Gosh these Wednesday's come around too quickly for my liking at the moment, but I must admit it is Tuesday evening and I am shattered. The only nice thing is I get to check out Julia's and WOYWW friends desks each Wednesday. I just dare not show you mine today. Do you really want to peek? OK then, I warn you though, it is a bit of a mess and there is no evidence of any work having been done despite having made a birthday card for my little sister in Oz. Can't show it to you yet as she does come on here now and again so I don't want to ruin the surprise. Oh and the Advent Calendar thing is finished but it now needs filling.
Ready?
Main part of desk (counter top) and to the right of it (where it turns the corner) below
and my little table
dies that were in the box
In my wisdom I decided it was about time I sorted the final box of dies I had not taken to the club that I was raising money for Alzheimers with. These are dies I was asked to dispose of and which I have been taking to our club where the members have kindly donated money for the charity in honour of my friend who is suffering with the dreadful disease.
The first photo shows that I found the box was full of polymer stamps. I have been trying to sort them into some kind of category - words flowers, animals, alphabets, etc - you get the drift. My counter is an L-shape and so it goes around the corner and the second photo is that bit of the counter. The third is my little table that I work at. That ended up with some dies on that were in the same box - loads of odd ones that probably started life in a set.
Tomorrow I will bag them all up but for now I have just closed the door. Sadly my friend no longer knows me and visiting is heartbreaking with the various moods she goes through but I owe her so much.
We first met at cake icing and then later we were instrumental in setting up the Bury branch of the Cake Decorating Guild (forgotten the actual name now). A few years later she introduced me to papercrafting - first Parchment Craft and then embossing from which my love of making things stems. Our lives became entwined in many ways as our other halves got on so well together and shared a love of walking and her youngest son and I became good friends 'at the sink' whenever they had parties.
Sadly her husband passed some years ago but we still continued a close friendship. Even when her mind had started to go her son and her sister warned me she would not know me but she shouted "66" (her pet name for me because of where I used to live) as soon as she heard my voice. Not now I am afraid. So up to now I have sent £100 to Alzheimers and hopefully soon I will be able to send more.
Right, bedtime, I need to sleep ready to face this lot tomorrow. See you next week with my Christmas cards all done and ready to post.
