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Managing good things
So the piano has arrived! It was such an exciting and joyful day. And overwhelming! The piano is “just” a baby grand but at the moment...

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Oct 7, 20221 min read


Over and Out to the OCA
still of Action Man disrupting the presentation I can’t quite believe my time has ended as a student at the Open College of the Arts!...

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Sep 30, 20222 min read


Anxiety when good things happen
So we were successful with our bids for the piano! We visited it and I played it, tried lots of others too. My piano tuner had told me I...

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Sep 22, 20222 min read


Endings and shiftings
I’ve not particularly wanted to write about the Queen’s death but it’s become almost the elephant in the room now, it seems crazy to...

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Sep 15, 20222 min read


Piano, piano, piano
My last week has been completely taken up with thinking / dealing with pianos. Every time I sit down at my computer to do some work (I...

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Sep 9, 20222 min read


Weird week of ups and downs
Self awarded rosettes for my hospital visit I think this week I shall give you a rundown of the various bits and pieces. And of course,...

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Sep 3, 20223 min read


Visit from someone who triggers me
I have written before about a member of my husband’s family who triggers me regarding abuse as a child. (Here) Well would you believe...

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Aug 25, 20222 min read


Big news!
Big news for me at least, I’ve sent Zine 4 to the printers ready to be printed off! I knew there was only a tiny bit of tweaking to do, I...

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Aug 21, 20222 min read


This week's post a bit late
I’m aware that it is already Monday and I’ve done no post. I’ve sat down in my studio several times in the last few days but have been...

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Aug 15, 20222 min read


Neuro diversity in me and others
I know I have posted a bit before about neuro diversity and since that time I have thought a lot about it, done some reading up, talked...

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Aug 7, 20224 min read


Trip to London
I got back last night from my course and today am catching up with myself and all my jobs, one of which is writing here. So did I learn...

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Jul 31, 20223 min read


Hot! Hot! Hot!
Thank goodness the temperature has cooled again! What a couple of days! It was very hot here in Yorkshire, one of the hottest areas of...

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Jul 24, 20222 min read


Events of last week (part2)
Third event: Attending the comic book fair in Macclesfield, MACC-POW. I had to do this as part of my course, putting my work out there,...

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Jul 14, 20223 min read


Events of last week (part 1)
What a week it was! By a weird synchronicity, 3 totally unconnected things came together one after another just to make life more...

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Jul 7, 20222 min read


Rocks
I’m writing this ahead to time as I’ve got a very busy end of week coming up. The last few days have been filled with anxiety. Why did I...

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Jul 3, 20222 min read


Signed up for a course!
I posted a few weeks ago about what I might do in the future and then an email dropped into my account with a newsletter from LDComics....

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Jun 24, 20223 min read


Working in Zine 4
I’ve managed to get back to work again, (it’s just showing up in the studio, you end up working by default) and I’ve been grappling with...

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Jun 16, 20221 min read


Head exploding time
After virtually a week off, I’m back in my studio after a busy social time, family visiting here and me visiting family. Now I’m trying...

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Jun 11, 20222 min read


End of an era
Funny old week. I handed in my final Assignment for my degree in Visual Communications this week. It should have been a great moment of...

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Jun 3, 20222 min read


Working on Zine 4
Quite apart from real life problems, I’ve been working on Zine 4 and it has brought up lots of pesky emotions which just get in the way!...

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May 27, 20221 min read


