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Zoë Gibson Quirk's avatar

Power to the pre-order! Delighted to have supported and looking forward to reading on release date in May 🎉

Helen Stephens's avatar

You placed a pre-order! Yay, here’s the link to get your free Salty masterclass! Thank you https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUkIMTX3sjzrIp8qokoBuU_vV6zplvwXcPd_bypqUBHsW8mQ/viewform

Zoë Gibson Quirk's avatar

What. A. Treat. Thank you !!

Jo Bozarth's avatar

Hello! Good Shipper from way back, here! Ordering Smelly Peggy now. My kiddo will love it, as we have a smelly Victor! 🐾 And your new cozy socks! Perfection!

Helen Stephens's avatar

Smelly Victor! Commiserations! (We love them really don’t we) Here’s to more cozy socks!

Chris Koch's avatar

the ant-eater is so cute

Rachel's avatar

YouTube suggested snapdragon life to me too- really like the one about pockets recently!

I bought a packet of paper white bulbs online one late night in December and I’m so glad I did I just put them in various bowls/vessels with water and they take about 2 weeks to shoot up green spires and then the tiny white flowers last for ages then so far they kind of spectacularly collapse which is far enough! So they have been the heavy hitters in the still life/window sill department.

Also you’re beautiful ship in a lightbulb 😍 reminded me of this weeks revelation I read about these lightbulbs in India knights home book (not sure it’s the most successful crossover from newsletter to book ever) BUT she mentioned these lightbulbs that are what fancy hotels/restaurants use and we bought 2 and it’s ruined us we can’t go back they are so nice- it makes things feel cozy and kind of like an old painting- anyway thought pencil pals people would also be into this…

https://www.zico.lighting/shop

(2000k are the glowy-est) 💡

Helen Stephens's avatar

I wonder if it’s too late to plant some paper white bulbs now!? I fancy seeing those smile at me every morning from my window sill. Isn’t that pockets episode brilliant? Great light bulbs! I love that you threw that random fact in here, this is the place to share good bulbs! I will be ordering. Hx

Sam's avatar

Love the new hashtag! I cleaned all my windows last weekend so am enjoying how shockingly sparkly they are now 😅 I also have some lovely old Erik Hoglund glass paperweights balancing on the sills including a robot and a naked lady with big boobies!

Helen Stephens's avatar

Naked lady with big boobies! How very rude. 😳 😂 Clean windows! Luxury.

Sam's avatar

😂🍒

Emily Charlotte Powell's avatar

Loving the ship in a lightbulb Helen! I have a glass paperweight my mum bought me that has glass jellyfish inside and a huge glass shell that I bought for myself at the same time that are some of my shiny objet d’art and I bought two gorgeous dragon broaches from Winchester market before Christmas that I adore!!

Helen Stephens's avatar

Your jellyfish paperweight sounds beautiful, and two pressies for yourself before Christmas sounds like a very sensible idea. We have a tradition of wrapping up pressies to ourselves and writing ‘Love from Ron and Betty Frampton’ on them. Copied the tradition from our best pals who also get pressies from the mysterious Ron and Betty 😂

Jesse Breytenbach's avatar

Ha ha! My oven is full of environmentally-friendly oven cleaner, which is NOT as effective as the toxic bomb stuff, so I'm having a cup of tea while it soaks in. Not shiny, but 27 paper stars hanging in my window are making me happy! Will have to do a walktosee drawing of them

Helen Stephens's avatar

Oh jeez, the dreaded oven clean, well done! And yes to paper stars all year round!

Laura’s Creative Chaos's avatar

I kept paying because I can’t afford to so why not contribute for something I enjoy so much. Those socks are an excellent colour. I also love the ship in a bulb/bottle. I would love to live nearer to the coast, seaside things look a touch out of place in a house in Leeds but I have a collection of shells in the downstairs toilet.

Helen Stephens's avatar

Seaside stuff in any bathroom/ toilet anywhere is 100% acceptable. Thank you for paying me for my writing, I SOOOOO appreciate that. Hx

Laura’s Creative Chaos's avatar

Just realised this says can’t afford to when it should say can afford to 🤦‍♀️😆

Keris Fox's avatar

Blimey I hadn’t heard the words “terry towelling” for years!

Helen Stephens's avatar

I know! Why do we never see those lovely words any more! And why aren’t there many terry towelling clothes out there? Appalled! 😄