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rpattwell

@rpattwell

wife, mum, childminder, crafter, chef, cleaner, dog walker, gardener, blogger

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rpattwell
@rpattwell Sep 18, 2018, 5:02 PM UTC

DIY Christmas Gifts

I have always enjoyed sewing. Many years back I made Christmas decorations out of felt as gifts. I gave some to my friends. I gave them to students who used to rent a room in our house. I slipped one…

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rpattwell
@rpattwell Sep 16, 2018, 4:35 PM UTC

DIY- our first home

Richard and I bought our first home about a month before we got married. It was a two bed Art Deco flat with a little garden and it faced the back of shop lots. It was a bargain in 1994 for £44,000.…

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@rpattwell Sep 14, 2018, 11:24 PM UTC

Tammy, my sister from another mother

When I was eleven years old, I was introduced to a pen-pal exchange scheme. I had pen-pals from America, France and Hong Kong. We had brief exchanges of our personal life, likes and dislikes, favouri…

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@rpattwell Sep 14, 2018, 12:18 PM UTC

Wild furry visitors in my garden

I do spend a lot of time in my garden. I try so hard to make it lovely and inviting to my young adult girls to entice them out of the house. I would like to be more sociable and invite friends around…

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rpattwell
@rpattwell Sep 12, 2018, 5:16 PM UTC

My edible garden

I was encouraged by my sister @crazymum to take on this challenge as she knows I am a keen gardener . I am keen but I am still a novice. When my children were much younger I did gardening with them.…

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@rpattwell Sep 10, 2018, 9:29 PM UTC

Bruno

We all get tired of life sometimes, most times, all the time... We forget to live. Having a dog changed all that for me. We as a family decided to get a dog. Three years ago Bruno came into our lives…

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rpattwell
@rpattwell Sep 4, 2018, 7:09 AM UTC

Breaking the silence

Image source I think when Lily was about a year old I got a job as a cashier at our local Tesco’s. I worked nights from 8pm to 2am! So when Richard returned home from work, we would have dinner, then…

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@rpattwell Sep 2, 2018, 12:43 PM UTC

Early life after marriage

After being Mrs Pattwell I worked at Jacadi, Harvey Nichols, for several concessions within Harrods, DKNY the flagship store and The Body Shop. Yes, I have been around! The DKNY crew in Bond Street T…

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@rpattwell Aug 30, 2018, 10:10 PM UTC

My early-ish life

I am originally from Klang in Malaysia. That's me cycling in our garden. Check my Chopper out! I came to England to further my studies. I did ‘A’ Levels at Stafford House in Canterbury Me and my host…

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rpattwell
@rpattwell Aug 29, 2018, 11:34 AM UTC

Welcome to me!

I am one of six sisters, ranking fifth in the hierarchy. I was introduced to steemit by my sister @crazymum and thought why not? Let's give it a go. Then to get a gist of how others have introduced t…

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