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A birthday quilt for my Bernard

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Some of our long term readers may remember that some years ago I made a birthday quilt for our Irish Baby  when she turned 21. A labour of love with fabric donated from all her friends and family. Well this spring my Bernard turned 21, so it was time for her to have a memory quilt of her own. Despite not having done a single stitch of quilting since 2012, I thought I'd be more ambitious with the design........obviously! Seriously, why don't people stop me when I come up with these ideas! Luckily I have a very wonderful Badger who kept me supplied with tea and biscuits and helped me with … [Read More...]

What have we been up to then?

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As I said in my last post, it's been very quiet around here for a while, there has been a lot of change at Keynko HQ and lots of pastures new! So lets have a bit of a catch up an see how everyone is! Splosh is now officially a primary school teacher! He has spent the last year slaving away at his PGCE (or PDGE as it is north of the border). It hasn't been an easy time, the course is very intense, but as always my boy has taken it in his stride and come out stronger for it!  We are of course hugely proud of him and I hope the children of Scotland realise how lucky they are to have him as … [Read More...]

It’s a bit quiet in here isn’t it?

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Blimey, I haven't been here for nearly 6 months! I have to admit there have been times when I wondered if I would ever come back. My blog mojo disappeared completely. I had nothing to say and no reasonable way to tell anyone why. I have popped in a few times to blow the cobwebs off and make sure it was all as I left it and in fits of nostalgia I have read through old posts. But today I think maybe I'm ready to open the book back up and pick up my metaphorical pen. There are many many reasons for my radio silence, some of which I'll share, some of which I will keep to myself. But … [Read More...]

how to self build power armour

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  Well as we all know Badger is a creative old thing and this summer has mostly been about building 2 suits of armour in the shed! So here he is to explain!   Those of you who know me will understand my passion for all things creative. The joy of making something in 3 dimensions that you have only ever seen in a book or on a screen is hard to explain to those who don't share it, but in the video below I have started to try and explain it. This summers project was to build 2 suits of power armour for a live role play based on the Fallout computer game, So with access to … [Read More...]

Are you ready for the new term?

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  Well I survived the first 2 weeks of term! Well mostly anyway...... I have finally found all those resources I "put somewhere safe" at the end of last term and promptly lost, drunk more coffee than is good for me & almost remembered the names of all the new staff in the school! I hope it is going as well for all you parents out there too! Have you had to visit lost property yet for a missing school jumper? And just how many school trips/book bags/rafflle tickets/donations have you had to fork out for? Well help is at hand for those you feel you need it! School … [Read More...]