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Monday 27 January 2014

Journal 52 -week 4

This week is all about CHARACTER!

I cannot draw people :-( I really must practice!!!!

Anyway, my adventures in France continue....my husband has been moved from the hospital today...
Sadly not home to me, rather to a convalescence centre a few miles along the road from the hospital. This means that I still have a journey of about 90 minutes by car to get there :-( not a lot of fun when driving a "British style"  car on mountain roads with steep drops to the side!

Anyway, tomorrow I'm heading off with a girlfriend and Bailey (our golden retriever) to visit and also deliver some clothes as Bill will no longer be provided with a hospital gown. I also plan to take a flask of boiling water & tea bags as he really misses his cup of tea.

As I cannot do people and as I am having to call on all my reserves to be strong for the 2 of us....I have gone with my birth sign, the crab. Quite appropriate as I do slam the shutters down when I hurt, but I do think that I have a fair amount of tenacity & strength behind my armour...I've used a page out of the local telephone directory coloured with Promarkers , some watercolour pencils, a black Sharpie & a white Gelly Roll.

When I finally get back to the UK I shall no doubt work some more detail into these pages that I am creating with scant supplies. New additions this week: a rubber, a glue stick & a letter stencil!

5 comments:

  1. Sally, its a brilliant journal page, I enjoyed reading how it evolved. I also think you are a very strong and brave lady to be coping with all that is happening in your world at the moment. Have a safe journey tomorrow when you go to visit Bill.
    hugs Yvonne xx

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  2. FUN!!! The word is thought provoking too! COOL!

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  3. Oh Sally .. .. you are a far braver woman than I am. I certainly wouldn't be ale to do that driving you describe.

    I hope Bill picks up soon .. .. he must be so fed up!

    Great journal page too!

    Take care with all you are doing.

    Love Jules xx

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  4. Hi Sally, Just catching up - a brilliant page and very apt for you at the moment.
    Keep driving safely - I wouldn't like to do that journey by the sounds of it.
    Avril xx

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  5. I so feel for you battling through this - so tenaciously... and I'm amazed that you're managing to keep crafting and blogging alongside - though perhaps that's what's keeping you sane. As Avril says, do drive carefully. Thinking of you.
    Alison xx

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