tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55472952862432895662024-02-21T10:28:33.104+00:00Dosie RosieGilly Teehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16085704764180487553noreply@blogger.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547295286243289566.post-14575401819072450522018-06-20T09:08:00.000+01:002018-06-20T09:08:16.562+01:00I have moved<div style="text-align: center;">
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Gilly Teehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16085704764180487553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547295286243289566.post-40056287895624802202015-09-07T09:52:00.001+01:002015-09-07T09:52:19.003+01:00Module 2 Shape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well I have passed my second module on my City & Guilds certificate in </div>
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Patchwork and Quilting. It has taken up a lot more</div>
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This Module was on Shape and had an Industrial theme </div>
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and there was a lot more work</div>
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I was really excited when I saw the theme, I find</div>
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a certain beauty in rusty old machinery and industrial decay.</div>
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I even have some in my garden turned into a sculpture</div>
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by local artist<a href="http://www.bernimarfleetssculptures.org/"> Bernie Marfleet.</a></div>
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My module information pack arrived just before we went off</div>
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on a 3 week holiday to Madiera ( which was fabulous )</div>
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This time I had to come up with 10 designs,</div>
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make one into a block that I had drafted myself,</div>
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2 had to be foundation pieced , 1 curved pieced block</div>
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and one block made with pieces cut with a rotary cutter.</div>
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I won't bore you with all of them,- just a couple.</div>
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I loved the piles of old chains that were by an old fort</div>
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in Funchal quay side and this was to provide the drafted block.</div>
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It is a very simple design and was perfect for my first </div>
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the pieces before working out the best way to put it together.</div>
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This is the block I came up with, I tried it in different colours</div>
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like the original picture.</div>
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<br />Gilly Teehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16085704764180487553noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547295286243289566.post-75180893078834119832015-07-01T10:05:00.000+01:002015-07-01T10:05:08.994+01:00Module One<div style="text-align: center;">
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so I am feeling very pleased with myself at the moment.</div>
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After the Doodle stage you saw in my last post ( too many weeks ago)</div>
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I went on to colouring the design in loads of different ways</div>
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and in different mediums.</div>
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It felt a little like painting by numbers or </div>
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one of those colouring books for adults ( which I love)</div>
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that all the rage at the moment.</div>
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The whole idea of the first few modules is to </div>
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There was a bit more to it than just making a grid of</div>
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some of the sketches I came up with.</div>
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The work handed in at the end of the module</div>
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What a fabulous day to sit in the garden and doodle.</div>
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or 26 mile moonwalk for example) but this one is artistic and will last a bit longer.</div>
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flu and a new casual job but more about that another day, this post is to tell you</div>
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<a href="http://h-anne-made.blogspot.co.uk/">Anne Brookes (H-anne Made)</a></div>
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The workshops were called </div>
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This was amazing fun, like being a kid again</div>
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Is it too late to wish you all a Happy New Year?</div>
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Happy New Year anyway!</div>
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Some photos I have taken were in an old cottage</div>
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which was fun and a Christmas party for the Surf life saving club</div>
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I haven't done a lot of appliqué and, as Harris Tweed is fashionable at the moment</div>
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The book is an e-book and is available either as a download or CD Rom for ÂŁ17.00 from <a href="http://www.vivebooks.com/">Vivebooks</a>.</div>
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Some of them worked and look OK while others frayed too much and had to go in the bin.</div>
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It was started up in the UK in 2000 and well over 211,000</div>
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The Norfolk branch will give quilts to any child </div>
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At last, I am up and running again.</div>
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I won't go into details but I have a new computer and</div>
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Nice idea but don't hold your breath will you.</div>
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So many things have happened since I last spoke to you </div>
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that this post would turn into a novel</div>
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if I went through them all now.</div>
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A trip to the American Museum at Claverton ,Bath</div>
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and have a 2 day workshop with the wonderful</div>
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Gilly Teehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16085704764180487553noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547295286243289566.post-67947676310822259582014-08-09T16:17:00.000+01:002014-08-09T16:17:11.766+01:00Oranges and Lemons<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have my eldest daughter home with me for a couple of weeks.</div>
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Most of my photos this month where taken whilst on holiday</div>
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Cafe in the Valley Gardens Harrogate.</div>
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They serve a very nice cup of coffee.</div>
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This was the contents of my bag for my patchwork</div>
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Well on my recent holiday to Yorkshire and Northumberland</div>
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I have been lucky enough to have done several of the things</div>
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I'm only just showing you some photo's.</div>
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This was our first stop after leaving Harrogate.</div>
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Fountains Abbey and Studley Water Gardens</div>
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It's one of those places you see on the T.V quite a lot and </div>
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It certainly lived up to my expectations and Mr T and I </div>
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one of the lakes drinking coffee in the sunshine.</div>
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It was built in the 12th century by Cistercian monks</div>
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and is the best preserved abbey of it's kind but fell victim</div>
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You can imagine how daunting it looked to attacking armies</div>
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I have been around the world,</div>
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Mr T and I have been following the Tour De France </div>
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for over 20 years ever since we literally </div>
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in France. </div>
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children as well as a whole village</div>
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of locals and watched in fascination as this caravan</div>
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of strange carnival like vehicles went past throwing</div>
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everything from hats to sweets and tubes of chestnut puree at us.</div>
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as by then we were all so excited </div>
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that we were totally hooked and </div>
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not just on Le Tour but on cycling.</div>
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We have spent the last 20 years following the Tour of Britain,</div>
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City centre cycling and of course the Olympic road race in Surrey,</div>
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there was no way we were going to miss it.</div>
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The organisation is amazing with TV companies from all over</div>
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It's time for this months Scavenger Hunt photos.</div>
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My Thanks to Greenthumb @ Made with love for organising this.</div>
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My friends garden when I called in one morning and </div>
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A lovely old mill pond along the North Norfolk coast.</div>
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This one is in the grounds of Blickling Hall.</div>
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Here he is again, Little Mack trying to hide in</div>
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Lastly my set of chinese spoons.</div>
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This is where I come every other week to my Patchwork group</div>
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It is a collection of old barns which has been turned into</div>
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The variety of fabrics and colours we had all chosen</div>
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This was the first lady to finish</div>
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Closely followed by the marble effect fabrics.</div>
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This lovely lady is Lynne from <a href="http://textiletreasury.blogspot.co.uk/">Textile Treasury</a>,</div>
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a blog I have been following for a while and</div>
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who is doing the Norfolk Open Studios this year.</div>
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My friend Chris and I thought we would have </div>
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I love the real mix of fabrics on these quilts which remind me</div>
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1. Reflection</div>
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Taken at Cromer Beach</div>
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2. Hidden</div>
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My Rhubarb forcer hiding my rhubarb.</div>
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My little one playing with her mobile phone.</div>
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A lovely old desk I saw in an Antique shop.</div>
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Lilac.</div>
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Table all set for dinner</div>
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My favourite puzzle is Sudoku.</div>
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fresh asparagus.</div>
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So The Chelsea flower show has come to an end for this year. Maybe next year I will get to see it again. I love to see the big show gardens and see how they use plants to create these beautiful areas which I think look stunning at Chelsea, but my favourites are the small artisan gardens. They are little areas of pure magic that give an idea of what you could do no matter what size your garden, whether you have just a small courtyard or a little area in your large garden that you want to change. I find them an inspiration and keep looking at my garden wondering where I could be that creative (maybe).</div>
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My garden has helped me get through bouts of depression and get my head back together again on more than one occasion. It has seen my 3 children grow up, birthday parties,family reunions, water fights, fireworks and BBQ's. It has changed dramatically over the years from a playground and race track for the children, to what it is today,--something which I think looks beautiful and which I am proud of. </div>
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It also holds so many memories, many of the plants have a special meaning. Theres the Bay tree my mother gave me nearly 20 years ago as a tiny little thing( one of dozens of plants she gave me all of which remind me of her), the beautiful white rose ( silver celebration) we got as a silver wedding present, the rose called Patricia I bought in memory of my Mother in Law and the wonderful Clematis 'Marjorie' I planted in memory of my Mum and which scrambles through our apple tree. </div>
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Well my quilt is finished.</div>
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This is the one I have been doing in </div>
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The colours were specifically chosen for this spare room</div>
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but I think I should have added another couple of rows</div>
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to fit better but for the time being this one looks alright.</div>
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So work has started on this terms quilt</div>
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It's another sample style quilt with 6x12" blocks </div>
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My other W.I.P at the moment is some more</div>
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baby named bunting, this time for a friends</div>
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little Granddaughter called Erin.</div>
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Since writing the above I've finished the bunting and </div>
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I just had to show you the birthday tea</div>
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It is tucked away in a little courtyard</div>
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And Thank You to another friend, Carol,</div>
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<br />Gilly Teehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16085704764180487553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547295286243289566.post-20848339744626051812014-05-06T08:24:00.000+01:002014-05-06T08:37:14.826+01:00Tilly's New Venture<div style="text-align: center;">
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Now this is something I don't usually do </div>
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but today I'm making an exception.</div>
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What am I doing? </div>
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Well I'm doing a promotion…</div>
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a very special one for my lovely friend</div>
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and fellow blogger </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">TILLY ROSE</span></div>
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I met Tilly a few years ago at bloggers meet up</div>
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in Peterborough and we hit it off straight away.</div>
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She has a wonderful enthusiasm for all things vintage</div>
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and her handcrafted items are beautiful as well as inspirational.</div>
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Well Tilly has now put all her creative flair and enthusiasm into</div>
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creating a new on line magazine.</div>
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It has some lovely pictures in among interesting</div>
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articles from guest bloggers, recipes and tutorials</div>
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It's called</div>
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<a href="http://www.tillysmagazine.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Tillys Vintage & Handmade Magazine</span></a></div>
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So if vintage is your thing then click above for a preview</div>
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and I wish her all luck in the world with her new venture.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Gillxx</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Just want to add a big Thank You for all</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>the Good wishes for my Birthday and Anniversary.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>xx</i></span></div>
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