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First of all today I want to say thanks. Thanks for the response to my last post. Apparently I made a few of you cry, I really didn't mean for you to cry and I'm sorry. I must admit though that when I talk about those pieces in any detail I do get a bit choked myself. Following on from that I will give you an update on the status of my 'little people'', the ones I wanted to wrap, envelop and basically lock in their rooms forever. My daughter went off to University and NEVER lived at home again after that day. She came for visits of course but immediately after graduating she moved to London. ( we are 250 miles away) where she in now enormously successful in a high powered job and we are extraordinarily proud of her.....but......I would still like her to be here....

My son, he went off to university too but (phew) he came home again!!! Result!! Where he remains up to now. Maybe not for much longer but I enjoy having him here while it lasts. We are also extraordinarily proud of him too. Our son, the musician....

So there you have it. Cloths won't hold them, shackles were probably the better option.

Isn't it a good job that I am so busy and don't have time for wallowing in motherly loss......I am working on my white pieces for the class and I am working on toe wrap two. Sometimes I wonder which is next and I'm sure at some point I will get so muddled that my white on white piece will find itself covered in red spotty applique.

It is going to be difficult for me not to talk about the class on here. It is becoming such a huge part of my days that I am doing very little else. I don't think that's a problem though as long as the online resources for my group remain protected. I believe some of them are blogging about the work they have done so far and we have a dedicated flickr group which I would like to direct you to. The images that are up so far show real dedication and a definite understanding of where I am coming from in terms of my embroidery. They're also a very talented group in terms of embroidery, composition and surface design. As their ';teacher' I am very proud although I am sure most of them have been practising embroidery for longer than I have and I really cannot claim too much credit. So if you have a minute pop over here and have a look at the things that are taking shape.

I have missed coming here every day but in truth I am not producing enough at the moment to sustain daily posts on here. I am determined to get back into that habit though so must make some firm plans for work to extend and develop. Don't give up on me.....I may be back tomorrow if I can actually get myself in gear for making!

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