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So tired!

Work has been incredibly busy! I started this week with a skant +1 hour on my flexi clock and today I’m at +5 hours. Combination of a lot of work and being roped into Red Nose day organising means I’ve been far too tired to blog for several weeks! We raised nearly £300 and that was just our room; got to admit it’s nice to work somewhere that actually does charity work! My real retail job didn’t and we were too small really at the wool shop to do a lot. Red Nose day for those who are not British raises money for so many things, but there is a main focus of Africa, work for people who have AIDS, Malaria and especially a strong focus on Children all over the world. They pretty much perform miracles in the lives of many people. If you’re a crafter you can’t help but have but noticed the beautiful Red Nose Dolls and the focus on what the charity does; Amazing work!

 

Anyway; onto some amazing work of my own – well at least that’s what my mum said!

 

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This is actually a cheat picture; they don’t have heels yet but they do now and have been posted off to my mum and have been even worn! Not for general wear mind, they’re for very best in the caravan wear only apparently.

I’ve got a couple of WIPs on the go at the moment which I need to whittle down, because I have the urge to cast on so many new things. I hope to catalogue them properly on Sunday; I’m working tomorrow but I will try and get off my bum and photograph them all and hopefully have a finished object ready for then too!

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