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  • September 1, 2019

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Ami I ready for the Tour? Pretty much... just a co Ami I ready for the Tour? Pretty much... just a couple or 5  things to finish...
This weekend folks, come see new work, so new it's not quite ready, but will be by Saturday!
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#uxbridgestudiotour #workinprogress #glasssculpture #newlamps
Hanging round things... which way up? Getting new Hanging round things... which way up? Getting new work ready for the Uxbridge Studio Tour next weekend - come see Ann Cummings, Jeannine Rosenberg and me at site 6, to see what we've been up to
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#uxbridgestudiotour #jeanninerosenberg #anncummings #flyfreeman
New lamps for old... Not quite sure where these ar New lamps for old...
Not quite sure where these are going yet, but hoping they'll have settled into themselves by studio tour time.

Uxbridge Studio tour coming up in September!
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#workinprogress #glassandwood #lamps #whatsonthebench #uxbridgestudiotour #durhamregion
Excellent day with Rosenberg designs, taking Jeann Excellent day with Rosenberg designs, taking Jeannine's one day jewellery making course. Such a good teacher, and such a lovely studio. She kindly let me use some glass scraps, and guided me through designing, cutting out, shaping, soldering, setting the glass pieces and finishing. She's a great teacher!
And you can find her as my guest artist at the Uxbridge studio tour this year too - site #6.
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#Rosenbergdesigns #jewellerymaking #learnsomethingnew #rusticjewellery #uxbridgestudiotour #useyourscraps
#catsofinstagramnot #thepushycat #catsofinstagramnot #thepushycat
Thru a glass darkly . . #workinprogress #glassscul Thru a glass darkly
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#workinprogress #glasssculpture #summernights
My pal just dropped round to collect something, an My pal just dropped round to collect something, and took this lovely picture of me in my favourite lettercarving spot.
Front porch, amazing light, cool breeze occasionally smelling of lime flower, and of course, a pot of tea.
Thanks @tracywalkerphoto !
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#lettercarving #lettercutting #workinprogress #summermornings #portraitsbyfriends
Summer table making project . . #workinprogress #s Summer table making project
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#workinprogress #studiolife #reclaimedwood #tablemaking #handtoolswoodworking
Got to say, the Duomo in Pavia was a bit of a stop Got to say, the Duomo in Pavia was a bit of a stop-start construction, with some parts in stone, some in brick and some amazing concrete work - but the wooden model ? - fabulous !
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#Pavia #duomodipavia #modello #makeaplan
Some faces from Pavia, . . #pavia #lombardy #Itali Some faces from Pavia,
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#pavia #lombardy #Italia #faces #paradolia
Traveling down through Europe on the trains... so Traveling down through Europe on the trains... so there will be Basel, if only briefly.
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#trains #tgv #Basel #travelday
My Ma - 90 today! In her garden, standing in her a My Ma - 90 today!
In her garden, standing in her apple arbour, 6 different trees trained into a passageway, but also making an easy picking structure.... she planned ahead for 90, possibly 100...
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#myamazingma #myfamilymakegardens #appleblossom
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I know this isn't the best culinary use of the bag I know this isn't the best culinary use of the bag of onions I bought last week, but it's making me so happy watching them bust out.
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#spring #springinthekitchen #onions
We have an opening tonight at the Second Wedge bre We have an opening tonight at the Second Wedge brewery for a show of work by Durham College Fine Arts faculty- starts at 7pm - come and join us!
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#groupshow #DurhamCollege  #fineartsprogram #secondwedgebrewery #practicewhatyouteach
This is what a bluebell wood looks like before it This is what a bluebell wood looks like before it bluebells everywhere- like some woodfolk have mowed the woods.
Last walk in the spring sunshine before heading back to the snows.
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#family
#outinthewoods
Small layout tools and large layout tools... some Small layout tools and large layout tools... some  of you may recognize the big beam compass, as one used in figure skating ( I added the pencil) to lay out large circles when training skaters to make nice shapes.
So grateful for friends who offer up obscure pieces of kit 'that you might find useful' !
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#studiolife #layout #layouttools #sharingstuff
Skylight snow getting frisky. . . #february #canad Skylight snow getting frisky.
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#february
#canada 
#longwinter
Through the snow, up the candle-lit path, to the t Through the snow, up the candle-lit path, to the tables full of good food and colour and good craic. Thanks to Lynne for all her lovely Christmas parties!
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#winter #winterparty #lynnemcilvride
Had a lovely meal out with these two - did not exp Had a lovely meal out with these two - did not expect to be eating outdoors on the beach up north (UK) in December, but it was amazing! 
Rileys Fish Shack in Tynemouth + overhead heaters = toasty.
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#tynemouth #north #alfresco #family #rileysfishshack
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