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PLAYING HOOKY

Posted on March 26, 2016 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

  With the emphasis on playing! Every now and then  my grand-daughter Harri and her young friend Mali come to play. We do a variety of crafts and generally have a load of fun with surprising results some times. [e.g.drawing … Continue reading →

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – [and all’s well that ends well]

Posted on March 5, 2016 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

A little misunderstanding with WordPress [mine] led to my self imposed exile from this blog for a while. Fortunately the very helpful Ian over at WP sorted everything out for me and once again all’s well in blogland here at LAWIP. … Continue reading →

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AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!

Posted on January 2, 2016 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

  Year, that is. Although I have the firm philosophy that there is something good to be found in every day, I have to admit there were times last year when the search was hard. So in many ways I am … Continue reading →

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NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T

Posted on December 27, 2015 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

Sorry about that, saying I had resurfaced and then disappearing again that is! Just when you thought it safe to pop your head up it gets swamped again, but that’s life. I have been busy sewing, and knitting, but it … Continue reading →

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I’VE RE-SURFACED!

Posted on December 4, 2015 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

I’m back from the dark recesses of sewing limbo at last. The past few months since my last post has been spent readjusting to ‘things’ life has popped up and we’re now managing not too badly thankyou! It did mean that … Continue reading →

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LONG TIME NO SEE

Posted on September 4, 2015 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

No excuses, I’ve been right here, but life got very busy there for a while – real life, not hobby-life, so sewing has taken a bit of a back seat lately. On the up side we have a new arrival in … Continue reading →

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SCRATCHING AN ITCH

Posted on August 9, 2015 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

Ever since I finished this cardigan and posted the details on Ravelry [I.D.Creatficrafts] I have felt like a fraud. Reason being it has bugged the life out of me because one side, the button side of the front ribbing, was … Continue reading →

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BEHIND THE SCENES.

Posted on May 27, 2015 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

Literally,- as to date I haven’t yet managed to get take any photographs of recently completed makes, so apart from listing them [just so that I don’t forget myself where I am] – show and tell will have to wait a bit … Continue reading →

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WE NEARLY HAD IT

Posted on May 14, 2015 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

Summer, that is. Yesterday was a truly beautiful English Summer’s day [I’m not being separatist, it is merely where I  live and have weather!*]. The sun was warm, almost hot, and there was just the slightest breeze. The birds were … Continue reading →

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QUICK JANUARY SALE ALERT

Posted on December 30, 2014 by lifeaworkinprogress.com

     Just a very quick note to say that Simple Way co.uk, the leather bag kit people I told you about, have just informed me that they are having a JANUARY SALE – starting today and ending on the … Continue reading →

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