Excuses Excuses

I have a zillion excuses and lots seems to have happened since March since I last wrote - its been busy, I am working on new jewellery and tiara collections. Attended some business-related courses and have seen progress with my health - am on a drug trial drug, but may be on a placebo - overall I have been better, and I have been  networking with small business owners.

Merlin is fine - he's enjoying the warm weather, today I gave him a cold bath and he appreciated that a lot.

21st March - One of those Birthdays....

My "..0th" birthday - my parents and brothers commissioned a painting by the artist Shano in the USA of Merlin and I as an extra special present and I love it! (its one of those birthdays finishing with a large 'zero'....

Its hanging in my studio so I can see it all the time. Shano was brilliant to work with (http://www.shano-studio.com/); her style is so quirky and gorgeous....this was such a fab present and I will treasure it always.

Time Flies

How time flies. I have lots of work to go on the site AND a revision of the antique and vintage section...but all in due course, its still a work in progress...... just to give you an idea of what is coming, I have new pieces on silk, lots of earrings, necklaces and an armful of bracelets....

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped on the material in hand ( Maurois)

Precious Metals Prices...

Been doing 'behind the scenes' site work. The precious metals market has gone through the roof in the last 12 months or so and I've held prices until now as I was working with existing stocks of metals. Because of the huge increases in the market and now having restocked my metals, I am having to reflect it in the stock on the site...lets blame the American housing crisis...

When I work, I have no concept of time.

Monty Roberts

How lovely to see spring sushine and flowers. I'm tidying the studio, clearing out old clutter and generally putting life and work in order.

Yesterday I went to see a demonstration by a Monty Roberts also known as 'The Horse Whisperer' whom I have long admired, with my god-children Natasha and Nicole as well as their mum, my friend Adele.
Mr. Roberts is 73; he trains horses (or maybe he trains humans) to understand each other by speaking the same language. His background was a tough one, born into a cycle of violence which he has turned

Snow

Today I loaded up new bracelets, earrings, necklaces and a set - did the technical work myself (so all mistakes are down to me). It took me several nights to carry out the work that Mark does so effieciently and I kept asking stupid questions but in the end I managed it.

January whizzed by - I was busy creating, and learning how to do the tech bits of the website which has been both frustrating, educating and enlightening.

Merlin wonders if he can eat it.....

January was a wet and windy month for the horse - his field at the stables flooded so he had to stay in every other day and I had to find ways to amuse him with.I found he likes malt bread and he is hilarious when it sticks to the roof of his mouth. I like to watch in the field him on the days he IS able to go out, how happy he is to be out of confinement . Yesterday - SNOW - well, we woke up to a light dusting . Even better than snow are the emerging snowdrops in the garden.