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I'm really proud of this - in case you can't tell from the photos (as some people have pointed out) I've embroidered a couple of Donald Trumps tweets. I'm hoping you get the idea from the photos ....</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15930481228621104781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772024864872749683.post-58875443267983406642018-02-24T17:43:00.001+00:002018-02-24T17:49:53.862+00:00A New StartIts been a while since I've posted, pretty much because I couldn't log in. So I'm back in now, what's been happening?<br />
Well, I've moved studio, my Arebyte space in Clerkenwell was no more so had to find a new one then moved to Craft Central in Muddchute that was too lonely, too expensive and too far for me and then, like Goldilocks found the place that was just perfect!<br />
I'm now in west London at the most amazing creative space ever, Kindred Studios. I feel hugely proud and lucky to be apart of London's friendliest art community, come to the next open studios to find out why none of us can stop gushing about it!<br />
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I cannot stress enough how finding the right studio is important, I went from - well I may as well be honest, pretty much suicidal to being the happiest I've been in a long while just from being in the right place. Your studio is not only your work place, the people around you are your family if you don't have people or the right people around you it can be devastating. I signed up to a space that had moved from Clerkenwell and rather stupidly thought that everyone from the old site was moving too - this wasn't the case and and lovely as the 3 makers in the studio were , it was 3 makers in a vast space with 70 units. My space was like a rabbit hutch in a garden, the building was lovely but my room, was a small MDF box. I thought having the space would be enough but after a couple of days realised what was missing - a community. </div>
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I hadn't realised how important it was until then, I thought having a physical space was enough but work space is nothing - I had space at home. To make things worse, the cost of my box was so high I couldn't pay myself and a spiral of debt occurred - I'm being this honest because I don't want anyone else to make the same mistakes or be as miserable as I was, and that space might be perfect for you - we're all different. I stopped working, ideas dried up and everyday I would sit in the corner of the room in tears. By chance I heard about Kindred, I got in touch and eventually they had a space for me. From the moment I stepped in the building and was greeted by Nick on the door I couldn't believe it. The vibe felt like college, the buzz, the management was incredible - as I walked back to the tube I did have tears but happy tears and I knew that was the perfect fit for me. Since I've been there I can't stop coming up with ideas, I can't wait to get in everyday and end up in being late for the school pick up - that is what being an artist should be like - being that creative that you can't stop and I want to pass it on to everyone! </div>
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West London, you have something very special in this place, the neighbourhood are over the moon that we are there and that a gorgeous building hasn't turned into luxury flats - London needs more of this - much more otherwise we end up living in an Argos catalogue constantly wanting to be put with the coffee table books. I come from Croydon a place that has or had so much potential, but it's a place that is consumed with thoughts of greed, building after building goes up, heritage gets pulled down and then it grasps for culture not realising that you can't buy or force culture it's organic and natural. </div>
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I hope that the powers that be in London wake up and realise that places like Kindred are a necessity - you can't just keep making houses that only the elite can afford and assume that people with money make a place better. Art, music, individuality is what makes places and communities. Going from one of many MDF units forced in a lovely old building to an amazing bright room in an old school that was working with the building is pretty much an analogy for whats going on in London as well as my own experience at that time. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15930481228621104781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772024864872749683.post-8485036377596042152017-07-26T02:15:00.002+01:002017-07-26T02:17:40.815+01:00Fan Male<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "roboto" , "robotodraft" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yesterday I went to a Grayson Perry talk and went away with a Tobyboo doll. It's been a while since I've made a doll, which makes them all the more special and in a voodoo way I pick my victim! I got a ticket for the talk on Friday which gave me the weekend to create 'Claire', all would be fine if it wasn't for the fact that all my fabrics etc were at the studio but my machine and myself were at home; still I scraped together some paper and string (well dodgy blue fabric and stuffing) and worked my magic.</span><br />
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Oddly the pair of us suffer from severe endometriosis and as a result made us switch careers. Kerry studied for an osteopathy degree and opened her clinic '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/backontrackhealth.co.uk/" target="_blank">Back on Track Health</a>' two years later. Based in Boston, Lincolnshire her family and practice have grown.<br />
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We only had 2 nights in L.A. and spent the second of it in Hogsmede - well The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. When we went to park and was told that only northern American disabled people counted as disabled (?) they really need to sort out their accessibility. </div>
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If you do have a disability then Universal Studios really isn't the place for you - the rides are much more aggressive than somewhere like Disneyland. I was looking forward to going on 'Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey' and should have known from the seating that I wasn't exactly going to enjoy it - strapped in 'Robo-coaster' chair most of it was swung about horizontally, I was so scared my eyes were shut so I didn't see the film! I wish they had a more accessible version. </div>
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Rides like the Minions one, that I thought would be quite general ended up in being aggressive too! (that one was fun though) </div>
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After the L.A. heat and sun we drove to Sequoia National Park and to 5ft snow. Staying at the Wuksachi Lodge which was welcoming and as Toby says <i>"very nice"</i></div>
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Yosemite didn't disappoint at all - the only thing I can say is the hotel we stayed in had so much to do it was hard to leave. <a href="https://www.tenayalodge.com/" target="_blank">Tanya Lodge</a> had lots of activities from night time hikes to archery, the hotel itself had 2 pools and in the evening a games room that showed films so if you go with kids be warned they might kick up a fuss going out!</div>
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After a wonderful 3 night stay we were in the car again heading to San Francisco. I couldn't wait to go there and the place completely lived up to the hype. From the moment you head in you get such a feel of the place - with only 3 nights we sadly didn't get to see much of it at all but who knows maybe in 10 years time we might get to go again (our last big holiday was 10 years ago - in fact our only big holiday was 10 years ago).</div>
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Waving bye bye to the bridge we were on the road again - this time heading down the coast to Carmel. A beautiful spot - again only one night here but it was enough. </div>
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Heading south we stopped at Monterey - Kinder eggs are illegal in the States and yet sweet cigarettes aren't .... go figure.</div>
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Next stop - Santa Barbara. Yes, more beautiful coastline, sea otters (only saw heads bobbing and didn't have the camera handy) only one night here and then back in on the road - just not the coastal one because it was shut which meant we didn't get to do the Big Sur.</div>
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Back where we started - one last night in L.A. this time seeing what we were really after - a trip to Griffiths Park and the observatory - Toby was in his element - an observatory that was also in La La Land (the boy loves the film) which lead us to our final days visit - <a href="https://www.wbstudiotour.com/" target="_blank">Warner Brothers Studio Tour</a>.<br />
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This was expensive which is why only Toby and I went, but so worth it - it's a 3 hour tour on a small open tour bus. You don't know what your going to get because in small groups your guide almost tailors it to you - she got a 'yay' on the mention of Gilmore Girls and no reaction on 'The Big Bang Theory' which meant she showed us more of Stars Hollow. Being a working studio, you don't know what or who you'll see but you do get to get out of the buses and walk around - get shown on a set (not while filming is going on) and see the pre production side too.</div>
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Ok this is not the first time this has happened and I'm tired of it now - Debenhams under the 'Ben De Lisi' name have a new range - I genuinely thought I had done it without knowing if it had the illustrations alone thats one thing way too many people doing wonky bad line images but adding the text like that is my signature. People have thought this is my work and therefore to me it is theft.<br />
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I'm not accusing the people at the top of the chain, but they need to look at just what their in house design team does. Carola Van Dykes beautiful designs have been royally ripped off by them too - Debenhams, look at who you are paying - you are paying them to steal. I would give you - yes give you one of my designs rather than you pay some graduate with no ideas of their own little. Because as a true artist - designer I have shed loads of ideas and thoughts - I don't need to rip off ideas.<br />
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My dad has been in hospital the last few days, he's got pneumonia. He's been in and out of hospital for as far back as I can remember and somehow has been unbreakable but his luck is running out. For someone who's had a history of heart trouble, strokes, kidney trouble, diabetes, gout, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and who knows what I've left off he's done pretty good for an 83 year old.<br />
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Before I we got married I remember being in tears that I wouldn't have my dad walking down the aisle because I thought he'd be dead, I never thought he'd see a grand-child from us - he did. We are incredibly lucky - he's lived to see his four children as adults and have children of there own there's not much to be sad about. So well done dad, I've no idea if you've got minutes, hours or days left but what is there to be sorry about? 55 years ago today my parents got married, we need to change the way we see old age and life - we need to hear more "well done" instead of "I'm sorry" or "I hope he improves".<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15930481228621104781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772024864872749683.post-16831721691109611142016-11-20T21:30:00.000+00:002016-11-20T21:30:02.152+00:00Another Brick in the WallThis week has been very exciting if you live in London and like Lego and Harry Potter. On Thursday both the new <a href="https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/" target="_blank">Lego Store</a> in Leicester Square and 5 minutes round the corner <a href="http://store.minalima.com/" target="_blank">Minalima</a> opened its doors to an exhibition of the artwork featured in <i>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them</i> (but more on that one later this week)<br />
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Leicester Square has been quite a dull crowded part of London unless that is if you like M&M's so much that you want to have all senses drowned in them at M&M's world (why? yes why?), it's not bad for collecting Pokemon and obviously tip top for the most expensive cinema tickets in the country but now there is one reason to go above all others - that of the plastic brick.<br />
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The world's largest Lego Store has opened up! I went on the first day of opening which meant thirty minutes of queuing to get in but honestly worth every second - every detail of the place is fantastic and feels more like a theme park than a shop. The only thing missing was everyone had their arms filled with boxes to pay for and no shopping baskets! Surely you'd have giant brick shaped baskets, or giant head ones? Come on Lego!! Exclusives in store was a fabulous London skyline set - 9 out of 10 - would have been a 10 if it had St Paul's Cathedral but oddly had the National Gallery.<br />
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The Toby in the Boo turned 9 this month, we celebrated by seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child which I shall not mention except to say it 100% lives up to the hype! #keepthesecrets</div>
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JK Rowling got Toby through so much, he used to have night terrors and extreme misery, at 5 he started reading Harry Potter and didn't stop but the night terrors did and he felt like he had friends in the pages. His love of reading continues to grow.</div>
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with huge thanks to Denise at <a href="http://www.potentialplusuk.org/" target="_blank">Potential Plus UK</a> and Lyn at Mensa - we are so grateful for your advice and help and to JK Rowling for helping a 5 year old find friends in books when he couldn't in the playground.</div>
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Award winning designer <a href="http://rokos.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jim Rokos</a> happens to be dyslexic - since I've known him he's been passionate that having what some would call a problem is actually an advantage, that having dyslexia means your brains work in a different way, a more creative way. By the reaction to the DD house, he could well be right, a massive majority of designers that came through said they were dyslexic and so many recognised the 'thinking differently'. I'm not a fan of labels at all but to look at one as a positive light was no bad thing at all.<br />
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Rokos wobbly vases that have a life of their own</div>
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On the Friday, I was live sewing (yes yes rather than not live but you know what I mean) really enjoyed talking to everyone that said hello so thank you if you were one of them. Even though you could see me making up what I was sewing as I was there I still got asked if I drew it first - NO! all 100% made up - no idea what I was doing! Hire me for live sewing and see!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15930481228621104781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772024864872749683.post-27436345426422151462016-09-02T23:54:00.001+01:002016-09-02T23:55:20.077+01:00Wales of a TimeIn need of rest and inspiration Tobyboo took a well earned break this week and went to Pembrokeshire. We stayed in a cute barn cottage that we found through <a href="https://www.airbnb.co.uk/" target="_blank">Air BnB</a> surrounded by a gorgeous view in St Davids. I can't recommend it enough - stunning part of the world.<br />
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During my art degree I had panic attacks hearing there was a dissertation to do - and I found I had a voice, a speaking one all I had to to was write as if I was saying it - and the subject? Teenage fans, I got to research Take That fans it ended up in being my favourite part of the three years. By absorbing myself into art, it filtered to picking a subject I could have fun with and got to play with rather than write.<br />
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Jim Rokos the brains behind <a href="http://rokos.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rokos</a> is so passionate about how his dyslexia has effected him positively that <a href="http://cargocollective.com/DyslexicDesign" target="_blank">Dyslexic Design</a> has been born, a collective of fellow creative types all suffering from 'reading this is doing my head in'.<br />
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I strongly feel that not knowing as a child helped me, I did feel thick - and still hold my hand up that I am but by feeling that it gave me more fire to use my brain in a different way. If someone diagnosed me at 10 I would have used it as an excuse to not to anything - I never would have had the determination to make art work for me.<br />
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There are positives to blips in our make up, we live in a world trying to iron out differences. I became 'disabled' (another label I hate as most being just see wheelchairs) 16 years ago and am so grateful for it - its made me what I am, I never would have found my thread drawing I'd be working in TV with no external life trying to fit in. Blips are good, sometimes not fun but 100% the making of us.<br />
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Dyslexic Design will be exhibiting at <a href="http://thedesignjunction.co.uk/" target="_blank">Design Junction</a> this September.<br />
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Scamp will be selling there beautiful baby ware and gifts and laser cut loveliness along side taking orders for bespoke work.<br />
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As for Tobyboo, it's a perfect chance for you to pick up sample sale and discontinued items along with see some new pieces I've been working on including wearable art. Each piece is completely unique and can be worn as a scarf or displayed.<br />
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Less than 30 minutes away from London is the rather beautiful Down House, home and work place to Charles Darwin, father of evolution (although I'm sure I've come across people who think that goes to David Attenborough). With the excuse of going to see the Tobyboo range in the gift shop this morning had the perfect weather for it.</div>
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Photography isn't allowed in the house itself but as you can imagine it's a vision of Victorian curiosities, the staff there are truly passionate and knowledgeable - I had no idea about Chagas disease and might have missed the deadly bug in the case if it wasn't pointed out. The garden was just amazing in this weather (as you read this today was the first and last day of British summer, still there's always next year)</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15930481228621104781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772024864872749683.post-23627675796409862802016-04-19T19:10:00.003+01:002016-04-19T19:10:57.357+01:00Words a PlentyYes, yes I've been a neglectful for a while - but school holiday for Toby is just coming to an end and so I'm just getting back into the swing of things... having said that I have no words so as Toby is here I've decided he can speak instead.<br />
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Have you had a nice holiday Toby?<br />
<i>Yes I did it was very fun.</i><br />
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Do anything exciting?<br />
<i>Yes I went to Disneyland Paris IT WAS AMAZING (do that in capitals) I'm eating my dinner you can write my story instead.</i><br />
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OK, this is Toby's Story (he wrote it for the BBC 500 Words Competition)<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
Mountain </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Climbing, climbing is all I could
do. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I had to climb desperate, tired,
weary were all I could say. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Rocks, rocks everywhere. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">From the darkness, into the
darkness. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Cold, cold freezing cold.
Everlasting, heart piercing. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Dark, dark gloomy dark covering the
mountain like a blanket. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Fear, fear all around. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Flowing through me in the air, fear,
fear everywhere. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tired, tired my only feeling. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Never ending, never resting. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Murky, murky everything is murky. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Gloominess and darkness is all I
could see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Dull, dull everything is dull.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Rocks stones even me all dull, just
dull. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I failed. I couldn’t return home. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I had to stay here, but I can’t stay
here it’s a mountain. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I would die of starvation. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I have to go back. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I can’t. I have to. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I
shook off the thought but some of it remained. Home is on the other side of the
mountain. I was tiredly walking back to my failure but if I turned back I’d
still walk to my downfall. I still would keep on walking even if it took me my
life I would still keep walking, walking. Even if I had to go round the world I
would still keep walking and walking. Even if I died I would still keep walking
and walking, then I would stop. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I
can’t fail, they’ll laugh at me and throw it back in my face the words I said.
The boasting I did if only I could take it all back but I can’t. The past is
the past only the future can be written. I still can write the future, well, I
can’t write it it’s up to fate to decide. I think I should rest. As the
crackling of the fire died down I prepared myself for the journey ahead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I
woke in the morning, still tired but there was no time to loose. I walked
without stopping for three whole hours until I saw the break of dawn which
meant I had reached the top of the mountain where the dark and light side met. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I could have a picnic! I could make
a daisy chain! The light has come to me and filled me positivity. I’m free! I
never want to leave this place. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I
still have to walk the distance between here and the light side I’m not quite
there yet it’s so long I can’t make it. The rocks are closing in on me, what’s
happening? What’s happening? My mind is being pulled apart. The light side is
running away from me. I have to make it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
branch of positivity reached back to me <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I
can I can make it and I leapt, and collapsed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I’ve
done it I’ve out run the dark side but it’s chasing me. I’m still on the run
but I’m in the lead but not for long. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">THREE
YEARS LATER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">I
have my own house on the light side of the mountain and I’m still running. The
dark side will catch me some day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Toby Crawford Wednesday
24<sup>th</sup> February 2016<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>It felt like I was the character, but I wasn't - but I've felt what she has gone through and it was in my mind. I find it amazing I wrote it.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you think you'll write anything like it again?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><i>Yes, but not this soon.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">What do you like to read? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><i>I like Harry Potter and I'm reading The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman - I love this trilogy nearly as much!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">And now you can finish eating... Toby is 8 and his dinner has been pasta in a bacon, cheese sauce (and no he didn't get anywhere in the 500 Words Competition)</span></span></div>
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