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Anyone who has posted here in the last 6 months need not worry as this does not effect you in the slightest.

In an effort to reduce the admin on this site I've made some changes.

Anyone can now set up an account and post straight away (without having to wait for me to authorise them), however until you have proved yourself to be a real human being (not a spam bot) your comments will be moderated and hidden from view.

I have deleted all the accounts that were set up in the past two months (unless you were an obvious human), if I have deleted your account in error, please just sign up again.

I have also deleted a lot of accounts that showed little or no activity in a set period of time.

Again, if you feel your account should not of been deleted, please just sign up again.

I really doubt this will effect anyone who visits or reads my blog on a regular basis

Just a quick note to remind myself.

I only read two books this month, and I still have half of the second book to go.

* The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
~~~ See my previous post re my thoughts on this

* The Crow Road - Ian Banks
~~~ Still reading this.

My final post today is a cross stitch of a landmark in my home town called "Micklegate Bar".

It was made from a kit bought at Duttons for Buttons in my old home town of York. (I've added links because my home town is VERY pretty, and the architecture is stunning).

Craft # 7 of 52 - Cross posted at 52 Crafts and www.samanthajday.com.

Not sure if this classes as a "craft" but as I've fallen short the last two years I'm gonna include it.

For christmas I treated myself to a matt cutter for my photography.

I matted the following the following prints.

Craft # 6 of 52 - Cross posted at 52 Crafts and www.samanthajday.com.

I've just started two new scrapbook albums, one for my mother in law and one for myself.

I made 2 versions of the same photos for the different albums.

Craft # 5 of 52 - Cross posted at 52 Crafts and www.samanthajday.com.

Cross stitch Valentines card for my husband (Kevin).

Craft # 4 of 52 - Cross posted at 52 Crafts and www.samanthajday.com.

Two cards made while I was on a "Make n Take" at Archivers.

Craft # 3 of 52 - Cross posted at 52 Crafts and www.samanthajday.com.

I needed a new case for my glasses so I made a simple fabric case for my sunglasses.

I shopped from my stash for this craft, and put my name and address on the back on the off chance that I lost my case on my travels.

Craft # 2 of 52 - Cross posted at 52 Crafts

I was looking over some of my archived pictures and I found a couple that I had a fringe in and I looked really cute. So armed with these photos I headed over to my hairdressers today to ask her to make me look five years younger.

While she is not a miracle worker, she did do a pretty good job of my hair.

Click on the thumbnails to take you to the larger pictures.

I do feel that when my hair is tied up, I look a little like Sarah Palin but other than that I'm really happy with how my hair looks.

This isn't my first craft for the year, but its the first that I've managed to photograph (I have a cross stitch I want to mount before photographing).

Every year I send out around 40 / 50 Valentines cards, just to friends and family around the globe.

I just think its nice to get a card on Valentines day, even if its just from a friend, so thats my motivation.

#1 of 52

Cross posted on Samantha J Day.com and 52 Crafts

Just got round to photographing the left over Christmas Cards that I made last year.

Very simple cards, rubber stamp, little bit of liquid bling and presto, you have a Christmas Card.

#15 of 52 (yes I failed my own challenge this year)

Cross posted on Samantha J Day.com and 52 Crafts

I just finished reading The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson and WOW! what a great story, I can't express how much I enjoy this book.

The story is about a man who is in hospital following a car accident that has left him horrifically burnt.

While in hospital, a mental patient from the hospital wanders into to the burns unit and claims she knows him from a past life. From 700 years ago when she was a Nun in Germany.

The story is about his recovery and relationship with this woman, but covers much more than that.

I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good story!

Books I've read this month ....

* Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett

* Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

* Naughty Book who's name I'm not posting

* Naughty Book who's name I'm not posting

* God Hates Us All - Hank Moody

* Turn Of The Tide - Samantha Day (not me, but bought for that reason)

* Queen of the Road - Doreen Orion

* Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher