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Monday 25th February, 2013

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I didn’t mean to leave it quite so long between posts. I skipped one wekend because I basically didn’t have anything to share, but two? I guess I just misplaced the to do list at some point!

I was pretty active, b my standards, this weekend in that I went up to Leeds to meet a bunch of other people who learn Welsh with SaySomethingInWelsh [External Link], and spoke a mix of Welsh and English. Nobody was comfortable enough to speak in only Welsh but we threw Welsh words into some English sentences, and English words into some Welsh sentences. And all came away feeling like we’d been marked “must try harder”, I think. But we enjoyed it and I hope to go back next month.

I also managed to watch all three of the (men’s) Six Nations rugby matches this weekend. Short short version: England beat France, Scotland beat Ireland and Wales beat Italy.

The better news is, I also finished a short story. I’d been having difficulty with an idea and have been sulking for a while. On Monday I persuaded myself to put it down and pick up another, so by the end of Sunday I’d written 5000-ish words. 3800 of them survived the first draft. Not bads for a week’s work!

Oh, and the latest things up on the Artful Hearts Designs Facebook page [External Link] are some cocnut shell keyrings from Sam and some more pictures from Terry.

Sunday 10th February, 2013

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Well, I forgot to take Mousie to the February freeplay session – it could be that Miss Mouse is not intended to learn to defend herself while on her travels. That may even be what the Hellhounds are for. (Finally! A use for them!)

Of course, going fencing meant I missed the Scotland v Italy game – and so, again, I probably missed the most entertaining and open game of the weekend. I made it back to watch an efficient but not that spectacular win by Wales over France in a game that was only entertaining because “my” team was in it rather than because of anything that actually happened. Today’s match between Ireland and England was barely any better with the weather making it hard to do anything but hang on for grim death. Apparently. (I wasn’t there, I can only go by what was shown on tv.) England won and thus become the favourites for the Six Nations.

At this point, I have to admit I haven’t been up to much. I’ve been procrastinating, which makes for lots of time sinks and no obvious progress. Sam has been a bit more industrious, however, and you can find some photos of her keyrings, earrings and candles on the Artful Hearts Designs Facebook page [External Link], along with some photos of her friend Terry LAIR / Cabin Clutter Creations’ work. Sam’s also currently running a competition for a keyring, which you can see here: [External Link].

Sunday 3rd February, 2012

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Could someone please tell me how we got to February already?

On the good side, February means the Six Nations is on again. I watched the Wales v. Ireland match (I kind of wish I hadn’t. First half = ouch, second half = oh, so close). I missed the England v. Scotland match (more on why shortly) and I chose not to watch the Italy v. France game – which, by a swift intervention of Sod’s Law, apparently turned out to be the most exciting game of the weekend. Italy won and, according to some, turned the “natural order” on its head. They’ve been improving over the last decade, though, and they played extremely well last season so I thought it was a possible and deserved outcome.

I missed the Calcutta cup match (England / Scotland) because I met Amber Fox and Cae Hawksmoor [External Link] at The Telling (2) [External Link] in Doncaster – at least, for part of it. Although spoken word is often lost on me (short attention span, missing some of the nuance) it was an interesting evening and I’m glad I went. But then we were also involved in some pre-Industrial Age style smelting and manning the bellows was oddly fun.

There’s been an on-site change this week, in that the Smallsword Symposium web page went live with the 2013 dates (and more information to be added between now and October), so I’ve created a link page here.

And the final thing to mention is my sister, Sam Jackson, is starting up the arts and crafts again. Things should be turning up on her Etsy account (Sam’s Hut [External Link]) at some point but, for now, she’s concentrating on a Facebook page (currently known as Artful Hearts Designs [External Link]) that is intended to be a shared page with other craft-y friends. Her coffee-themed candles are well worth a look.