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This is intended to be mainly about my crafting stories, as a personal record of what I do. However, I interpret crafting quite widely, not just paper crafting but other things too. I have a butterfly mind and like to change from one thing to another depending on what I feel like on a given day - knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, cards, baking and several others, including my favourite right now, parchment, both traditional skills and Groovi, very relaxing and calming to do.

I have decided to put some structure into my blog so that each day will have something of a theme.
Monday- for Mindfulness; Tuesday - Tidy Up Day; Wednesday - What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday; Thursday - Technique and Tips; Friday - Finish Off Day; Saturday - Start Something New; Sunday - Anything Goes
These themes are not hard and fast and will be changed if I feel the need.

Sunday 14 April 2019

Sunday - Anything Goes

One more sleep before we start work.   I finally got here about 4.00pm after a mixed journey.  For once, I came across the Cotswolds which should have been quiet but there were hordes of powerful motorbikes, thirty or forty at a time, very fast and very loud. 

I did quite well on most of the dreaded M25, which was good.  The first person I saw at the hotel was the lovely Barbara, then there were loads of friends sitting in the foyer, having cups of tea and coffee and lots of chatting.  It was at least an hour before I finally got up to my lovely little room.

We had decided that a party of over 20 of us might be a bit much for the Brasserie in the hotel, so our catering manager had booked a large table at our usual pub.  Lynne Bishop was given the title of Queen of the Table by the waitress.

Queen of the Table
We were a generally well-behaved lot, but there was lots more chatting going on.



Here is our Queen again, checking her economy, I think.  I reckon her clipboard was the wrong colour.  It should have been red to reflect her status.

Thank you, Lynne, for sorting it all out for us.


Now, it is time to put the lights out, turn the TV off, read a bit and get some sleep.  See you tomorrow, some of you on here and some of you in the workshop.  Night night, sleep tight, mind the bugs don't bite.

6 comments:

JackieCou said...

Glad your journey wasn’t too bad. Have a lovely time everyone x

Jane said...

I wish I could have joined you all Maggie but not able to this time. Enjoy the retreat and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do! Xx

Sue C said...

Glad you got there safe & sound. Hope you have a better night tonight so you can enjoy your day tomorrow or rather later on, just realised what the time is x

Sarah Brennan said...

Glad the journey wasn't too bad Maggie. Have a fabulous time!

Lynne Bishop said...

Ready for a great day Maggie. Reckon we will be tired tonight. X

Linda Page said...

I wish I was able to join you all. Have a fantastic time x