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2025 – End of Year Review

2025 - END OF YEAR REVIEW It's been a relatively quiet year, all told. Not a great deal to report on our normal activities. Most of my activity this year has been art-related. Studio changes I got some great new shelving units for the studio and reorganised things to make life a lot…

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31st December 2025

Bags and Pouches / Books and Albums / Fibre and Textile Art / Mixed Media Art / Outings / Recycling and Upcycling

Shopping Trip to Newton Abbot – New Art Stash

SHOPPING TRIP TO NEWTON ABBOT - NEW ART STASH Yesterday I had my annual appointment at the bank to discuss my finances. We always combine this with a shopping trip and lunch out at our favourite restaurant - the Pizza Cafe, which has been run by the same family for 38 years! This…

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17th October 2025

Eating Out / Food / Oriental Design / Photography

Anniversary Dinner at Jun Jaow Thai Restaurant

ANNIVERSARY DINNER AT JUNJAOW THAI RESTAURANT Yesterday was the fortieth anniversary of our meeting, so my hubby and I went out for a meal to celebrate. We went to the JunJaow Thai restaurant in Torquay and it was a memorable experience. Fantastic food and a great ambience, and we were looked after superbly…

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18th September 2025

Outings / Studio Equipment / Uncategorised

Village Fete

VILLAGE FETE On Saturday we attended the annual fete in the village where we used to live. It's always a fun day out, and I usually find plenty of bargains on Annie's white elephant stall. This year she celebrated 40 years of manning this stall, selling all kinds of things people don't want…

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3rd July 2025

Drawing and Painting / Outings

Sketch of Kingskerswell Church

SKETCH OF KINGSKERSWELL CHURCH Today we attended the funeral of a friend's mother. The weather was appalling all morning with torrential rain, which was so sad for the family. The burial took place first, in the churchyard of Kingskerswell Church. Rather than risking getting absolutely soaked, I remained in the car while my…

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12th June 2025

Cats / Drawing and Painting / Outings

Outing to the Cat Cafe

OUTING TO THE CAT CAFE Birthday treat Yesterday was my birthday, and for my birthday treat, my hubby took me to the Cat Cafe. We've been before, and it's a whole lot of fun. They have lots of comfy chairs for people and cats to sit on, and there is always convivial company…

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31st May 2025

Drawing and Painting / Fibre and Textile Art / Holidays and Outings / Islamic Pattern / Outings

Devon County Show 2025

DEVON COUNTY SHOW 2025 Our annual treat has come around again! Looking back, I see that we have missed a few over the years but we do try to go each year. This year the weather was perfect - really hot and sunny without a cloud in the sky, and everyone seemed in…

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20th May 2025

Eating Out / Food / Islamic Pattern / Mandalas / Outings

A Visit to the House of Marbles

A VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF MARBLES Yesterday we met up with some friends and had lunch together at the House of Marbles. We first met them there many years ago on a pre-Christmas visit. We had to queue for a table in the restaurant because the place was so busy. While we…

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8th February 2025

Cancer / Cats / Colorectal / Food / Health Issues / M.E. / Optical / Outings

2024 General Review

2024 GENERAL REVIEW As stated in the previous two posts, I have had to separate my annual end-of-year review into separate posts or the whole thing would be impossibly long! As it is, both the Art Course review and the general art review are pretty long. I'm hoping this post won't be so…

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5th January 2025

Cats / Outings

Visit to the Cat Cafe

VISIT TO THE CAT CAFE Yesterday we visited our local cat cafe, called "Cool for Cats." You can find out more about it here. We got lost on the way (it's in the depths of the countryside) and arrived about 20 minutes after the start of our booked hour, but they allowed us…

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17th November 2024

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