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Hi everyone a few more pics from our weekend at harrogate so sorry I have not updated this recently but the reason is I am dead on my feet, as I am working 45 hours a week at this time as the other lady that worked two days a week has left which left us all in the lurch,  so I have had to cover the other two days with the help of all my volunteers so what with running a home and keeping topside of housework as well as catching up with old friends it has been a nightmare.I have done no art work so I have promised as soon as they get someone else in post and I can have a few days off I am spending the whole day playing with all the wonderful things I bought from Dyan's shop before I forget what to do with it all .I will try to update this again in the morning Bye for now.

Harrogate weekend

This is myself and my sister vanessa on our weekend in Harrogate which I really enjoyed and hope she did too we learned so much but most of all we enjoyed each others company and shared an  artistic experience .loved it all. 

Honesty

This is my peice about honesty it is also about blue eyes all my family have blue eyes and there are ten of us mum and Dad had them too.Thing is with blue eyes you cannot hide how you feel as you give your moods away with a single look and you cannot disguise your emotions either as they are a give away with blue eyes.So honesty is is the best deal with blue eyes as you can never get away with anything.I haven't posted much recently as I have been working my notice for Debenhams while managing the Charity shop.  I love it all this wheeling and dealing and meeting some real down to earth people in the process.Someone gave us some new calenders to sell they were from another Charity shop and featured very Hunky Firemen so we have had a real laugh sellng them to everyone that has been to the shop.One of the young volunteers tried to sell one to a man in the shop who was slightly miffed about it and  said do I look like someone who would buy such a thing.Told her only sell them to the ladies they are very cheap at 50  pence and we have sold quite a few it is a laugh a minute.It is a very worthwhile job and all the money raised is ploughed back into the projects that the charity supports .speak again soon regards Valencia xxx

Hi everyone quick post not got a lot of time as trying to catch up with house work today. Still working for Debenhams while serving my notice and have started new job, as charity shop manager for well known organisation enjoying the work and it will be great to give it my entire attention and for me not to have to work six days a week.Thankyou to all Virginia's fellow bloggers that have sent her messages of support I am sure she will get there, the star she is and she will bounce back.I may have to go buy a canvas and have an afternoon at Virginia's and throw paint and inks at it it was awesome well done dear daughter.Speak again soon when I have more time.

Just celebrating the female form.

This piece is a celebration of the female form in whatever shape it comes,  in mine it would be very small and carrying more weight than  I would like , a friend recently said I was just right as I am which is cuddly but that is not where I see myself .After breast cancer treatment my weight rocketed to some unmentionable figure that we won't divulge and I managed to lose a lot of it but since giving up the cigarettes my weight has gone up again so have joined Virginia and Melanie at slimmers world.This is an  art work I enjoyed doing if only to be now saying we need to be happy with ourselves no matter where we are with our looks, figure ,personality,and life in general.We are all very differant human beings and us ladies should be greatful for  what we have even if it is more than we would like(weight that is).because we all have some of whatever she has the female in my piece and we should all celebrate it . 

Unseen hands.

Love this one its all about unseen hands I feel they are often about in life pulling you one way when you know you should go another,

Wether it is unseen angels or our subconcious minds I often feel I am pulled differant ways .So do we ignore it or do we let it lead the way.Is it a help or a hindrance, should we listen or turn them away.

The sixties

Hi everyone this is a recent piece that I finished it is my view of the sixties I worked for Cole bros in the sixties and believe me the place to be was all the big cities .I made lots of new friends in my line of work I was a silver service waitress at Cole bros restaurant. The time was taken up listening to all the new groups on the go the charts were littered with talented musicians  and wonderful music.I was often early for work just so I could go into one of the below street level cafes to have a coffee and put money into the juke box to play the beach boysGood Vibrations.We had a social club and went ten pin bowling and the best evening was always Saturdays as the staff called for a drink in the Sportsman on Cambridge street before having our two days off.There were mods and rockers and daytrips out  to Chester zoo the sillohette club down London road was a good place to hang out where two brothers played all the latest hits and everything was blacked out windows and Dancing and no alcohol .The stones and the beatles music was amazing  and radio caroline had not been sunk and was still riding the waves .The city vibrated to the tune of the young this was our time this was my time ..