.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She
came calling at my back door in early 1993, in thick snow. She was
obviously pregnant so I had to help her. I invited her in slowly,
watching to see that Sam didn't mind. Gradually she settled, and gave
birth in my linen cupboard to 4 beautiful kits. At first I thought I should re-home them, so once they were a few months old I tried to find new owners. But I didn't trust any of the people who came to see them, and chose instead to keep them all<u>.</u></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mama passed in 2003, from an inoperable cancer in her mouth. We were so sad, and her kits missed her terribly.<u> </u></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FIGS- March 23rd 1993- June 25th 2005 <span style="font-size: small;">(I originally called this kitty Figaro, but then I discovered he was a she, hence 'Figs'!)</span></b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A
black and white girl, SUCH soft fur. We now use the memory of that fur
as a measure of softness. We touch something in a shop like a soft bath
robe or cushion and we say, "Look! Feel! It's Figgy's belly!" </span></span><br />
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affectionate and silly and funny. She would lie belly up and let me blow
raspberries on her tummy!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had to say farewell to sweet Figgy in 2005, because of cancer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>WELLINGTON - March 23rd 1993 - ?</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A
black boy, Scooter's twin, EXCEPT he had much, much shorter hair, He
was more 'snouty' and had an Oriental sounding meow. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He could really
talk to you<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>, </b></i>he <span style="font-size: small;">sort of chortled.</span></span> So full of character. But he kept going missing for days,
weeks at a time. One time when he didn't come back I called all the
vets. The PDSA had treated a cat of his description for a displaced hip,
due to a road accident (5 or 6 miles from home). </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I contacted the man that had found
him and had got him treated. He said that as Welly hadn't been claimed he'd been happy to take him home. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Welly seemed happy when I went to visit but purred and purred and purred when I held him, so I</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> tried to bring him home, but he wouldn't settle. So the man, Andy
Bathgate I recall was his name, came to collect him and adopt him.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He went to live with him and his golden Labrador where Welly soon claimed the dog's bed and ruled the roost.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I missed him terribly, but I think he just wanted to be in a one-cat household. I often wonder waht happened to Scooby's brother, and hope he did ok...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>FLUFFY -March 23rd 1993- December 13th 2010</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When
I looked in on Mama in the linen cupboard that morning, to check she
was ok, I counted her babies... 1...2....3...oh, what a clever girl you
are, I said. 3 babies! And there were indeed 3 kitties at her tummy. But
Mama moved slightly and lifted herself up, and a little bundle of thin
grey fur rolled out from under her chest and chin. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This was Fluffy. Though it took a month before she was <i>fluffy</i>. At first, she was called Midge, as she was tiny and had only very fine hair. Mama had been keeping her tucked up warm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">She would find the most <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">beautiful</span></span> poses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fluffy
passed away from renal failure a couple of months before her 18th
birthday. She was playful, mischievous and loving. Though she looked
like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, she was the only one of my cats
that could actually <i>growl!!!! -</i> and did so at Scooter whenever he tried to
get her off a chair or move from the fire.<i><b> </b></i>They would 'box' up on their hind legs like March hares but only really 'hit' the air in between them!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SCOOTER- March 23rd 1993 - September 17th 2011</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My Best Boy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
know others mean well when they tell me to take in another cat. I <i>have</i>
given it some thought. But my heart is still brimming with love for this
boy. I am crying as I type! It isn't time to move on yet, as there are
still so many things I have to tell him. So many things to say to him. I
cannot put that away on a shelf yet. (I can't even put his bed away, or his cushion from the windowsill). It's like there is unfinished
business. I need to stay close to him. Maybe in the future I might be
able to give a home to an elderly cat in need. I don't think I'd like a
youngster again, not after the wisdom I knew behind Scooter's eyes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Scooter & Wellington being 'bookends' -looking out of the gap of an old sash window in my old house.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Best Boy, he of the secret smile....</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b> I miss that soft velvet bellah</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope my kitties felt loved and safe. I know I made mistakes, it was a learning curve. I was a better cat-carer in the later years. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had to learn, listen, watch, read... but I grew into someone who would do anything for them. They loved me all along, they just waited for me to catch up. That's how it is with animals, I now think. They love unconditionally once they decide they can trust you. And you love them as much as you think you're able, but then you grow and learn, and maybe, with their example, you love them as much back as they love you. Not all pet owners take the time to do it. Not all think about it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>There's a story doing the rounds on Facebook. It's about the reaction of a 6 year old boy when his precious dog is put to sleep. The vet has not yet left, and the adults are all chatting, asking why it is that dogs have to have lives so much shorter than ours. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The little boy pipes up, "I know."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>They stop talking and look at him. "Why is it then? What do you think?"</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>And the boy tells them- </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>"Because we have to learn to be kind and loving but dogs know that already, they don't have to learn it, so they don't have to stay as long."</b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Love, tea & cake,</span></span></i>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Helena</span></b></span>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-47982914604109113992013-03-23T19:34:00.001+00:002013-03-24T22:21:18.303+00:00PURRDAY....<span style="font-size: large;">Well, here it is: Scooter's 20th Purrday...</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next to Scooter's big 'canvas' photo. He watches over us from the top shelf here. That lovely felt heart was made by Helen, <b><a href="http://little-leon.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Little Leon's</a></b> mum. (The candle is a battery one, which flickers, don't worry I'm not planning a fire...)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love this birthday card, which arrived today from<a href="http://blue-startingover.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> </a><b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9157945799061174429" target="_blank">Di<span style="color: purple;">ane and Woodstock the Bear</span></a></b> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>(their blog is http://blue-startingover.blogspot.co.uk -I can't seem to get that link embedded. Must be a blogger glitch.)</i></span>. It really touched me to get this on the day itself! Thank you, Di!</span></span></div>
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THANK YOU, everyone who has helped me through this week. All the texts, emails, comments, all the lit candles.<br />
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I've had a lump in my throat all day. This morning I just couldn't get up. I stayed put till the afternoon. But I had a lovely dream;<br />
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I dreamt that I went home to where I lived as a little girl, and I was a girl again. As I rang the doorbell my dog, Tog, from those times, ran up to greet me. He was up on his hind legs and pawing me and I made a fuss of him.<br />
Once indoors, I don't remember where he went. Then I was all grown up again. I sat on the sofa and Fluffy jumped up to my lap. I made a great fuss of her, and she was purring and stretching and her paws were going in-out-in-out. I scritched round her ears and snozzled her toes and all the silly things she used to love. It seemed to last for ages.<br />
Then, mum came in, and asked who I was talking to. I was surprised, but then I realised that mum couldn't see her. I told mum she was there, but she thought I was just being mad. I took her hand and pulled it over to Fluffy's back. There! She could feel her! So she knelt down next to us and stroked her.<br />
She had tears in her eyes, and said, "Oh, I've waited YEARS to stroke her!"<br />
Then Luvbug came in, and he couldn't see her either. I told them both to close their eyes and trust that she was there, and reach out- they could both feel her there, and both stroked her and talked to her...<br />
I woke up as the three of us were cuddling her.<br />
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I have been thinking a lot about Fluffy recently. Whenever I try to talk to Scooter, there she is, in my mind. It's as though she's asked him to tell me she's there too, or to tell me to realise that she is still around as well.<br />
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Maybe the dream is a message- close your eyes and reach out because they really are there.<br />
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I'm off to finish my post about all my cat now. I've been collecting their photo's together. The scanner is a bit slow so I am doing photo's of photo's. Be back soon.... <br />
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<i> Happy Purrday, my sweet ones... thankyou for all the love you shared... I miss being your Mama.... I miss you all....</i><br />
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Thank you, <a href="http://misspeachsmeowz.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Karla</a>, for this last picture..<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Today it is 6 months since Scooter passed away. </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>-And this coming Saturday, the 23rd, would have been his 20th birthday. So this will be a strange week...</b>.</span></span><br />
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<i><b>I want to ask if you would please light a candle -real or virtual- for Scooter and his kitty family, some time this week, especially on his birthday. I will make a donation to my local Cat Rescue for each candle lit.</b></i></div>
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This is the first March in 30 years that I haven't been carer of a cat. It would really help if you did this, as well as sending out a 'thank you' to all the kitties that have shared my life..... I will do another post next weekend, with a photo and short bio of each cat (all 7!).<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>VIRTUAL CANDLE</u></span></b><br />
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<i><b>-It only takes a minute....</b></i><br />
<b>If you follow this link you can light a virtual candle: <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=eng" target="_blank">Gratefulness.Org</a></span></b><br />
<b>You don't need to join anything, and you won't get junkmail; you're not asked to put in an email address.</b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When you input the info asked for, please type "Scoot" for group name.<i> -</i></b></span><b>This way all Scooter & Co's candles will be on one page to be seen together.</b><br />
<b>Each candle burns down gradually over 48 hours. </b><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: small;"><i><b>Next week I will send a donation to Colchester Cat Rescue in memory of <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: purple;">all</span> </span>my pusscats. I already have a figure in mind, <u>but I will add £1 to it for every candle lit. </u>So</b></i><i><b> please leave a comment here if you light a candle, </b></i></span><br />
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-83696755526832903052013-03-12T23:27:00.000+00:002013-03-12T23:41:09.436+00:00ATCs<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://misspeachsmeowz.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Miss Peach</a>'s momma, <a href="http://sketchbookmailartclub.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Karla</a>, encouraged me to join an ATC swapping group that she's been a member of for a while. I'm really enjoying it :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I didn't sign up for this one originally, then I thought "Aha! I know: A ginger tabby!" and then I HAD to do it... This pusscat is a "Magnolia" cat stamp, and I drew the rest. He is sitting on the wall on 3D foam pads and he's holding a silver charm fish. For colour, I've used Promarkers<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I found a website that gives free vintage photo images. You can't make them very big but they're ideal for ATC size...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I covered the card with gloopy PVA glue, then stuck some kitchen tissue onto it, and pushed it about, squishing it and moving it, leaving raised, squashed ridges in it. It had a pattern of blue and purple squares on it and I used this to form a suggestion of blue ocean, or perhaps the distorted view of mosaic in a swimming pool..... then added some acrylic bubbles... I like this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I didn't want to do daffodils, I thought that would be too obvious :) so I looked up some more of his poems and found one called "The Wren's Nest", in which the little nest is hidden from predators by a primrose... I used an old farthing for the bird as these cute little coins had a wren on them. The flowers & leaves are made with a small cutting die (I've acquired a die cutting machine at last!) and as I didn't have yellow paper I used a post-it note pad :) In the background, I originally went over the card with blue Promarkers and then stuck a gold skeleton leave to it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ah yes, and this is Little Baby Bear Bob Jr, or Elb, for short.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm pleased that for this first swap, I am partnered with Karla :) I love her style and all her arty stuff, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what she's made. It's lovely to be looking forward to your mail in the morning, isn't it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for getting me involved, Karla!! :)</span> <br />
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-85291008548131318632013-03-03T09:33:00.001+00:002013-03-03T09:34:08.969+00:00How to draw a mandalaSo relaxing. Must have a go at this.
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If you have a go, send me a pic or a link; I'd love to see it.
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-36206681628733061812013-03-03T07:56:00.001+00:002013-03-03T07:56:37.847+00:00A Nightmare....Pretty low yesterday evening. Then I got myself all wound up by going over and over something horrible that someone had said. Why do I give them the head-space?<br />
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Anyway, I went to bed around 9pm. Not been sleeping much lately so needed to catch up. Plus, I had given up on the day.<br />
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I pretty much slept through to 6 this morning, other than a stir when Luvbug brought me my meds. But in the night I had an awful nightmare.<br />
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-I was calling out apparently, so Luvbug shook me awake and said "It's ok, it's ok..."
In my dream he and I were sitting in the living room in the evening and he had put something on to cook for dinner. I thought I smelled something burning, so I asked him if the food was ok. "No it's fine," he said, "I'm timing it, it's ok."<br />
But I heard crackling, too, so went out to the kitchen to check.<br />
There, by the oven, was Luvbug, stirring the food. I thought, "HOW the??" and looked back into the living room, where he was still seated.<br />
Convinced this must be a hallucination I called Luvbug out and he came and stood next to me.
I pointed to the man by the oven and said, "Do you see him? Do you see him?"
Then I remembered that the way to make a hallucination disappear is to prove to your own brain that it isn't there- by touching it.
So I tried this. I held Luvbug's hand, and then reached out to the 'other Luvbug' by the oven. He leant towards me and took my hand! I started crying, panicking and screaming, "How do I know which is real which is unreal? I can touch both of you! How can I tell which of you is real??" and this is what I was shouting when Luvbug woke me.<br />
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As I settled down to sleep again, I heard a few steps on the stairs, then a little meow. I said, "That's Scooter. He's checking I'm ok..."<br />
We both went "Awww.." and got back to sleep. <br />
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-45428616419909765892013-03-01T04:20:00.001+00:002013-03-01T04:20:25.565+00:00Gelatin Plate Printing<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is fascinating. I could watch this woman all day!
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I've seen soft plates for printing on sale, and never really understood how they would be useful. This video uses a home made gelatin plate, and there is also a video in the series that shows you how to make one.<br />
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I think I'll save this for when it's warmer and get outside and have a go on the garden table as I'm likely to redecorate in the process!
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-89348838476180501952013-02-27T01:45:00.001+00:002013-02-27T02:05:26.076+00:00Scooter said hello.....<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cried my eyes out today: found three black whiskers. Haven't bawled like that for a while now. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spoke to an "Animal Communicator" a while back. (Confused, don't know what to believe any more, etc.)
She said some things that she could have picked up from this blog (<b>not</b> accusing her, it's just my head needs all loopholes closed) but she also told me stuff "from Scooter" that I hadn't told anyone. Or things that only I and Luvbug knew<span style="font-size: small;">, and</span> things Scoot and I did together, things I called him (loads of nicknames!) and then a few predictions.... finding black whiskers was one. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">-A BLACK one, even though they had gone grey, "because he really didn't like it when they started to go grey" she said, and "you'll find them when you're not looking for them". I HAVE looked for them. But I wasn't looking for them today, and there they were, next to the sofa.... he passed in September; how many times have I vacuumed since then.... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last week I came across <span style="font-size: small;">little patches of moist muddy prints, so fresh they still had water around them. This was at 5am, in a high traffic area (door to kitchen), at least 5 hours after <span style="font-size: small;">Luvbug had gone to <span style="font-size: small;">bed<span style="font-size: small;">, and after I'd been half watching tv, <span style="font-size: small;">snoozing on the <span style="font-size: small;">sofa for ages. No other cat<span style="font-size: small;">s in the house<span style="font-size: small;">: catflap <span style="font-size: small;">is covered over. <span style="font-size: small;">I stared, got right down <span style="font-size: small;">on the floor next to them.... in the end I took a photo:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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I'm glad for these *tangible* parts of his presence. When I'm low, or when I get that aching lump in my chest that his photo often brings, I'll know that it isn't just my crazy head that says he's still around, because I have things to hold and look at. <i>Hallucinations can't be photographed.</i></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>animal communicator: Clare Metcalf; her website: <a href="http://www.freespiritanimalcare.co.uk/About-Us.html" target="_blank">Free Spirit Animal care</a></i></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Helena</span></b></span>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-14909356283121059752013-02-18T20:57:00.003+00:002013-02-18T20:57:31.080+00:00Hobbycraft Heads Up<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">25% off at HOBBYCRAFT this week: </span></u></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">order online and enter the code "HALFTERM" at the checkout (delivery is £3.95), </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">or print out a voucher and use in store, exp. 24th Feb: <a href="http://vouchers.moneysavingexpert.com/vouchers/hobbycraftvoucher_p5.pdf" target="_blank">http://vouchers.moneysavingexpert.com/vouchers/hobbycraftvoucher_p5.pdf</a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Playing nursey today, as Luvbug had to have sedation this morning<span style="font-size: small;">, to have an i<span style="font-size: small;">mpacted<span style="font-size: small;"> wosdom tooth removed :o </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">-he was total<span style="font-size: small;">ly stoned for <span style="font-size: small;">hours afterwards!<span style="font-size: small;"> He doesn't remember any<span style="font-size: small;"> of it, and he was only under for <span style="font-size: small;">a little while- in and out in ten minutes. I could<span style="font-size: small;">n't believe how fast they were!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Helena</span></b></span>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-69753038183760726742013-02-16T22:04:00.001+00:002013-03-01T04:32:17.629+00:00Gilding fun :) <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am trying out my new toy, the Indigoblu Gilding Starter set :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I saw gilding with flakes on one of the crafty tv shopping channels years ago. I think it was Dawn Bibby doing it. At the time, I couldn't afford to try it. But this is a different make of flakes etc. now,and cheaper, and I managed to get hold of a starter set to try at last.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You get a special extra-sticky glue called 'flitterglu'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I thought, ok, this is just going to be PVA stuff with a fancy label, isn't it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But no! This really IS sticky!!! Like, <i>"OMG I can't separate my fingers"</i> sticky!!! But it's ok it comes off with a good wash in water and soap.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">As well as the glue you get a spatula, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">some felty sponge to make an 'ink pad' with, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">a small rough almost wiry sponge called a 'scoochy', </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">a bottle of stamp cleaner (though the soapy water worked fine), </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">a strong A5 size plastic box, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">a pot of flakes, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">some A5 sheets of card </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">an instruction leaflet. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The kit was just under £20. Ok it was treat ;)</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">wipe out the box with an anti-static pad/cloth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">empty the flakes into this box and spread them out</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">cut a small square of the spongey stuff for your 'ink pad'</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">spread about a teaspoon of glue onto the pad</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">apply this to your stamp (not too much)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">gently press stamp to card (just a 'kiss', no need to press hard)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">dunk the card into the flakes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">pat the flakes gently with your fingertips, make sure all glue is covered</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">tap off excess gently</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">use the 'scoochy' to scrub off the flakes back into the box- they can be reused- very little is actually 'caught' each time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">the result is a stamp image in gilded flake.....</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here's quite a detailed image, but it still worked...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">in the background you can see the pots of glue etc., and the flakes in the A5 box:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The gilded imagestays intact i.e. dosen't rub off easily like glitter. I was able to put the card under the guard of a paper timmer without it marking the image. Here it is trimmed, ready for using on a card:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Looking forward to using it to <i>edge</i> cards and ATCs too, and trying other coloured flakes. They do a nice coppery one, which would be nice on my cat stamps, I think :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.indigoblu.com/products/kits/indigoblu-flitterglu-kit-in-box-p-1566.html" target="_blank">Starter kit & more info available here</a> (no affiliation blah blah blah..! )</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Helena</span></b></span>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-2872081723337411672013-02-15T17:42:00.000+00:002013-03-13T01:49:21.513+00:00WOODEN STAMPS for sale<span style="font-size: small;">These are the wood-backed stamps I want to sell. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The clear ones will follow! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have looked up the postage on these by weighing them and going to the Royal Mail website. <a href="http://www.royalmail.com/price-finder" target="_blank">Link for the page is here. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was stunned by the prices, but these have to be sent as a "packet" rather than "large letter" as the wood makes them more than 25mm thick. <i> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>The postage shown here is just what Royal Mail charge. I haven't added anything for the bubble wrap etc. as I recycle this!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, I'm sorry for the postage rates but it isn't me!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>**Because the rates go up in 'bands' it means that several items can be sent together with one postage rate, though**</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">All prices UK pounds sterling </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>UK</b> - 2nd class packet, proof of postage but no tracking:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">any number of stamps weighing </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">up to 750 grams = £2.20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">heavier than this = £3.50</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Europe </b>- Airmail small packet, proof of postage, no tracking:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">any number of stamps weighing </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> up to100g = £2.70</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">101g to 150g = £2.93</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">151g to 175g = £3.16</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">176g to 250g = £3.39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">251g to 500g = £4.82</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>USA </b>- Airmail small packet, proof of postage, no tracking:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">any number of stamps weighing </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> up to 150 g<span style="font-size: small;"> </span> = £3.86</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">151g to 200g = £4.42</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">201g to 250g = £4.98</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">251g to 349g = £5.54</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">350g to 400g = £6.76</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">400g to 500g = £7.98 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>AUSTRALIA </b>- airmail packet, proof of postage, no tracking:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">any number of stamps weighing </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">up to 100grams = £3.30</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 101 to 150g = £3.90</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">150g to 249g = £4.50 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">250g to 274g = £5.10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">275g to 499g = £5.70</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">500g = £8.26!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Because of the astonishingly high postage, I haven't put prices on the stamps. If you are interested, just make an offer for the stamp!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u>Payment-</u> UK cheque or PayPal. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(You don't need a PayPal a/c to pay through PayPal I just need to know an email to send a PayPal invoice to, then you pay via secure site using a card. It will convert it into your local currency if you want it to.) </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Right! At last! Here are the stamps!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: small;">*SOLD* thank you!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">1: CELTIC DRAGON</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Dovecraft </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. CELTIC CROSS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 3. "Forget me not" TEXT</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Rubber Stampede</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 30grams </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 4. Large SPRING SCENE</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Personal Impressions</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 180grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">this stamps really well and is great water-coloured for Easter cards :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 5. <span style="background-color: magenta;">*SOLD* than<span style="font-size: small;">k yo<span style="font-size: small;">u!</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Large MEDALLION ref pma1039</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Papermania</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 135 grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">makes a great background stamp- make patterned paper by repeat patterns in pale ink, or embossing. I've also made 3D decoupage cards and tags with this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> **nb: the wood is NOT cracked, the lines are bubbles in the clear film on top of the stamp**</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">stamps really clearly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 6. Large MEDALLION stamp ref pma1038</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Papremania</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 125 grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">-I've made 3D decoupage with this one, too :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">try putting little gems in the circles</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> **nb. stamp is NOT cracked, the lines are bubbles in the clear film on the top of the stamp**</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">7. Large BUTTERFLY</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Anita's</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 8. <span style="background-color: magenta;">**SOLD** thank you!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Large PATCHWORK BUTTERFLY</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Made by Funstamps</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 115 grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 9. <span style="background-color: magenta;">**SOLD** thank you!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Large PATCHWORK FLOWER & HEARTS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Inca Stamps</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 115 grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">10. FERN SILHOUETTE</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Rubber Stampede</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 65 grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 11. HEART SQUARE</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Funstamps</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 40 grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">12. CHRISTMAS CAT :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Inca Stamps</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 90 grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 13. GARDENING SET</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Anita's</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 60grams</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> stamps really well and is great for gift tags :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 14. SAILOR GIRL & BOY</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Anita's</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 45grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 15. GARDENING BORDER</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 60grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> *nb. this isn't cracked, the line is a bubble in the clear film on top of the stamp</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">16. WILDFLOWER BOUQUET</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Stamp City</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 45grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">17. WISPY HEART </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">made by Papermania, ref pma 10091</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight 115 grams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">That's all for now!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for looking :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Love, tea & cake,</span></i>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-57113737899624246822013-02-12T03:46:00.001+00:002013-02-12T05:21:14.918+00:00Stamp sale planned...<span style="font-size: large;">I've gone through my rubber stamps/clear stamps etc. and had a cull. I'm going to be putting loads up for sale. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At first I thought I'd stick them on Ebay, but now I'm wondering if to put photo's of them on here and see if any of my readers would like them.
Maybe I could put them on here first, then, put the ones that nobody wants on Ebay on one of their special "free listing" weekends.
What do you think? I've got dozens...</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Love, tea & cake,</span></span></i>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Helena</span></b></span>
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Mrs Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157945799061174429.post-37511109027286505662013-02-09T03:28:00.003+00:002013-02-09T03:28:54.374+00:00Picking things up again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Had to look twice before I noticed she was carrying a black cat :)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi all! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been keeping in touch with a lot of people via Facebook, which I only joined last year. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was reluctant to join as I enjoyed blogging instead. But now I see the advantage of Facebook is that I can see messages from my friends as they write them- I don't have to be on their page, a little square pops up in the corner to tell me who has just updated, whether they commented on something I posted, etc. So I am in touch even while I'm typing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It doesn't feel the same as logging though. It's like comparing an article with a headline, or a letter with a text.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well that's ok, as I've had some lovely online conversations with people whilst there (you can send private messages, not just on your page.) But I do miss my blog, and being able to write longer stuff, and share more fully what I've been doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It will be hard to get back into blogging, but to start I thought I'd do an update on the week, each Friday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I especially want to do this because I don't want to lose contact with good friends that aren't on Facebook, like for example, Angel & Kirby :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to look over my blog layout over the next few weeks and have a cull on my links. I'm going to make sure the links are only to blogs owned by friends, or websites that really interest me. It isn't that I no longer judge any of them as good, it's that my interests, my amount of spare time, and my own artistic interests and style have <span style="font-size: large;">changed</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a feeling about 50% will go. So if you like any of the links on the left, make a note of them quick!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Love, tea & cake,</span></span></i>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: segoe script,arial;">Helena</span></b></span>
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