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I feel an obligation to this blog.

I convince myself that there are readers out there, friends, family (maybe even strangers) who enjoy catching up with what the family and I do, who enjoy seeing what I have made, who actually read what I have written. But I mostly have to convince myself of this as there is little evidence of any readers. For the past 6 posts I have got 2 comments.

And not getting comments, not knowing that there are people reading my blog, really just takes all the fun out of it for me.

So I'm having a rest from it.

We're off to Vermont for a couple of days or so and when I get back I may post, I may not. It depends on YOU, dear reader, entirely. I'll come back when I have at least 10 comments to this post (personal emails don't count). My counter is at 3089...I'll be counting.

Is this blackmail? Am I holding my blog to ransom? Yes! I have thrown my toys out of the pram.

But to me this is a two way street and I talk to myself enough at home.

So it's up to you...even if you've never left a comment before. And for all my family who say they can't remember passwords or whatever, it's easy...do it as "anonymous", just leave your name, or do it as "other".

So we should have a good week. The kids and Matt are skiing, but not me...I learned my lesson last year.

Matt and I have had a lovely couple of days at the Juliska warehouse sale. They have a shop in the street where he works and my last few presents have been from there (I never did get around to photographing my lovely birthday presents...but Matt bought me a white teapot). We went in the other day as he wanted to buy me a pair of lovely champagne glasses (except plain on the glass) for our wedding anniversary and wanted me to choose. While we were in there we noticed they had a sale starting the next day. So, with Kit towing along as he was sick, we went. Two trolleys later we have some gorgeous, gorgeous ceramic stuff all at 80% of retail. And my glasses. And I went back the next day for another look as they drop the prices each day. So I'm sitting here sipping my tea out of a lovely blue teacup and saucer which would have been $37 but was only $9. Kind of makes it even more sweet.

And Mum, if you are reading this. I LOVE my bag. I started using it right away. It's the nicest bag I've ever owned.

Have a great weekend and I may see you next week.

I've just looked and my links don't work very well...if you really want to know it's the Victoria tall flute, and the berry and thread for the teapot and cups, but we also got a lot of the Octavia collection in the lovely green as that was heavily reduced.