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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
I love the stained glass pieces – and looking at your blog has given me ideas as for the layout of photos on mine! It also reminds me that I really need to get on and finish a few more things; I feel a bit like Flynn Carson (in The Librarian films and series) – loads of PHDs – so much time, so little to do – no wait, strike that – reverse it!…[Read more]
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Patch potch 8 years, 3 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post A quick way to check you are sewing a 1/4 inch seam 8 years, 3 months ago
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Craft4Crafters at Westpoint Arena, Exeter 8 years, 3 months ago
This show should really come with a warning, but as it doesn’t – I will assign it one: Beware – Attending this show may seriously damage your wealth!
Being a blogger for UKQU comes with its benefits – we don’t g…
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
I’m glad you liked it! Making a life move can be very tough – I left teaching in 2011 and combined with that my dad was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and then died – the manner of my leaving teaching was not ideal, although I have done some supply teaching and maternity cover since then. It has all helped me to get to where I am now.
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Thank you!
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Thank you. We care for a young person, so I hear “I can’t wait for…” lots of times, and I think that is quite sad, as it seems to be wishing your life away.
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Thank you Helen – I think it really hit home for me with my mum, having seen her go from doing so much to being able to do very little, and not being able to knit, crochet, sew or make lace.
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Good idea! Now, if only I could hear to do it with crafting items…!
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
I’ll certainly be talking about this to our quilting group on Wednesday. I’m sure that some of them will want to be involved. Thought provoking project.
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post The 70,273 Project 8 years, 3 months ago
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Christine Hutchins posted an update 8 years, 3 months ago
Great day at Craft4Crafters at Westpoint today. Now aching, tired, and want to play with all the lovely things I got today, but also want to sleep as well. I shall write a review of the show tomorrow.
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Thank you!
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Absolutely Sue! I’ve saved those lovely, special, expensive hand creams and body lotions previously, and now I’m on a mission to use it up! I’m just having a problem not buying more supplies…
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Thank you!
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Thank you! I’d love to say that I have decided to use up all my fabric before I buy more, but Doughty’s Roadshow last week and Craft4Crafters today tell a much different story!
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Life, The Universe, Everything – Or, What I've Learned from being 42 8 years, 3 months ago
2016 was a significant year for me; I turned 42 and towards the end of the year, my mum died. Warning – here is a spoiler alert; according to Douglas Adams, the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is 42, a…
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Love the post Christine. Your words are so poignant. I have saved things ‘for a rainy day, special handcreams (expensive!) for some obscure day in the future! Why do we do that? I sometimes look at all the stuff I have and think, Goodness my daughter is just going to chuck all this when I have gone! Your post has brought it home to me with a bump. Going to use up my lovely smellies and if i need more I will buy them! If I have used up that lovely fabric – then yes buy more. Yes, indeed, life is short, too short. LIVE IT!!!!!!!!
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Absolutely Sue! I’ve saved those lovely, special, expensive hand creams and body lotions previously, and now I’m on a mission to use it up! I’m just having a problem not buying more supplies…
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Well said…I overheard someone say ‘ we don’t keep anything for best anymore’…which hit home to me. So now nothing is for best, everything is for now.
We now use our best china dinner service, which only used to come out for xmas!
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Thank you!
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A great read…so true, thanks for the reminder
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Thank you! I’d love to say that I have decided to use up all my fabric before I buy more, but Doughty’s Roadshow last week and Craft4Crafters today tell a much different story!
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Great article and a poingnant reminder that life is for living and to enjoy those nice things while we can
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Thank you!
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A lovely post with which I completely empathise. It also took sadness for me to appreciate that here and now is the best place to be so enjoy every moment of it. I want somehow for my children to learn this before they lose someone important in their lives.
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Thank you. We care for a young person, so I hear “I can’t wait for…” lots of times, and I think that is quite sad, as it seems to be wishing your life away.
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Loved your post and so true. I lost my Dad in my thirties and made the same decision in life. Live, love and find joy in the small things.
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Thank you Helen – I think it really hit home for me with my mum, having seen her go from doing so much to being able to do very little, and not being able to knit, crochet, sew or make lace.
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What a great philosophy for quilting and life. I’m in the process of clearing my house for sale, so I’d add one more rule – if its useful but you aren’t going to use it, pass it on now to someone who will.
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Good idea! Now, if only I could hear to do it with crafting items…!
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As a fellow Douglas Adams fan as well as running very quickly up to 42 myself this blog really resonated with me. For me it was 40 when we took the brave step to up sticks and move from Milton Keynes to North wales (a long time dream). It’s been tough but worth it
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I’m glad you liked it! Making a life move can be very tough – I left teaching in 2011 and combined with that my dad was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and then died – the manner of my leaving teaching was not ideal, although I have done some supply teaching and maternity cover since then. It has all helped me to get to where I am now.
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
This looks like an interesting technique, and one I will have to try…I’ll have to add it to the ever-growing list!
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