tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73784332680329016552024-03-13T02:42:38.257+00:00Jackie's BlogJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-85093385796693501002013-05-30T19:15:00.001+01:002013-05-30T21:00:17.049+01:00There is still time (just!) to enter the Whitstable Post Nude exhibition!I meant to post this a while back...and if you still want to send an entry, you'll have to be quick, as pictures need to arrive by the 5th of June. You are invited to send a postcard to the Horsebridge Centre, depicting the nude - up to you what process you use...paint, ink, collage, thread etc etc...<br />
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As the first years know, I was always a bit cowardly when it came to the life drawing classes, so I thought I should 'bite the bullet' and have a go. Here is my first try! :) <br />
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Go on, give it a go yourself! :)</div>
Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-67983629206228489262013-04-26T18:48:00.000+01:002013-04-26T18:48:23.145+01:00Too much time on my hands...?In the gym by 7am, shopping done and home by 10.... <br />
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A dozen blackberry and apple crumble muffins, 30 chocolate covered cake bites and 3 shepherds pies later; probably just as well I have joined the gym! :)<br />
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(PS - I am available for weddings, christenings and Bar Mitzvahs!!)</div>
Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-37675413561429576362013-04-18T19:20:00.001+01:002013-04-18T20:33:46.312+01:00Rachael v the Himalayas !!<span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">Hello friends!! </span></span><br />
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<span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">My daughter Rachael, who some of you know already, has set herself a MASSIVE challenge for next year - she is trekking the Himalayas ! Please check out her fundraising page, and if you could donate, that would be fantastic! She is raising money in memory of my Dad, who passed away 3 years ago today...</span></span><br />
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Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-54227008792770777462012-12-21T14:34:00.002+00:002012-12-21T14:34:55.319+00:00Speedpainting - When good toys turn bad...10 minutes with Murderous Ted...<br />
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Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-57553283498899354142012-12-19T14:18:00.002+00:002012-12-19T14:18:46.540+00:00CGAA Speedpaint - day 2Jack Frost's Asylum for Malcontent Snowmen<br />
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And this was hardly a speedpaint - I got my stamp-sized tablet out, and it took AGES!!! :)Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-76988759671978250872012-12-18T15:31:00.001+00:002012-12-18T15:40:59.177+00:00CGAA Speedpaint challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OK, so first out, I don't have Photoshop, and although I do have a very basic tablet, this was not done using it, as it is so covered in dust upstairs, and I feared for it's viability! So, this this is some free programme I downloaded... Twisted Brush, I think... and just me and the mouse! :)<br />
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Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-59547863991769204822012-12-12T16:12:00.000+00:002012-12-12T16:12:42.778+00:00Successful zoetrope animations! :)Well done to all the 1st years today - there were some really charming zoetrope animations going on today....looking forward to seeing the videos! :)Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-88768791624550827622012-11-14T06:57:00.002+00:002012-11-14T06:57:44.402+00:00Handmade goodies for sale - Thursday 15th in cafe.<div style="text-align: center;">
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Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-44688604917493337592012-09-30T14:23:00.000+01:002012-09-30T14:23:36.395+01:00Problems logging in to ucreative.ac.ukI don't know if it is just me, but the last few days I have had some issues accessing email etc via <a href="http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/">www.ucreative.ac.uk</a>. If you go to <a href="http://www.myuca.ucreative.ac.uk/">www.myuca.ucreative.ac.uk</a> though, you seem to be able to bypass the initial problem.Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-50227592761912486242012-09-18T20:22:00.000+01:002012-09-18T20:22:53.151+01:00Christmas pudding time again!!Ok folks...it's time for the gas bill to rocket again, as I spend whole days steaming christmas puddings for your delectation! Those of you that have been good enough to place an order with me before will know the drill... I make large puds for 6 hungry people in a traditional stoneware pudding bowl for £12 and am hoping to make the smaller ones in large teacups for 2 or 3 servings which go for £10.<br />
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This is one of last years teacup ones, so this years design may be a little different to look at, but will still be the the same delicious pudding inside!</div>
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The puddings are generously laced with brandy, and are rich in fruit and nuts without being heavy or oversweet. I steam them for up to 10 hours (hence the big gas bill!!) which leaves them really extra tasty. They come festively covered and wrapped, with their own genuine (lucky?) sixpence, for you to hide in the pud once you have heated it. Would make a lovely Christmas gift, or why not just treat yourself? :)</div>
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Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-57170787139122599492012-05-29T06:16:00.000+01:002012-05-29T06:16:28.014+01:00The last day!Before the heavens opened...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes - cake lollipops! Easy, I thought...until I tried it and ended up with, well mush and chocolate! But I have just about mastered it now, and plan on making Christmas-themed ones nearer the time. Just to give you an idea of scale, they are about the size of a ping-pong ball..<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_cV-9tigOHM/TrLezU5MqGI/AAAAAAAAASw/Z7Ly81Qbxwc/s1600/P1030207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_cV-9tigOHM/TrLezU5MqGI/AAAAAAAAASw/Z7Ly81Qbxwc/s320/P1030207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670839854176184418" /></a>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-1872994565096281792011-10-23T08:41:00.002+01:002011-10-23T08:49:16.645+01:00Award-winning jazz at the Eagle today!Why not come along to the Eagle Tavern in Rochester this afternoon, where you can listen to tenor sax player Simon Spillett with his quartet...<br />Simon recently won the prestigious "Tenor saxist of the year 2011" in the British Jazz Awards. <br /><br />Doors open at 12, band starts around 1pm....Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-30766097395872637142011-09-24T13:40:00.002+01:002011-09-24T13:44:52.796+01:00Renato D'Aiello in the Eagle tomorrowTomorrow sees the return of Renato D'Aiello to the Eagle in Rochester...this Italian quartet are always worth a listen - maybe see some of you there!Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-59040788791564053132011-09-19T18:38:00.003+01:002011-09-19T18:59:42.011+01:00Taking orders for Christmas puds!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cX1wOHtG-oo/TneA02kUMSI/AAAAAAAAASc/ed7c8njkeeI/s1600/P1020241%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cX1wOHtG-oo/TneA02kUMSI/AAAAAAAAASc/ed7c8njkeeI/s320/P1020241%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654129502676332834" /></a><br />It's that time of year again, where I spend entire days slaving over a hot stove, to bring you deliciously boozy christmas puddings...<br /><br />Same as last year, I will be making 1/2 litre puddings in a traditional pudding basin that will serve around 6,(£12 each) and puddings for 2-3 in a large teacup - 2 gifts in 1! - at £10 each. Both are festively presented, and come with their own 'lucky' sixpence. <br /><br />The puddings are made to my secret recipe,adapted over the last 20 years, and contain a rich assortment of fruit and nuts, all generously steeped in brandy, and steamed for up to 10 hours. If you have only ever had shop-bought xmas pud, you will be in for a treat when you try my homemade ones! :)<br />Place your orders now!Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-59359517899233781722011-09-10T16:35:00.001+01:002011-09-10T16:47:24.877+01:00Normal service has resumed!Ok...today we took Rachael off to Uni in London. The last baby bird has flown the nest :( I am currently in text convo with her, as she tries to fathom the workings of an electric cooker...<br />Anyway, just to let you know that tomorrow is Christian Brewer at the Eagle, if any of you fancy it...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l7oU0KzwxWs/TmuGS-6jGnI/AAAAAAAAASU/fRytjePH0ok/s1600/IMG_2354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l7oU0KzwxWs/TmuGS-6jGnI/AAAAAAAAASU/fRytjePH0ok/s320/IMG_2354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650757818150754930" /></a>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-19715352658579564622011-08-29T19:28:00.005+01:002011-08-29T19:39:59.449+01:00Come and see me in the Pop-up Shop!I have a pop-up shop for a week...please come and visit me! :)
<br />It's the Strood end of Rochester High Street, and I am there until Sunday lunchtime...
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<br />Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-81956958913016347562011-04-03T09:25:00.002+01:002011-04-03T09:27:29.387+01:00Henry Lowther, today at the Eagle!Henry Lowther - trumpet/Flugelhorn - Quartet<br />Live today at the Eagle Tavern Rochester<br />Hope to see some of you there - why not bring your mums? :)Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-33678100412456675322011-04-01T19:29:00.003+01:002011-04-01T19:43:12.295+01:00The old blokes have still got it!Last night I went to see 10cc in concert - I expect some of you don't even know who they are! But I'm sure you would recognise the songs...<br />Anyway, it was a great evening, with a fantastic accoustic set to start with, before the old blokes strutted their stuff in the time-honoured fashion.<br />It was fun to look around the audience - I was probably just about the youngest one there! It was hard to image all these 'mature' people with long hair and flairs in the 70s... :)<br /><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9u7Nmd_P5Pg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />And the most well known song probably - <br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2BavhwpIJg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-89387292838692810912011-03-30T15:04:00.002+01:002011-03-30T15:07:15.724+01:00Check me out - I'm a page 3 girl! ;)Check out the April edition of WOW Medway...available online, or in reception at Uni, among other places!<br />http://www.wowmedway.co.uk/Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-61969767372722222552011-03-26T14:04:00.002+00:002011-03-26T14:14:30.212+00:00At the Eagle Tavern tomorrow......Renato D'Aiello Italian Quartet. Well worth a visit...See you there!<br /><br />http://www.renatodaiello.com/Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378433268032901655.post-68249575293122518492011-03-22T07:36:00.003+00:002011-03-22T07:43:21.516+00:00One project down...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifmPZJ3PJcc/TYhSvHrVigI/AAAAAAAAAQw/XJLWCs11fds/s1600/IMG_1523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifmPZJ3PJcc/TYhSvHrVigI/AAAAAAAAAQw/XJLWCs11fds/s320/IMG_1523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586806307221244418" /></a><br /><br />For those of you following the progress of my quilt made from some of my late dad's shirts, I am happy to say that it is done! Not quite as big as I would have liked, but unfortunately I ran out of time! As you can see though, my mum was very happy (although teary!) to get it for her birthday yesterday! <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jgq1sO9X7bk/TYhSvZJ-m2I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/RdewG6fzzKg/s1600/IMG_1463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jgq1sO9X7bk/TYhSvZJ-m2I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/RdewG6fzzKg/s320/IMG_1463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586806311913167714" /></a>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332181835614441447noreply@blogger.com1