Update to Publishing blog
I was far too quick with the 'publish' button on my blog writer - must have publishing on the brain!! <G> - that I forgot to put in the links! So here they are : Hattie - Youtube video both on my homepage and on YouTube. Lulu.com Derby Guild of Weavers,...
It's been an interesting March so far. Firstly there was Hattie on YouTube, which as I write has had over 1300 visits (and certainly not all by me!!) Secondly I have been writing a booklet to accompany a workshop I give on Texture in Textiles. It's the first in a...
Dictaphone bliss and YouTube heaven!
One of my birthday presents this year was a dictaphone that I can put on a cord round my neck and take with me everywhere I go. What a brilliant present!! Thanks, Chris! I now have a way to save my thoughts as and when I think them, especially when out walking with...
Staffordshire Hoard
Today I gave myself a birthday treat - I went to view the Staffordshire Hoard - a treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon gold weaponry that was unearthed in a farmer's field in Staffordshire during last summer. It's absolutely amazing! The size of the hoard is the largest...
Snow – the power of transformation
I know for many of us that the winter has gone on a long time. This year’s jet stream has brought lots of snow to places that normally have very little or none of the white stuff. However, snow is an amazing thing. It has the power to transform what is normal and...
Meditation with a focus
Have you read that correctly? Did I really mean that? Isn't that against everything that meditation stands for???? On the face of it, it would appear that I've either gone nuts, or I don't really understand what meditation is all about. If you'll bear with me,...
Know Yourself
I originally wrote this entry a year ago, and was thinking about this very subject this week when my son and I were having a philosophical discussion on "how do you know when you know yourself?" In trying to put down in words what we were discussing, I got myself...
The Sunday Spell
I know I’ve said it before, but Sunday is a good weaving day for me. I don’t know what it is about Sunday that makes it feel different from the other days in the week, but I often find I get into my weaving and that it flows easily on a Sunday. Today was a good one...
Kuwait Impressions #3
On my last day in Kuwait, we visited the Al Hashemi II dhow which stands proudly on the waterline below the Radison SAS hotel. Although the Maritime Museum was closed for a conference, we were able to wander over the dhow and take photographs. It is a truly...