Those of you who can remember Tom’s accident last year may be interested to hear our good news. After six months of hard work, his hand has healed incredibly well, and last week, the physios and surgeons finally signed him off — no more operations needed! While the circulation is terrible, and there is very…
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swap joy
I’m really enjoying the badge swap. Here are a selection of the wee treats I’ve already received: Joy! Thanks so much, Anna, Amy, and Claire! I was particularly impressed with the speed of the post from Canada and Sweden. Meanwhile, badge madness continues. This time, though, I’ve managed to turn out some I can actually…
Read Morethe precious, the miniature, the mundane
I’m following the train of a thought here, and very much bouncing off the ideas of Felix — who has just written a superb post about the joy of the tiny, one-inch, button badge. The tale of her numinous birds — separated from their childhood context, immortalised on a badge, then re-united with their original…
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Well, if you actually want one (or more) of these babies just let me know. I offered Richard Widmark to my Ma, but she wasn’t interested. And The Man who Fell to Earth is already taken. Just look! As well as Burt, Clara Bow, St Jude, and a cheesy still from Blow Up , there…
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I have lots of writing projects on the go at the moment, and, after a packed day my head gets full of all sorts of gumph. In the evenings I need to empty it . . . through exercise, or a few beers, or chit-chat, or some sort of craft activity (or indeed all of…
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