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We’re home…and absolutely exhausted…

March 21, 2020 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

We made it home from England early this morning after the longest day of our lives that took us from Liverpool to Manchester, then to Paris, Toronto, and, finally, Vancouver. (Friday, March 20th lasted 30 hours for us with all the time zone jumping.) ?✈️? Because we have most definitely been exposed to the Coronavirus … Read more

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A bunch of updates about us and the blog…

March 19, 2020 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

Hi everyone! Thought I’d let you know what’s going on around here as we are living in very surreal times. I hope all of you are hale and healthy, and I hope those of you who have caught this virus are on the mend. No, we’re not in some old-timey quarantine in England. That’s what … Read more

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Newbie Tuesday will not be seen this week…

March 17, 2020 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

As it seems all I’ve done for the last five days is speak on the phone and watch for incoming emails as we get organized to leave England, and as it’s the end of the world as we know it – am I exaggerating? – Newbie Tuesday will not be seen this week. We’ll try to … Read more

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We’re still in England and doing fine!

March 17, 2020March 16, 2020 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

Update: We’re coming home on Friday on a very very long flight home – Manchester to Paris, Paris to Toronto, Toronto to Vancouver! As you can see, Raymond, Emrys, Bryce, and I are still in Liverpool, England, away from home on the other side of the world. We’re all doing well – no signs of … Read more

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Let’s talk about making our own hand sanitizer…

March 14, 2020 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

Honestly, I’ve been putting this off as it seems there’s a lot of emotion around this topic, and it’s been a bizarre month with a lot of vitriol sent my way and I really don’t have the energy to read any more negativity, so I thought it best to leave it. Then someone wrote a great … Read more

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