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Hordle Castle.

As you walked into the recent Autumn Miniatura at Stoneleigh this is what you would have seen: Isn’t this absolutely fantastic? This is Hordle Castle, a work in progress, possibly for a lifetime, by Jon Trenchard.  Autumn Miniatura was the … Continue reading

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The naming of things.

The naming of things is both difficult, important and occasionally accidental. I just delivered a wedding card to an old friend, universally known as Pog.  This is not the name he was christened at all, it’s the name his sister … Continue reading

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Moulds, cards and dolls.

You may have noticed a slight silence from me.  I have been mould making for the new dolls for Miniatura, which is just a few weeks away.  I’m probably a bit late starting.  After the last show I had a … Continue reading

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Miniatura

I think I might be beginning to recover, mainly from lack of sleep. I never sleep the night before Miniatura and I believe few other exhibitors do either.  The organisation required to build what is basically an entire shop on … Continue reading

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Ay nuther notiss.

Sayve thy fingers.  For sayle. Flemische devys  that coyles both woll and flakks withowt twiddlerin of thy fingers bye mean of a weel.  Notte ay cartweel butt a speshul weel notte offf a carte atte all.  Itt hath a seet … Continue reading

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Oh my ears and whiskers.

I have been in such a terrible rush lately, I decided to calm myself by quickly drawing a picture of a slow loris.  Here it is The fast loris is, as yet, uncaptured by science; the slow loris, at once … Continue reading

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Getting ready.

The OH is off on a singles holiday in Spain, though as he’s doing a video call or two every day, it’s not as much of a holiday for me as I envisaged.  My block of stone I have not … Continue reading

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Same hall.

Whatever I said about a different hall in the last post, please ignore.  I have just set up in the usual hall and so has everyone else but the layout is sideways to accommodate the restaurant facilities. What I did … Continue reading

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Autumn Miniatura.

My car is all loaded and I’m ready to go this afternoon and set my table up.  I’ve got three hours to do it this evening and two tomorrow.  I have redesigned the stand incorporating what I hope are safer … Continue reading

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Realistic.

I have been working some very late night shifts, dressing the ladies of Versailles.  They are the ladies of the court prior to the French Revolution, when all was grace and elegance and nobody knew what was going to happen … Continue reading

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