Jan's Rustic Life

Jan's Rustic Life

Category: Daily LIfe

  • Back In The Studio

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    Four days into the new year of 2023 and I’ve made it back into my studio. I’m illustrating a children’s book. It’s a project that I can get on with now since I’ve lost my job. The idea has been in my mind for a couple of years and that I took seriously in June…

  • Happy New Year

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    A very happy New Year to all! Let’s hope that 2023 brings peace, health and happiness to all. It’s New Year’s day and tomorrow I start to rebuild and reform my life routines, style and other aspects of my being after losing my job, 5 days before Christmas. I have deliberately taken this time to…

  • Pietrasanta Visit

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    I had a wonderful day out yesterday to the town of Pietrasanta! A good friend took me out on a treat, a change of scene and a pick me up after losing my job! The town has a very arty ambience and a lovely atmosphere, a place loved by artists and creators. There are what…

  • Christmas 2022

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    So, Christmas day 2022 has been and gone. What a wonderful day we all had. My fantastic kids, who know me better than anyone ever could, bought me some wonderful presents which are absolutely in keeping with, well, me. A very swish palette for my watercolour painting. I’ve been making do with an old, and…

  • A Positive Outlook Is Everything

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    After losing my job a couple of days ago, I have to admit that I’ve found it very strange. Since 2014, every day, bar one last November when I managed to get the day off, I have had to think of work. Every day meaning weekends too! I literally had to work every day. It…

  • I Lost My Job Today

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    Well actually it was yesterday but I had it confirmed today. So although I thought I lost my job yesterday, I lost my job today too! I will write about the last fifteen or so years one day but not today. Today I want to write about losing my job. The job that came at…

  • Life Is Strange!

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    Life is very odd isn’t it? I intended this post to be about Christmas preparations and mince pie making and indeed it will get to that but I found out today that I may have lost my job! The last 12 or so years have been tight financially and I have learned to live on…

  • Christmas Spirit And New Ceiling

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    I haven’t posted for such a long time. I am the type of person who can’t settle if I know that someone is coming, whether to visit or do some work. I can’t just carry on as normal, I’ve tried but I get very twitchy, if you know what I mean. Now you know that…

  • A Whole Week Has Gone By

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    I can’t believe that a whole week has gone by since my last post. I have been waiting for the ceiling guy to come and finish off my ceilings and I also managed to fit in a trip to a shopping mall near Florence, the Gigli! The Gigli was adorned with all things sparkling and…

  • IKEA Trip

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    I went on a trip to IKEA today after work today. I needed a blind for my son’s room and I wanted to look at some festive things and get ideas for our Christmas home. My daughter was in a festive mood so we went together. We normally have our lunch there so we don’t…