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I don't think I've ever played a game before where the players are working together to beat the game, and that when you are reading the rules, you get the sneaking suspicion the game has a definite advantage...

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I bought the kit and accompanying instruction DVD back at the quilt show, but last Monday I finally got around to actually playing around.

Anemoona once gave me a nacklace and matching bracelet in rock crystal. I hardly ever wore them until this year. At one point, I tied one on each entry point to my room in Mierlo, just to keep the bad vibes out ( Read more... )

Yesterday evening I was on the way to Hilversum and just cruising along at 100kph. I was behind a family car (the size of an Opel Zafira) and on the phone with my stepbrother. Don't worry, I was using my bluetooth handsfree earpiece.
Thank the Gods for that.

Suddenly, I saw a shower of sparks of nearly a meter high rise up from behind the silhouette ( Read more... )

This morning I  dropped off Aurum at the nearby Renault dealer for some fixes. My spare key has never worked, and the airbag light keeps coming on.

I had asked for an exchange car to get me to work (which costs 45 euro!), and they had another Clio waiting for me. It was a newer model, with a lot more options.

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Since I don't get around to finishing anything but my new Drachenfest outfit and my colleague Kim had enough UFO's lying around as well, we're thinking about organising a UFO day somewhere in August.

Bring out your Works In Progress, Unfinished Objects, and Repairwork and watch this space for details!

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This is what my workplace looked like this morning. Not only this, there was a fresh mug of coffee waiting right next to it!

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Has its advantages...

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This week was all about blind zippers. I've been working on a coral-coloured prom dress, which needed gathers down the waist. The dress is from a stretch satin (for new and interesting ways to tear your hair out!) and I very much feared putting in the zipper. But all worked out in the end:


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