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Thanks so much to those of you who have continued to visit the Blog despite the lack of posts. I have been attempting to juggle too many balls. The summer has come and gone. It does not even feel lik...
I am currently clearing the downstairs at the showroom. This will enable its use as an additional display area. It will be in contrast to the ground floor of the building, which has hi...
At last! Phew! Relief ... I am finally able to use my computer again! But it has been so long! I try not to get over dramatic about such matters, but it really was nearing critical. Preparing a ...
I re-dressed the windows at the showroom yesterday. I have included some of the cushion covers I had made using kilim rugs. I had brought the rugs back from Turkey a couple of years ago and had plann...
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of lifes coming attractions" - Albert EinsteinSorry! I cannot post today, my computer has crashed!? Thank you for visiting. Promise to ...
Well ... how time flies! It has been more than 6 weeks since my last blog post! I will resist listing all the things which have occupied my time. Some good things, some not so good. I am happy to lea...
Whenever I travel with my family, or for business, I always see new shapes, colours and materials all around me. I always travel with my camera, sketch book and note book, so I can photograph, write ...
You cant depend on your eyes, when your imagination is out of focus ~ Mark TwainYesterday afternoon I had my annual visit to the optician. Whilst waiting for my appointment, I sat redesigning t...
Five years separate my older brother and I and I cannot remember a time when he has not had an obsessive fascina tion with taking things apart. This was much to the dismay of my pa...
Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance, but disappear when you get up close to them ~ John ShirleyWell its arrived again and is almost over already! Sunday - my weekend!&nbs...
My weekend is really just one day. I try to be conscious to change the pace on just one day - Sundays. But it is not always easy to achieve this. Turning-off the creative mind is not so easy. I find ...
"Neer cast a clout till may be out"This is not my neighbour, although she looks very much like her. This gallery of images from flickr is a delight. I have a very vivid, visual memo...
Today whilst travelling in to work, I overheard two women talking about their mutual dislike for ugly, brown, antique furniture. I listened intently, whilst trying to maintain an appearance of disint...
Do you ever find it strange how there can sometimes be recurring themes in a day? Yesterday mine was the colour purple.Yesterday evening, my 14 year old son and I were discussing what, for each of us...
Today is the100th Anniversary of International Womens  ;Day!There is no single image, or single quote, or singular event, or individual women whos endeavours I can highlight any more tha...
The sun is shining so brightly here in Nottingham city today. It really is a beautiful start to the week. This morning I noticed on my journey in to work, people were walking around with smiles on th...
I hope you are enjoying your weekend whatever you are doing. I just wanted to share these beautiful sensual, striking and inspiring images by Bruno Bisang.Brown skin ... Apparently your skin has been...
Venice had never really appealed to me as a destination that I really, desperately, wanted to visit. The prospect of all the waterways, never enthralled me. Architecturally, all that grandeur seemed ...
Andre, a friend, is in his third year of studying to become an Architect. He recently admitted his weakest area is his inability to express his ideas in freehand drawings. I had suggested h...
If the term film buff describes someo ne who avidly watches films, then I most definitely coul d not be described as such. My oldest daughter loves to spend her time ...
Whilst searching through various sites for rugs for a customers childs playroom, I happened upon the work of Nathalie Lete. Her output seems quite prolific regards the amount of techniques and medium...
I have really, really missed writing my daily blog posts. A big thank you to all those customers who have come to visit the shop and told me how much they have enjoyed visiting my blog so far, a...
Please accept my apologies for the lack of posts over the last few days. I have been busy concentrating my efforts on completing all outstanding projects for clients in the run-up to the Christm...
Christmas is coming ... the supposed saviour of retailers in this current economic climate. Its quite ironic in this time of economic recessio n where we are all being reminded to tight...
Whilst sorting through some drawers at home I came across some cards I had purchased some years previously. They depicted illustrations by Tom Feelings. They made me smile."When I am asked w...
Its been several days since I last posted and Ive really missed it. Ive been bogged down with the more mundane tasks required to keep my shop ticking over. I spent the last few days doing a...
I love beads! I love the myriad of colours, materials, forms and shapes which are available. It is so difficult to place a value on hand-crafted item such as these. One can consider the time inv...
I have had Hipstamatic on my iphone for some months now. It was one of the first Apps I bought. My digital camera has recently jammed so Ive been experimenting with the different ...
I have an extensive collection of traditional African batik fabrics which I have collected over the years. Today for my birthday I received several more. I pursue and observe the compl...
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