I love crafting and belong to a group who meet once a week in the local village. Although it’s had a couple of name changes over the years, there has been a gathering of likeminded people meeting together for over thirty years. My passion is cross stitching although I do other crafts. We recently started… Continue reading Besides Writing ….
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Funny Little Drawings
My Uncle Colin was a talented artist and today I thought I could share some of his doodles here. A throwback to his war years Not sure about this one. A private joke maybe. I don’t think this is his, but he had it, and I like it. Another doodle Colin’s full drawings are really… Continue reading Funny Little Drawings
Reblogged June 2024 Bullet Journal Setup – A Desert Theme
I keep a bullet journal and do a set up each month. I really enjoy it. It’s so nice to see this one and it has a lovely theme. Most journals have a monthly theme and I often struggle to come up with one. I’m not very artistic but what I do is pretty and… Continue reading Reblogged June 2024 Bullet Journal Setup – A Desert Theme
National Gingerbread Day
So who loves gingerbread? I love making these, especially when t my children were little. A stitched this for my daughter and it hangs I. Her kitchen. Stitch in 2011 A Gingerbread Man Short Story Learn More About This Day
My Cool Stuff
When I was looking at Neil Gaimen's website, he had a page called Cool Stuff & Things. I was immediately drawn to the name. It was interesting and I wanted one on mine. So I’ve started one too. You’ll find it on the menu and from the link below. It will be a work in… Continue reading My Cool Stuff
Stitching for Love Quilts.
Love Quits is a charity that makes quilts for children with life threatening or life long illnesses. The child picks a theme, for example dogs, and eleven cross stitched squares with the animal, or theme are put on the front. I started stitching for them in 2012 when I had a sister who qualified. I… Continue reading Stitching for Love Quilts.
Karen’s Chat about Imagination
I am an eclectic person. If I see something and it catches my imagination, I want to do it. Since I retired, it’s become more noticeably. My go to place was YouTube where I’d spend hours researching it. I then collected everything I needed and it gave me a lot of enjoyment to make what… Continue reading Karen’s Chat about Imagination
Paper Craft Fun in 2023
In 2022 I spent the year drawing. In 2023, I really enjoyed making things from paper and card. A lot of them useful as gifts and greeting cards. This is a small selection and a visual post either no more words.
Karen’s Chat about Writing and Junk Journals.
Yes it’s an odd combination for a subject. But it’s what I’m thinking about at the moment. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of writing. Just final edits of my books before publication. I’ve finished my time travel story, Time Lines, and now working on Play the Game. Yesterday, in my… Continue reading Karen’s Chat about Writing and Junk Journals.
The Simple Joys of Journaling: Journaling For Writers
I love to journal, although it often happens on my head, and stays there, but I do occasionally produce something. But as the writer in the article below says, most of us already keep some sort of journal. I keep a five year diary and have done for the last twenty-years. I’ve also discovered junk… Continue reading The Simple Joys of Journaling: Journaling For Writers
World of Stories 