ABC Primer Lampshade

I love this project. I did this one as a store display for Graphic 45 ABC Primer paper range and was very pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out. Kaz mounted it on a dress form bust in the shop and it just looks awesome. I'm off to find a couple of smaller ones to do for the boys lamps in their room.

9/11 ten years on ......

Sometimes it feels like a hundred years ago and others like yesterday since 9/11. The world as we knew it changed that day, my world changed forever. No more chances to "catch up" with my cousin Andrew James Knox. The distance between Echuca and Adelaide ensured we didn't get many opportunities to spend time together but the Knox side of the clan were often in our thoughts and always in our hearts. The rare times we did get to spend time with Aunty Marion, Uncle Tom and the boys were treasured by our family, our love transcended mere miles. I have lost many special people over my lifetime to illness and accident and it is always hard, but you do get to move on after a while and life returns to some degree of normality .
With Andrew's death we get to relive it over and over again, sometimes I think I will scream if I have to watch that tower collapse again.
This year with the opening of the official memorial ten years on maybe we can begin to move on, but we will never forget.I visited Ground Zero in 2008, it was difficult but helped me to some degree to see the site for myself and to say goodbye.
I am so proud of  cousin Stuart, Andrew's twin brother. As the family spokesman he has conducted himself with dignity and been so strong protecting his parents from having to face the media year after year.
Stuart was invited to the ceremony  in New York to take part in the reading of the names at Ground Zero and has sent us back photos of Andrews name on the memorial pool wall.
RIP Andrew James Knox we love you.

Andrew Knox's family will never forget September 11and urges more support