A quick update :-)

Its all been so busy here! We are in the process of buying the quirky house, I've returned to work three days a week and I'm busy trying to keep aside time for my creative projects, button collecting and in particular keeping up with friends on and off line.

My lovely friend Linda (stripeymonkey) passed this lovely blog award to me recently and I was really chuffed -especially as Linda has become a fab online friend and our friendship is what this award is all about. I do believe people - friends / family are everything in life. I could be in the most beautiful place in the world but it would mean nothing to me if I didn't have someone to share it with.

"This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY--nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. The kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!"

So I want to send this award to my lovely sis Molly (extractsfrommysketchbook) who doesn't get as much time to blog as she would like because of her hectic career but when she does she uses it as a magical little way of showing me the things she can see when she is away from home and keeping in touch. Although we live at opposite ends of the country it helps us stay connected. I was lucky enough to have her live in my city for a year and it was great, I will always treasure those times, crazy little shopping trips, Sunday dinners, pootles, cups of tea and shared creativity - now that's what life is all about and blogging is helping us keep that up in a different form :-)