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  • Birthday Blues

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    Jane Shaw
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    Well it’s that time of year again, how did June arrive so fast.  This weekend is my 47th birthday and my 17th wedding anniversary and 12 years since I discovered I was pregnant with Emily, lots to celebrate, but the overwhelming feeling is that another year has passed and I have not got any better,…

  • Christmas Poems

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    Here are some poems I wrote over Christmas; Christmas comes and Christmas goes Before we know what we have done Another year has been and gone.   Wherever does the time go? It seems to go so fast Before we even know Another year has passed.   This year has been both happy and sad…

  • New Year Blues

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    I always struggle with New Year and this year is no different. Christmas here was hectic as ever, trying to keep everyone happy.  Mum and I didn’t want to be in Sheffield, so we had Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at home for a change and my Mum stayed with us.  My brother and family…

  • Happy New Year

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    Can’t believe it’s January again, the years fly by too fast. As usual a rather quiet start to the year for me, Christmas and bugs have caught up with me as well as ME. I got some crafty bits for Christmas so lots to try out and ideas in my head, just need some time…

  • Summer Makes Pt 1

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    Jane Shaw
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    Well autumn is well and truly here.  I love the colours of autumn and the falling leaves, but am finding the heavy rain this year rather depressing. The Summer went busily and fast as ever and now the kids only have 3 and a half weeks to the next holiday!  My daughter has just gone…

  • Holiday Rhymes

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    Jane Shaw
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    We’re off to sunny Wales, We’ll maybe see a dragon. With a long spiky tail Breathing fire by the flagon   I’m dying for a pee, The price is 20p That’s 20p to have a pee To pee or not to pee?!   We’re back from Sunny Wales, We didn’t see a dragon. But we…

  • Winner Takes It All

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    Jane Shaw
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    Having watched Mamma Mia countless times with my daughter and being lucky enough to go to the show for my birthday, the song Winner Takes It All blows me away every time I hear it, it’s so powerful, full of emotion, telling the story of what it’s like to be left behind, in the case of a…

  • Tears and Salad pt2

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    Jane Shaw
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    My last post ended as we boarded the Eurostar for Disneyland Paris.  The assistance was great and we had seats at a table, so far so good. Food always causes problems, but as I had ordered a GF meal I thought it would be ok.  I got a GF chocolate oat bar, a yogurt and…

  • May makes

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    Due to space limitations on my web hosting I am now using smaller images in posts, but if you hover over image and click it will enlarge. Blanket made from PomPon baby Yarn, Orange/Blue for new Niece or Nephew.  Nephew arrived 1st June.  I  started the blanket with a border, but realised that the bottom edge…

  • Meet Olivia

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    Jane Shaw
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    What is your craft? My craft is currently centred on memorial textile work. I make sweetheart pincushions using traditional methods for war commemoration, personal memorials and even weddings and births. Sweetheart pincushions originated during the First World War; convalescing soldiers were given fabric hearts stuffed with sawdust to decorate with pins, beads, buttons, cigarette silks…