23rd January 2026 Mailer

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Meeting my longest and Best friend on Cup by Gail Collins

Heather Howes has helped me and taught me so much my journey on craftsuprint.com we got chatting years ago and shared comfort to each other when we both lost our other halves with in about a year of each other, then we drifted apart for a while learning to cope and mange with our new way of life but i always though if i ever get anywhere near where Heather lives i want to go and Meet her, So what a surprise it was last Year when Heather and Mick Came to Swindon so we met up in Royal Wootton Bassett Where my son has his business, it was so lovely to meet her at last but i was so surprised at how tiny she is always pictured her as being much taller. What a lovely day that was to meet Heather Howes my best Cup friend and we are in contact nearly every day again now which is lovely and earning some money again.

I am enjoying doing some quick cards at the moment , all helping me to pay for my expensive dogs medicines ,

cup1422897_695 by Gail Collins

cup1421843_695 by Gail Collins

Jaffles....Yummy by Vicki Avcin

The other night my daughter introduced her partners kids to a good Aussie favourite, the jaffle. Jaffles are an Aussie icon and as well as being a favourite that can be cooked on preferably a gas stove, it is a must when out camping. They cooked over a fire pit in the back yard. I believe its called a toastie in other parts of the world, but here it is the good old jaffle. Cooked in a cast iron jaffle maker, you butter the outside of the bread, put your favourite filling on, put the bread on like a sandwich and put it into the jaffle maker. Some of the favourite fillings here are ham, cheese and tomato (onion can be added if desired), mince and cheese and my favourite is tinned braised steak and onion. But really you can put anything you like on them. Just have to be careful when you take off the heat because the filling is very hot. Many a burnt mouth has happened when taking that first bite! The kids had fun and loved them so I think there will be many more backyard camping done so they can cook some more.Todays designs are Crystal Roses and would make for a very pretty card when you need a Quick card top by just adding a sentiment.

Todays designs are Crystal Roses and would make for a very pretty card when you need a Quick card top by just adding a sentiment.

cup1423336_543 by Vicki Avcin

cup1423338_543 by Vicki Avcin

My …. by Carol Clarke

…. Youngest son and my youngest granddaughter (father & daughter! Lol) are both medal winning runners! They both had new running spikes. Last year Olivia persuaded her Dad to buy tiny flat back crystals and they came to our house so I could help with bejewelling her spikes. This year her dad (my son Paul) decided he was going to have jewels on his spikes too! Ohhh boyyy did we have fun! You wont believe how time consuming and fiddly it is to put them exactly where they wanted them. Several hours later and the spikes were put to dry …. I must admit they really did look good! Paul will be representing the UK in Poland again soon, he got the silver medal in 2024 …. When he was in the final year of his age group …. This time hell be one of the younger runners!!

cup879133_359 by Carol Clarke

cup779518_359 by Carol Clarke

Young Voices by Janice McFarlane

Each year an event takes place called Young Voices, where over a short period primary schools from all over the country take part in a huge sing a long at various venues nationwide. Last Friday a number of children from RAF Benson primary schools travelled to Birmingham to take part in one of these huge performances. My grandson Harry was a participant and my daughter went along as a parent helper. Its a long day as the children have rehearsals in the afternoon and the performance in front of a huge audience in the evening. The children practice for weeks the chosen songs which range from pop to musicals and more. There are always special guest artists too. One was a vocalist who sang at the Kings coronation the other was a young lady called Connie Talbot. For those who watch BGT she performed as a 6 year old in front of the judges, she was cute and had missing front teeth, but when she sang she blew everyone away. Fast forward to 2026 and Connie is now 25, has a single coming out and has an incredible voice. Harry and Kayleigh thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

cup1423315_905 by Janice McFarlane

cup1423316_905 by Janice McFarlane

Morning Cuddles by Sue Way

In the winter, our 7-year-old Golden Retriever, Billy, likes to snuggle up between hubby and me at about 6 am to warm up. And every morning when Sam, our 4-year-old Golden, knows hubby is waking up, he starts nudging him in the back with his nose. Hubby gives him lots of pets, then as soon as he gets out of bed, Sam jumps up for a cuddle with me. So this is what I wake up to every morning. Arent I lucky?

cup1422177_38 by Sue Way

cup1421465_38 by Sue Way