Christmas Corporation: 365-11
Walking along Corporation Street in Birmingham, where I went for a meeting on Saturday, I noticed the mid-morning January sunlight anachronistically silhouettings the city’s Christmas decorations onto...
View ArticleGrandma’s Chairs: 365-12
Over Christmas I went to visit my Auntie Pauline and my uncle & cousins. which I love doing. We’ve not really managed to spend much time together until recent years, but I’m loving getting to know...
View ArticleSketchy Design: 365-13
I’ve got some time in the jewellery workshop starting again this week, and I’m really looking forward to it – it’s been nearly a year since I’ve made anything with silver and I LOVE the classes (and...
View ArticlePartytime: 365-14
This made me smile when I came home this evening – to find the wind had blown the remains of my neighbour’s party decorations into my shrubbery. I just wish it hadn’t been dark, with a bit of sunlight...
View ArticleBullshit Hacking, or Lies Society Taught Me
I bloody love going to see my shrink. Ok don’t get me wrong, the bastard still makes me cry, and remember how it feels to feel things I thought I’d put long behind me, but he’s also some kind of …...
View ArticleAll That’s Gold Does Not Glitter: 365-15
Neither does everything silver. But there’s not a sibilant silver proverb, so you’ll just have to pretend. Wednesday saw me back in the studio, and I really quite like how battered and mucky you have...
View ArticleBack to the Workhouse: 365-16
Despite how dilapidated they often look, I like old Victorian warehouses. It’s easy to see how proud they once were, they’re full of character, and the spaces inside can be spectacular. This particular...
View ArticleRoadtrip Daydreams: 365-17
I booked my hire car for Iceland this week – roads like this, here I come!
View ArticleHippy Chic: 365-18
I took my mum round the quirky hippy shops of West Yorkshire today, to choose some semiprecious crystals for a piece of jewellery I’m making for her. This isn’t one of the crystal shops, but it is one...
View ArticleFat cat: 365-19
I should point out that my cat Tinker is not actually fat, to my constant amazement given how obsessed he is with food! I finally got round to doing something with the last of the Christmas turkey...
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