Umm - hello! I am still here. . .

I'm not sure why I don't update this more often. It's not that nothing happens, and it certainly isn't coz I don't have anything to say, as anyone who has ever met me will testify! Somehow the days slip by. . . and now it's nearly Christmas, and not a pressy bought! Not likely to be soon, either, as I am at a retreat next weekend and at crops for the following two weekends. . . what cool organisation is that!!

Scrapmanic next weekend, and BOY am I excited. I've only been to one retreat before and that was the Canny Crafts one last January. It was their first, and as it turned out, last, retreat and it had a real "family" feel to it. Most of us knew each other really well from the Canny forum (now The Craft Forum). This is a very different affair. An established retreat with over 50 delegates, more classes and people attending as delegates whose names I recognise. Bit scary!! I am wondering if I shall be able to keep up! Also looking forward to meeting some online friends for the first time - and NOT worrying about keeping up in the gossip and giggle department.

Halloween came and went with the usual prcession of little goblins and witches. Dom and Phoebe made haunted gingerbread houses. This is Phoebe's, complete with plastic cockroach with red goo inside it (Thank you, Auntie Beth!)



Guy Fawkes also came, but has not gone away yet, if the explosions last night are anything to go by. They are SO loud these days - even made me jump, and I LOVE fireworks. Some of my neighbours must spend a frightening amount of money on them.

Next week is DH's 60th birthday (and I'm going to Scrapmanic!) I don't do this often, but I want to say that I am a VERY lucky me to have such a kind man. OK, so he IS a bloke, and they are all annoying on principle, but he has been a rock to me over the past 20+ years and I'd be a worse person without him.

Thanks, Teddy!

I also promised Beth a plug for "No Place Like Home" This was originally set up as a refugee camp when a group of us were thrown out of our usual home by the forum gremlins, but she wants to keep it going as an Altered Art forum. Everyone is welcome, and if you want to play with paint and paper and glitter and bits and pieces, or have ever WANTED to try an ATC and been scared of the big kids, this may be a place to start. VERY small, VERY informal and hopefully, fun! I did once join a UK Altered Art forum, but they cancelled my membership and I still don't know why, coz they wouldn't tell me!??! If you have had this experience try us. We won't treat you like that, honest!!