Health Service Discounts 2022- 2023, by Caprilicious

Hello people, how are you? I am very excited that I have been able to cut a deal with Health Service Discounts and am able to offer all NHS workers a flat 15% off everything on Caprilicious. The company also has other websites with discounts for teachers, carers, and charity workers and Caprilicious is on all of these. 

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I feel extremely pleased that I can offer this to key workers  - clapping on Thursdays is one thing, but in these really hard times with Christmas around the corner, I think a discount is much better. This is what Caprilicious looks like on their websites. I have  negotiated a deal for an year with this company - a more lasting way of saying thank you to all my colleagues.

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So, while all this was brewing and emails flying back and forth, I sat down every evening, sewing beads around a beautiful, large ammonite. The back of the ammonite was not smooth - I think it was really meant as a showpiece as it came with a little easel, but I didn't let that stop me - a You Tube tutorial showed me how to pack felt under it and faux suede around the edges to make the back flat, and off I went. I like to learn new techniques and tricks each time I create. Making the same thing over and over again doesn't interest me at all, I think that's what I love about artisanal jewellery - there are so many techniques involved, one can spend a lifetime learning them. 

Neptune's Bounty

This has been an unseasonably warm November and the garden is still going - my little Marguerites are actually budding and flowering, as is the Acanthus Mollis or Bear's Breeches - I love that name and looked everywhere for the origin but couldn't find it. What I found out was that the distinctive shape of the foliage has adorned Corinthian columns since the 18th century. Those leaves are certainly beautiful.

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That's me for this week, folks. Stay warm and have a great week, and I'll catch you soon, 
Until then
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