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<\/p>\nThis blog, my site, has been a bit neglected over the past year, and I can’t pretend that I’m suddenly going to turn a new leaf, and start to update it regularly, because I probably won’t be able to maintain that.<\/p>\n
I do need to generally need to sort myself out, some things have slipped, though not as bad as previous years craft wise, but other stuff, like work.
\nI now have a job where I can’t take my eye off the ball, if I do, well it’s crap. And, I don’t want to make it difficult for my colleagues : ( Sorry about any grief that I have caused…..<\/p>\n
But enough of the remorse, and a look forwards\u2026<\/p>\n
I had been booked in to do the British Craft Trade Fair this year, but last week I (and John helped me) made the decision to withdraw. I lost the money, but I have retained my sanity, which I was slowly losing a connection with.<\/p>\n
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What has come from this though is that I need to sew, it gives me something that nothing else can, which is no slight on anyone or anything else in my life. I now have lots of great new starting points, a massive pile of linen and wool suiting to use, and a new assistant, John!<\/p>\n
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John has also taken another massive pressure from me, Handmade<\/a>! This is wonderful, he is doing a fantastic job, so much better than me!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.raspberry.co.uk\/wp-content\/images\/2013\/03\/269502_196478943737186_2306214_n.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
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