Saturday 4 January 2020

Blanket finished & art update

Over the last month or two I have been knitting squares with left over wool from the cardigans and jumpers that I have been knitting for the girls. Just finished a blanket with them all... Lulu one of my cats been loving laying near the warmth of the double layer cross over stitch... lol the blanket could be an old lady knee rug for me this old lady hhh but it will be good for the girls in Belgium on cold days in their little tuck tuck rickshaw buggy that they sit in while dad cycles them to and from school.  Do you remember from my last visit posting... 

ART UPDATE: Today been busy sending the story of Boshra and her art to an online art magazine, so lets hope this will be accepted. We have an hurdle that has come up in that the landlord of the apartment where they are living in wants to sell.. so they are with the social worker looking for another place in Oostende.  Boshra tries so hard coping with all the changes... but it would have been good for a couple of years stability as she is studying art and we have the marketing and exhibition ideas to fulfil as a must for her future... She is a tenacious lady and will win through... and she has me and you my supporters too to keep her strong. This is why it is so important to befriend refugees to provide support and strength and continuity of care.  You know one thing I notice about Boshra and the other Syrian women is that no matter the conditions and place they are housed in, they are home proud and like to keep a good home well run.  Even in the camps I was impressed with the way the womenfolk were holding the families together and trying to make home out of condition they were in.  The apartment they have now is spacious and is an ideal for space for her art work...The girls should still be able to go to the same school which as you know from my reports is an amazing progressive school with so much love and respect for all the children and their development and education.  Leen will keep going with her ballet but the apartment now was a good location as the ballet school is just round the corner... However in all honesty Oostende is well planned out and all facilities are within easy reach. The cycle and buggy helps as it does with all the other mums and dads in the town.

I have some news to that was a shock from here in Uxbridge.. Bovilles the long term well respected art shop is closing due to retirement and no buyer for the business... We had loads of ideas to help with prints and marketing for Boshra too.. But the stock is in the closing down sale so I will get some bargains.  With some good funds I can help the owner with stock sales and help Boshra too.. I will be going into Uxbridge on Monday so will update you all. 
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