tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80460524833002590482024-02-19T03:24:14.153+00:00Willow's Woolly World“Smile, breathe and go slowly.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh~~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-5036532036841174582017-12-04T10:00:00.000+00:002017-12-04T10:00:00.688+00:00Exist Independently<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I saw this quote the other day, by Professor Vlatko Vedral, and it got me thinking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vlatko Vedral is Professor of Quantum Information Theory at the Universities of Oxford and Singapore. He has written many 'papers' and also several books, and is well respected in his field.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">David R Hamilton Phd has a fabulous book called "<span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1328090719687250" style="color: #ff6600;"><strong id="yui_3_2_0_1_1328090719687249"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">CHOICE POINT: Align Your Purpose"</span></strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It all made me think about the old theory that nothing exists if it is not observed first.</span></span><br />
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~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-72565306008876757672017-12-02T01:00:00.000+00:002017-12-02T01:00:04.550+00:00Today's thought<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"If you persuade yourself that you can do a certain thing, provided this thing be possible, you will do it, however difficult it may be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">~<span cwidth="0" eza="cwidth:0px;;cheight:0px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:45px;wocalc:45px;hcalc:70px;rend_px_area:0;" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Emile Coué</span></span><span cwidth="0" eza="cwidth:0px;;cheight:0px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:45px;wocalc:45px;hcalc:70px;rend_px_area:0;" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ~</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-36237830311496740592017-12-01T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-01T00:30:01.410+00:00Thought for today 1st December<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><strong><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";">and leave footprints on our hearts ....</span></strong></span></i><em><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><strong><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";">and we are never ever the same."</span></strong></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><strong><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";">~ </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "geneva" , "swiss" ,;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "geneva" , "swiss" ,;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FLAVIA WEEDN ~</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></em></span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-66464383315770355902017-11-30T13:14:00.001+00:002017-11-30T13:32:07.165+00:00Thought for today 30th November<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">and make a brand new ending.”</span><span class="quote-author-name"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="quote-author-name"><span style="font-size: medium;">~Carl Bard~</span> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-68997066670595325522017-11-30T12:52:00.002+00:002017-11-30T12:53:47.410+00:00New ~ Sea Glass Section<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Such a long time since I blogged!! But today I was doing a Google search on something completely different when my own blog site came up!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now that was a surprise as I was searching for information about my grandfather lol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Anyway.... I'm hoping to revive my blog. So today I've added a new section called Sea Glass. Please take a look..... it can be found at the top of my page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">blessing to all of you who are still here and looking at my blog...... and blessings to those who have just found me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Willow xXx</span><br />
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I went to Yarndale last month, as you know, and met an amazing woman who produces fabulous collages. so when I got home I started searching online to find lots of different styles of collage.... and discovered so much that I was a bit overwhelmed.<br />
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first I drew out the picture of a cove scene from a recent visit to Wales..... and then I searched for pieces of fabric and paper to construct the scene. I crocheted piece to represent the large grey rocks.....</div>
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I placed crochet, felt, fabric, ribbon and part of a map on my piece of paper....... and it all started to come together!</div>
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but the little felt boats seemed to clutter the picture up too much so they were abandoned..... it was a shame really as they were a very striking part of my original visit to the cove. </div>
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I stuck each element in place with a tiny bit of glue and then used various stitching to attach the fabrics and papers to the backing. (please note that I am no needlewoman lol)</div>
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a page from an old book about the sea formed my coastal path, and ribbons for the sea and sand. the flowers on the beautiful hillside were a piece of old lace. I used part of an old map to represent the wider countryside to the side of the cottage, which actually wasn't on the beach, but about half a mile away </div>
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when all the hand stitching had been done I machine sewed it all round...... and then glued it onto a canvas.</div>
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I've just finished a second one but can't show it yet as it is a gift for someone.... but I'll show it when she lets me know that it has arrived safely.</div>
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~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-52963497794190671132013-10-19T17:31:00.000+01:002013-10-20T02:10:10.355+01:00Adventures at The Bubbling WellI've just signed up for a year membership of Jani Franck's 'The Bubbling Well'. basic membership is free... and includes loads of wonderful creative things to experience. one of those things is some little videos ... including this one for going on an Artistic Adventure. why not have a listen to what Jani suggests.
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some wonderful people in Skipton had organised an amazing festival at the Skipton Auction Market, in Yorkshire, England, featuring all things yarn-like. there were different types of yarn to buy and lots of crafts and demonstrations.<br />
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this was the sight in the main entrance hall...... with bunting made by people from 30 different countries..... miles of it!!!</div>
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this house bunting was fun at the Knit and Natter where I met my friends</div>
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I even met, and made friends, with an Alpaca :-))<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucy Attic24 cosy corner</td></tr>
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it was great to meet and chat to Lucy from Attic24 as she has been such an inspiration to me (you will find her blog to the right of this under 'My Blog List'). unfortunately it was so crowded around Lucy that I couldn't get a great photo of her section but she has put some on her blog..... so nip across there and have a look.<br />
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I want to thank M for taking me and all the organisers for putting on the festival....<br />
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a very successful event! and a great weekend<br />
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more adventures soon<br />
blessings, Willow x</div>
~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-42168306379742347072013-10-10T09:00:00.000+01:002013-10-19T18:37:00.012+01:00Celebration Time! so here we are at Thornborough............... (continuing on from my last blog)... and the time of year is September........ the time of the Equinox.... 21st/22nd<br />
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as you might remember we were going to celebrate the Equinox and a friend's 50th birthday and then he and his wife were going to fly off to Amsterdam to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. the celebration is a secret.... well a secret from him..... he thinks he is coming to the Henge just to celebrate the Equinox. so we decided to decorate a marquee before he arrived on the Saturday morning.<br />
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we put a chair in the marquee and decorated it with pretty fairy lights and balloons. later we added a little table and placed his birthday cake on it and all of his presents.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cake</td></tr>
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here is the amazing cake made by MG...... in the centre is a little green man face but it doesn't show up on my photo. hopefully someone else took photos of the cake and they are better than mine.<br />
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after all the decorating J and I went to listen to an archeologist give a really interesting talk about the history of the Henge. <br />
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we were mesmerised by his words and his lovely voice...... so much so that we both ended up having a mini snooze. sorry to Jan who did the talk..... it was really interesting.... honest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">moon over camp</td></tr>
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we were well blessed with fine weather and a gorgeous big moon hung over us to help light up the darkness of the Henge. there is absolutely no light polution there so when I say it is dark... it is really dark!<br />
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below are some of our evening photos giving you a flavour of our party time<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting the cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dancing in the moonlight?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chatting</td></tr>
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our lovely fire was enhanced with some fairy magic brought by a lovely lady in the form of little silver packages which apparently you can buy on ebay lol.<br />
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some of our group got out guitars, banjos, and drums and played some amazing music.<br />
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someone brought some giant marshmallows and so we toasted them on the BBQ and on the fire.<br />
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I'm very much a night person usually. I hate mornings and take ages to wake up. but when I'm away in Kitty I am awake at dawn and rewarded with views like this............. <br />
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Sunday was a lovely day of gently mooching around the lovely stalls. people were selling so many different crafts. there was a blessing for all the animals in a ceremony and people brought their dogs to be blessed.<br />
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L and B and I went for a walk to forage for fallen wood for our night-time fire and came back to the Henge just as the sun was setting.<br />
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as most of our group.... and also most of the campers in general had gone home on Sunday night I woke up on Monday morning to an almost empty campsite. if you look closely you can see L and B's firepit sitting on bricks there on the right of the picture. <br />
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those of us who were left had a lazy breakfast and then started to pack up our campervans and tents. by 11.30am we had done a 'sweep' of our area to check that nothing was left behind to harm the wildlife and the animals that the farmer may be putting in to graze. and by noon we were all driving out of the Henge with a tear in our eye, as this is the last 'meet' of the year, and it is doubtful that we will meet up camping again before the spring. all very sad :-((<br />
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but I'm sure I will get out and about in Kitty for day trips and I'll tell you about them and post pictures.<br />
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'til next time, blessings, Willow x<br />
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<br />~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-57527166084722988482013-10-08T13:30:00.000+01:002013-10-19T18:37:31.296+01:00Kitty, Stephen, & Willow Lose Their Wayso.................. last time...........<br />
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"Kitty and I had hardly got home and got our jobs done when we were off again..... this time we were back to Thornborough Henge to celebrate the Autumn Equinox or Mabon". <br />
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..... and so we were off again, Kitty and I (and Stephen too) ..... this time heading up the A1 on a Friday lunchtime in September. but Stephen SatNav didn't seem to know that the A1 has been altered several months ago even though I had uploaded new maps *groan*.<br />
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there we were.... driving along.... and I realise we are near junction 50 and thought that we should be coming off at J50. but Stephen said that we had to go on another 4+ miles before coming off. so...... being very dependent on the modern technology that is the SatNav to get me around, I listened. <br />
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the display on Stephen showed us grass-tracking and nowhere near the A1...... but obviously we were on the motorway (Kitty isn't really built for grass-tracking... and I'm not really brave enough to try it anyway).<br />
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'Stephen', I said, 'where are we going?' ......<br />
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'in 100 yards turn right' said Stephen. 'we are on the motorway Stephen..... we can't turn right!!' I replied.<br />
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'in 100 yards turn left' he said. 'there isn't a left turn Stephen we are on the motorway with no slip-road anywhere near never mind 100 yards away!'<br />
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'turn around when possible' was his reply! 'TURN AROUND??? we are on a MOTORWAY!!!' was my yell..... as if my shouting at a SatNav was going to make any difference whatsoever.<br />
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so...... what do you do when your SatNav gets all confused? you have to make a decision. but maybe I made the wrong one as I decided to come off at junction 51 and work my way back along the minor roads. with hindsight I probably should have got myself back on the A1 going south and come off at junction 50.... but we make these decisions hoping that our intuition doesn't let us down like the SatNav just did.<br />
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so here we are with the A1 now on our left and trying to pick our way along the little country roads that are North Yorkshire at its best. and now what does Stephen say? 'turn around when possible'.... 'turn right.... turn left'. and what do I say? 'oh shut up Stephen!!!' I was tempted to throw him out of the window .... but I thought he just might pick up a route to our destination. "did he?" I hear you ask. NO...... he didn't...... so for miles I carried on along country roads trying to find a signpost for Thornborough Henge....(English Heritage seem to have abandoned the beautiful site in favour of more 'money-making' site such as Stonehenge.... *sigh*)..... so no signs will point you to Thornborough Henge.<br />
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after what seems like an eternity but was probably only 30 minutes Stephen finally picked up a route for me. by now I am really panicking as I was meant to meet friends at 2pm so that we could save spaces for those who had to work Friday and couldn't come until late Friday night or Saturday morning. not only were we celebrating the Equinox but we were celebrating someone's 50th birthday.... so it was a big occasion. by now it was 2.30pm. I began to recognise the scenery as I had been for the Beltane celebrations in May... so I started to relax and before I knew it I was greeted at the entrance to the Henge by a man with a long grey beard in a high-vis jacket (no.... not Father Time.... but Cat.... a lovely man who volunteers to greet people and show them where to park).<br />
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none of my friends had arrived so I waited by the gate talking to Cat and a lovely fae-like lady for around half an hour before I decided to park up and get the kettle on. one by one friends started to arrive..... each one telling the story of being sent down to junction 51 by their SatNav instead of coming off at junction 50!!!<br />
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next time I'll make sure I write down travelling instructions and use a MAP. in the words of Sir Alan............. Stephen!...... you're fired!!!!<br />
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more adventures soon :-)<br />
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blessings, Willow x<br />
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<br />~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-29329643466910602972013-10-07T13:50:00.000+01:002013-10-19T18:38:06.822+01:00Kitty & I Meet Up With Friendsoh dear! it has been so long since I last blogged that you have all probably forgotten me.<br />
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well.... just in case I've still got followers I'll try to update you on what has been happening in my world.<br />
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Kitty Campa and I have been travelling about quite a bit this year. At the beginning of May we headed off for Thornborough Henge in North Yorkshire to celebrate Beltane.<br />
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We ended up meeting loads of wonderful new people with similar interests and have since become great friends and have met up several times during the year. here is the English piper on the Henge piping down the sun. we also had a Scottish piper who piped down the sun on the Saturday and the Sunday.<br />
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here are the drummers calling us to the ceremony.<br />
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After getting home and doing the washing Kitty and I headed off for our annual meet with our Stonewylde friends at Avebury in Wiltshire.<br />
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here they are getting dreads in their hair :-)<br />
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I've added a few new stickers to Kitty......<br />
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Kitty and I spent a week at Moongazy Camp with our Stonewylde friends before heading home.<br />
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our next big outing was to Derbyshire to meet up with friends and celebrate Lammas at the beginning of August. <br />
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here is one of our group, exhausted after putting up her tent. this is the reason I bought Kitty :-) I just drive up to my pitch and park...... and switch on the gas and make a cuppa..... simple!<br />
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<br />~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-13384195369632185732013-05-02T17:12:00.000+01:002013-05-02T18:27:09.837+01:00A Good Spring Clean!gosh! it's been a long time since I posted.... sorry.<br />
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as you can see the blog page has had a Spring Clean.... a fresh new look ........ but I've had a different sort of Spring Clean for myself........<br />
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he removed a small polyp and took a biopsy or two. totally fascinating! watching it on the screen made it feel strangely not inside my body..... until he started to remove the polyp and told me I would feel a slight tug. what a weird sensation that was! not at all painful in any way.... but I just felt the tug and saw what he was doing at the same time lol. </div>
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results will be sent to my GP in about two weeks, and will then see the consultant again.... but that could be a month or more away. </div>
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I opened the door and there stood my lovely neighbour 'B' with my copy of Magus of Stonewylde in her hands, the first in the Stonewylde series by Kit Berry. "I'm returning this...... I've just ordered the rest of them..... thanks" she said. "What have you done lending me that book?!?!?!..... I'm totally hooked!!!" she continued.</div>
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I was really pleased that 'B' enjoyed the book enough to buy the other four .... but I was wanting Shaman of Stonewylde to arrive..... of course.... the last book in the series of five. the postie arrived a little later with only a letter for me. I was bitterly disappointed.</div>
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Thursday morning seemed to drag so much .... but at last there was a knock at the door and I could see the postie's red jacket through the glass in the door. (little squeal of excitement)</div>
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I unlocked the door with a shaky hand and there stood our lovely lady postie with only a big pile of letters in her hand..... no Shaman. for a second or two I wondered why she hadn't just put them through the letterbox and was so disappointed that my Shaman was still not to be in my hands. </div>
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I finished at 11pm Friday night after the most amazing roller-coaster ride ever!</div>
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I laughed.... I cried my eyes out.... and held my hand to my mouth aghast. that Kit Berry certainly knows how to tell a tale!!! </div>
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I'm not giving away any of the plot..... you'll have to read it for yourself. get ready for the roller-coaster :-)</div>
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until next time, blessings, Willow xXx</div>
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as the back cover on the original version of Magus says (below) "an enchanting yet disturbing tale of a hidden community in modern England"</div>
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here is the original Magus of Stonewylde which was self-published by Kit. you may still be able to find these in shops or charity shops.</div>
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if you want to read more about the author Kit Berry </div>
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or about Stonewylde take a look <a href="http://www.stonewylde.com/" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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I got an email from Amazon this morning to say that my copy of Shaman of Stonewylde has been dispatched! I am sooooo excited I can hardly contain myself. once it arrives I'm afraid I will have my nose inside the book until it is finished :-))</div>
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blessings, Willow xXx</div>
~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-58623882119577321842012-10-13T10:00:00.000+01:002013-10-19T18:38:27.782+01:00Willow and Kitty go Adventuring<div style="text-align: center;">
sorry it has taken me so long to tell you about my adventures in Kitty Campa(van). I have no excuses. I just didn't get round to it. shame on me!</div>
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as you know from other posts I bought Kitty on the Wednesday and washed out her cupboards and fridge and packed her up and set off for a campsite near Avebury over 200 miles away... the very next day... the Thursday lol. I was meeting up with dozens of lovely Stonewylder friends. we've all read the series of books by Kit Berry and we meet up at least once a year to camp and several times have local meet-ups for a picnic or a meal in a pub. (Kit's latest book about Stonewylde is about to be launched on 18th October.... and is number five in the series.... and the last one)</div>
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I set off from home and headed for the big Tescos 15 miles away (it is en-route... sort of). I had a money-off voucher for fuel at Tescos so I thought I should fill Kitty up with cut-priced fuel for our journey down south. I also bought a sandwich and put it in my fridge as I thought it would save time when I had 'comfort' stops.</div>
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so ..... I was ready to go. nervous, because I'd just bought Kitty and was hoping all was well with her. (I did buy her from a reputable garage so there shouldn't have been any problems but you just don't know with mechanical things).</div>
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anyway...... I set off from Tescos and got myself on the motorway and turned on the radio. but all I could hear was static..... no radio..... and I hadn't brought any cds. humph! no music or chat then :-( oh well.... I thought.... I'll just have to sing sing sing ..... and so I did. and talked to Kitty... encouraging her. and I also talked to Stephen. I haven't introduced you to Stephen yet. he is my SatNav which has the voice of Stephen Fry. he is a great travelling companion and makes sure I stay on the right road and get to my destination.</div>
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I hadn't realised that old campervans go slowly coz they can't go fast! that had not occured to me when driving my little car behind one especially on a hill. but they do go slowly. I thought that there was something wrong with Kitty when we were on the motorway but came to a slight incline and the speed slowed from 55mph to 45mph then to 40mph and then to 35mph. "oh Kitty don't give out on me" I cried. but sure enough as soon as we came back onto the flat my speed zoomed up to an exhillarating 50mph!!!</div>
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but then it is all about the journey..... not the destination isn't it?</div>
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after a couple of hours I would normally have stopped if I'd been in the car.... but I was enjoying tootling along in Kitty and having other campervans flash lights at me and wave (friendly lot). so I carried on. thinking I would stop at the next services and then the next and the next..... but never actually stopping. but eventually after 4 hours of driving my bladder decided that I should stop. by this time I'd left the motorway and was driving on A roads. when suddenly it hit me like a cricket bat! I didn't NEED a service station.... I had a toilet onboard..... and a sandwich in the fridge...... and a kettle and stove to make a cuppa. so I stopped at the next layby ... closed all the back curtains and got the toilet out of it's little cupboard :-) .... hands washed, I got my sandwich and put water in the kettle and put it on to boil. wow! this is the life!</div>
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suitably refreshed I carried on at speeds of up to 45mph...... just cruising :-)</div>
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I'd been travelling most of the day and the light was begining to fade.... but I was still 20 miles from the campsite. I'd been using my indicators all day and assumed the headlights were on the same switch.... but .... panic.... no they weren't. "how the heck do you turn the lights on?" I wondered. </div>
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no time to worry about that as I encountered a closed road. "but I want to go down there" I almost wailed. but obvously I couldn't so tried an alternative .... "turn around when possible" said Stephen. "I can't" was my reply. he'll pick it up I thought. "turn around when possible" repeated Stephen. I tried various roads only to be met with "turn around when possible" grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr shut up Stephen!!</div>
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eventually Stephen picked up a route for me and took me down a single-tracked road which looked like it led to a farm. it was hardly wide enough for the campervan let alone anything I might meet coming the other way!!! even a dog-walker would have had to scramble up the banking!</div>
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the track eventually led to a reasonable road and we were 'out of danger' .... but still no lights. everyone coming towards me had their lights on. just me with no illumination. scarey. but now I was less than 10 miles from the campsite. I had visions of having to stop and camp beside the road only a few short miles from my destination. but there was hope ... as it wasn't dark yet.... just getting dusk.</div>
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on and on I drove down leafy lanes and through tiny villages.... I was begining to think that Stephen was lost..... "in 300 yards turn left...... turn right...... turn left...... straight on!" then............. I saw the campsite sign........... I was here!!!! just a few yards more and I was safe from Mr Policeman stopping me for not having my lights on! or worse still safe from having to stop by the roadside and camp all night because it was too dark to drive without lights!!! I drove up to the barrier and it lifted.... thankfully and in I went. we have camped here before so I knew where we would be... what field we were in. but just before I parked up I just had to................................. stop for a tinkle at the 'facilities'. </div>
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then on I drove to the camping field No.9. "You've no lights on Willow" I heard them cry. Swampy plugged in my hookup...... Andy jumped into Kitty and found the light switch and everything was working fine... just me that couldn't see the switch .... the lovely SolsticeDreamer asked for my cup and made me a hot cuppa while Kit asked if I had a glass to put some wine into. I was home! </div>
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I slept like a log that night and didn't even realise I'd put the bed cushions together wrong, and was sleeping in the gap between them on the bare board lol. everyone was already up having breakfast before I managed to even open my eyes.</div>
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I'm going to love this campervan life!</div>
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with blessings til next time, Willow xXx</div>
~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-1430279535646411122012-10-11T14:30:00.000+01:002012-10-11T14:39:25.349+01:00The Magic Continuesjust a tiny blog today :-)<br />
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as you know I am working through Rhonda Byrne's book, The Magic.<br />
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on Day 5 we worked on money.... getting more of it (that is what the £5 note is for) <br />
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yesterday (Day 7) I won a small amount of money! not much... very small amount actually, only £3... but still a win. which all together will have added just about £10 to my purse. now that might not seem much but it is still more than I had before<br />
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so thank you Universe for the extra money in my purse.... thank you <br />
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please let me know if you decide to buy and work through this book coz I would be so interested in how you find it and if it is working for you.<br />
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with blessings til next time, Willow xXx</div>
~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-41260022231055000562012-10-10T20:00:00.000+01:002012-10-11T14:07:49.951+01:00Crochet in Blocks<div style="text-align: center;">
I've decided to do a blanket for my double bed.... as a cover for daytime. but even the sizes I've done before become so heavy. the biggest one was 40 inches by 60 inches which is only a 'throw' size. I decided to do the blanket in blocks.... but I have no idea how to do them. so I've got a lovely book from my local library (remembering what I've learned in Rhonda Byrne's book The Magic I'm saying thank you to my local library.... thank you thank you thank you for providing this service) .....</div>
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but just LOOK at these blocks........... in all their scrummy gorgeousness</div>
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with blessings, Willow xXx</div>
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just a short post today to show you my two new Ta Dah items! </div>
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first is a little crocheted bag to put crossways over my body to put my keys in when I go out walking. it is 6 inches square (15cm to you youngsters) which is big enough to carry my mobile phone in too.... and a chap stick for protection from those biting icey winds that are to come eventually. it has a wooden bead as a button fastener to make it easier to fasten and unfasten without looking :-)</div>
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the second is a blanket or throw.</div>
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it measures 40 inches by 60 inches (101cm by 152cm) so I'm struggling to find somewhere to spread it out so you can see the whole thing. but for now... here is part of it</div>
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is done in the old fashioned Granny pattern that people usually do the Granny squares in. it is the biggest blanket I've done and took about 36 hours to complete, which is less than the Ripple pattern blankets I've done. it was far easier when sewing up the ends because it is done with one yarn in a random type colour. usually the Ripple blankets take hours to sew up all the ends. the yarn used for the main body was King Cole's Melody double knitting in Shade 958</div>
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then I finished off the edges going all round the outside with a Granny stitch on the first round in an unusual brown colour, then a single crochet on the next two rounds in orange and then blue to pick out the colours in the main part of the blanket.... and finished off the edging in one round of single crochet in purple and then a round making a little picot-type edging, also in purple. hope you like it :-)</div>
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I decided to edge my ripple blanket too as it makes it so neat...</div>
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.... and the colours reminds me of a sunset on a blue ocean with the blue going to yellow, orange and red. or is it just me? </div>
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well.... that enough showing off my crochet work. I love doing it and feel so proud of myself.... but I hope the ego isn't getting the better of me. I'm sure the Universe will slap me down if I step over the mark LOL</div>
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with blessings, Willow xXx</div>
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Well.... I started working through The Magic by Rhonda Byrne on Friday by making a list of all the things I want in my life. </div>
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It was a struggle at first to put pen to paper and say what I want, as I come from an age when we were told "I want doesn't get!". </div>
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But eventually I had a decent list which is meant to be reviewed and changed as you get the things you want.</div>
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Then I could start with Day 1</div>
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Each morning I have to write down 10 things I am grateful for to the Universe (or God), with the reasons I am grateful for them.</div>
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Perhaps this butterfly will be on my list.</div>
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I then have to read the list through, one item at a time, and say "thank you" to to the Universe.</div>
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On Day 2 morning I have to repeat writing down another 10 things I am grateful for. </div>
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Gosh that is hard to do! I'm sure by the end of the 28 days I'll have got the hang of it though.</div>
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The next task is to find a Magic Rock or Stone.</div>
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..... and here is mine. </div>
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I picked it up off a lovely beach in Wales when M and I were on holiday there in April. As you can see it is a dark stone with lovely sparkly flecks.</div>
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When going to bed at night it is the task to pick up the Magic Stone and think of all the wonderful things that have happened during the day and pick the best thing that happened... and be grateful for it. Not just think of it but really feel grateful for it. </div>
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The stone is to sit by my bed for the (now) 27 days.</div>
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Looking at the photos I have to say what I am grateful for in that person and write down the five best ones.... saying thank you to the person in the photo. It was really difficult to choose just three photos to work on but I finally rested on these three. </div>
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Last weekend I went to the Harrogate Health and Healing Fair and there I spotted a book by Rhonda Byrne. </div>
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The Magic really grabbed my attention and I read the first couple of chapters right there and then. </div>
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it is one of those books where you work through it for 28 days.... so I flicked through the rest of the book. I've bought those type of books before and given up after a few days, sometimes due to boredom, sometimes due to the fact that they were too complicated, and sometimes because I had difficulty finding the items needed for the tasks.</div>
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"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it" wrote Roald Dahl</div>
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I want to change my life and bring magic into my life.... so.....</div>
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I'll blog later this week to let you know how my first days are going.</div>
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~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-85831304667597617372012-09-23T10:00:00.000+01:002012-09-23T10:00:03.081+01:00Rippling Kitty<div style="text-align: center;">
As you already know ... I bought an old campervan in May and called her Kitty. She was 19 years old last month..... so she is an old lady. But she still has plenty of life left in her, which was demonstrated by the fact that the day after I bought her we went on a 500 mile round trip!</div>
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Since I purchased her we have done 1000 miles together. Not bad for two old girls LOL.</div>
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Kitty has an elevating roof which makes it the best of both as when driving the roof is down so less drag (so less fuel used) and just push the roof up when parked so that I can stand up inside throughout her length (except the cab area).</div>
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But I prefer to have the seats set out so that I have a small sofa to sit on and this leaves the single seat and the passenger seat (which swivels round) for inside seating in the camper.</div>
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I decided she needed brightening up before very much longer. I've done a bit to the outside as you saw in my last campervan post, but the inside definately needed something on the upholstery. I don't possess a sewing machine so I decided to crochet some loveliness.</div>
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..... and here she is! My very first ripple blanket finished in May this year in readiness for buying a camper. Thanks to Lucy at <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/neat-ripple-pattern.html" target="_blank">Attic 24</a> and her amazing blog containing really interesting stuff and brilliant patterns. You might notice my blooming flower cushions are from Lucy's blog too :-)</div>
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The blanket has been made from leftover acrylic yarn from other projects plus some specially bought yarns in lovely bright colours. It took a long time to crochet as I was a bit foolish and didn't do a smaller project while I learned the pattern.... so I ended up pulling it out a few times when I realised that the pattern had gone wrong (after sometimes crocheting for over an hour). Lucy did warn anyone crocheting the ripple to try it out on a smaller swatch..... but I thought I was clever lol.</div>
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I'm over half-way through a cover for the single seat in bright ripply loveliness to 'match' the sofa. I'll be sure to blog with pictures when I'm finished it.</div>
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~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-69773124498415630642012-09-19T10:00:00.000+01:002012-09-19T10:00:06.445+01:00Lovely Kitty Campervan<div style="text-align: center;">
I thought you might be interested in my campervan, Kitty. She's an old girl.... nearly 20 years old.... but lovely. She is a transit van with a factory conversion and elevating roof.<br />
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I bought her in May and the very next day I drove her down over 200 miles to Avebury for a week camping in her (will blog about that soon) doing a round-trip of 500 miles! All I had time to do was to wash out her cupboards and fridge. Being desperate to decorate her on the outside I had to wait for some rain-free time.</div>
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Here is what she looked like when I first bought her...</div>
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I ordered lots of lovely stickers from Hippy Motors and waited for an ideal day. the weather was terrible on each day that I could spare the time to decorate her.<br />
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My next trip was to meet up with some wonderful friends at Conisborough Castle near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.</div>
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our group ranged from small children to adults over 60 (and a lot more.... but I dare not post the ages lol).... and we were joined by two of our canine friends. </div>
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I made a cuppa and sat re-reading my Stonewylde book by Kit Berry in readiness for the release of book 5, Shaman of Stonewylde, in October 2012</div>
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the photos didn't come out with the same beautiful colours that I'd seen that evening.... but then cameras can't pick up the subtle things without being manipulated can they.<br />
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I've had such a busy summer and haven't really told you all that I did. I'd love to tell you about my wonderful adventures away in Kitty.... but that will have to wait for another time.</div>
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well that is it..... all the summer updates for now.... <br />
five of them...... </div>
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as quoted from Stonewylde books "Five, always Five" LOL</div>
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next time I'll be writing about the decorating of my lovely Kitty</div>
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til then.... blessings, Willow xXx</div>
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Anyone been to Hutton Le Hole? it is a lovely village in North Yorkshire that has the best little village folk museum I've seen. all the museum is outside.... a bit like Beamish... but on a small scale.</div>
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The sun was shining on our coach trip to Whitby in North Yorkshire.... one of my favourite coastal towns</div>
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with blessings, Willow xXx</div>
~Willow~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13189365075816670625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046052483300259048.post-66832977263835641972012-09-16T10:00:00.000+01:002012-10-12T01:08:30.040+01:00A Catch-up In Pictures ~ Part 3here is part 3 of my catch-up in pictures of my summer of 2012 :-<br />
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A friend had a BBQ to celebrate the launch of The Black Pearl..... a play boat in the garden for his grandchildren. </div>
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then walking got a little tougher!</div>
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although the larger waterfall wasn't very spectacular due to lack of rain on the hills, this little one made quite a splash :-)</div>
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~ to be continued ~</div>
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the next trip was to Hutton Le Hole.... a beautiful little village in North Yorkshire.... but I'll write about that next time :-)</div>
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with blessings, Willow xXx</div>
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