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Hometown and Country: Brighton, UK

Relationship Status:: Single

About Me and my Creativity.: I have been keen on doing patchwork and having ideas for projects like this Creative Cafe. Am hopeless at art! Would like to learn more about photography.
Love music but can only play chopsticks on the piano! Love reading and don't mind writing.

Likes and Dislikes: Like Mashed potato and
Don't Like marzipan

Website:: http://creativecafe.org.uk

Do you have any disabilities that affect your creativity?: I have been diagnosed with Bipolar for 30 years. I guess it affects my creativity but is hard to compare since I have no experience of not having bipolar! At college being a bit manic ment I could stay up all night writing essays and meet the deadlines but getting too manic makes everything more chaotic rather than creative in my experience.

Where did you hear about Creative Cafe? If you heard about Creative Cafe from another member please say who as those recruiting most new members will win prizes.: Myself!

Any other News?: Creative Cafe is set up and run by volunteers with mental health and other disabilities in Brighton Uk. We say 'Don't Let Disability Mean Inequality' and want this site to provide equal opportunities for disabled members to show off their creativity alongside members who have no disabilities in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere.
Thanks to Timothy Buckley, Peter Loudoun, Tom Higgins , Brian Goddard and Tony Davies for agreeing to be trustees and volunteers helping with this Creative Cafe project.

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October 1, 2009 to October 3, 2009 – Brighton UK

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Jill left a comment for Richard Burton

Hi Richard I am on a list at the moment where mass doses of Whingeox seem to have been taken by a particular member. It doesn't take for happy reading. Yes I will give you a ring when I can soon. Bye for Now Jill

5 hours ago

Jill left a comment for Mandy Lawrence

Hi Mandy I didn't know blue flowers attract bees. There seem to have been quite a lot of bees around the clematis and the poppies in the garden. I also think I heard that buddlea attracts bees although on second thoughts that may be butterflies! ...

6 hours ago

Mandy Lawrence left a comment for Jill

Afternoon Jill Hows the sorting going? Hope you have been delighted by things that your had forgotten you had :>) and that Azzi and Peter now have plenty of space to mess about with wires and electonical thingees. I didn't write off list. Have b...

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Richard Burton left a comment for Jill

Hello again That should be "Whingeox" Didn't scan properly Richard

8 hours ago

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Anyone from Entrecard who signs up to Creative Cafe and becomes a new member here will receive 100 Entrecard points. Plus I am putting links to the blogs of Creative Cafe members on Entrecard further down this page.
There is another Entrecard Widget account on this site on the Main Creative Cafe page HERE )
I return all Entrecard visits to this page with a visit to yours ASAP.
(Except those with no widget or which I can't load sorry)

If you havn't already then do join us on this Creative Cafe network. You can sign up easily enough HERE Or go to the top of the page to the right where it reads Sign Up.

You get your own free webpage like this one to decorate however you fancy and can add your art, crafts, photos, music, videos, write blogs. You can start and join in groups and discussions and make new friends. We are a friendly group and welcome new members. Join us! Any photos you put up may get chosen to feature in the Spotlight on Main and the latest 10 members Blogs are featured. Creative Cafe is a charitable group which is run by and supports people with disabilities Membership is free and open to everyone.

I am updating the list below to include only those Creative Cafe members who have a working Entrecard widget on their site. If your site has been left out by mistake please leave me a comment and I will add you.
Bye for Now Jill (June 30th 2009)

Mike Foster who runs the blog livelife365;
Hilary Johnson who runs Designing Hilary;
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Barry Chappell who runs Barry's Blog;
Bola Oluyemi who has the MumsDadsChildren blog;
Sharon who has the blog We are Earth Formed;
Imaginif;
Aldon Hynes who has the blog Orient Lodge;
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Anita with Daily Blissings;
Lorian Taggart with Dashery Jewelery;
Victoria with Three Fates Designs;
Becca with Purr Prints;
Alan with Birding in the Falkland Islands;
Teresa with Top Cat Creations;
Dan with The Blog About Everything;
Greener Pastures-Personal Finance;
Laura with Musings of Laura Staley;
Sheila Bradley with CreateitCottage;
Storybeader;
Cherise Kachelmuss with Mamasmoneysavers;
Pamela Vest with New and Old;
Nancy's Arts Crafts and Favourites;
Martha with The Dancing Monkey Jewelery Chronicles;
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World Through Coloured Glass;
Chronic Click Talk;
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Jane Doe with Insanity Personified;
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Apple of Doubt;
Pat's Encaustics-Art in the Wax;
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Small Farm Living ;
Journey of My Life;
The Queen Speaks;
Beverley Farrington with Gifted Grandma;
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Skinny Queen;
Blogmania;
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Modern Mommy;
Easy Racing ;
Brenda with Split Rock Ranch;
Christa Kangas with Bother the Birds;
Bob's Blog;
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Joyuna's Knitblog
BrendaLea with The Purple Lady's Art and Life;
Karen Chaffee with Inside Out--Tales from the Foot of the Bed
Ann Clemmons with A Nice Place in the Sun;
Sheri Ann Richerson with Exotic Gardening Thoughts
Chainmaille;
Rhonda Straw with The Sub-Basement
Neil Hartley with Writing in China
Josie with Josie's Window;
Bobby with Blackberry;
Ferdinand Garcia with Lemurians
Rob Saunders with Skylarking;
Jillian Basilio with Ur Entertainment Port
Leslie with Olive Shoot;
Regina Sunderland;
Stephanie Martin with No Cleaning Here;
Truelyana with Expressive World;
Mohd Pathan with The Best Websites Around;
Arik Mawanto with Remixmax;
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Alemberg Ang with The Rapture of Fe;
Jodi J with From Kittens to Cats and More;
MadMadMargo with The Screaming Me Me!!;
DorothyL with Womenselfesteem.com's Blog;

Also our older members
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Chris with The Cat/Dog log
and
Kate with Om Shanti Handcrafts

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Are you annoyingly cheerful? Despondex could be for you!

by Pfizer, Despondex is the first drug designed to treat the symptoms of excessive perkiness.

This is especially for all our members who answered that they do not have any disabilities which affect their creativity on their profile. Now you can have some disabilities to!… Continue

Posted on July 4, 2009 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

Make your own ceiling cat!

Thought this was just too silly not to put up! Go HERE for the details.

Posted on July 3, 2009 at 3:23am — 5 Comments

Fantastic Paper Castle

Thanks to Ronnie Rementilla of Papercraft.Net for agreeing that I share with you this fantastic paper castle that took 4 years to make. A student in Tokyo Wataru Itou made the castle complete with a model rail… Continue

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:46pm — 2 Comments

Squatters 'reclaim' MPs expensive expenses house.

Members of Parliament Alan and Ann Keen say the derelict semi-detached house above is their primary residence and have claimed £140,000 for a second home ten miles away in Westminster. The public are angry about the excessive expenses claimed by Members of Parliament but feel p… Continue

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 10:00pm —

Loiosh Fur by Kate is our new Creative Cafe Side Pictures Design Challenge Winner

Here is our latest winner of the Creative Cafe Side Pictures Design Challenge. It is Loiosh Fur by our member Kate who runs Omshanti Handicrafts where you can find her… Continue

Posted on June 27, 2009 at 10:00am — 6 Comments

Midsummer Rose

After we moved in I planted 4 climbing roses in the garden last Autumn and this is one result. Photo by Azzami Bell

Posted on June 24, 2009 at 6:40pm —

Petition the Queen to drink Fair Trade Tea and go to a People's Fair Trade Tea Party

The Scottish Fair Trade Forum is currently running a petition (SIGN HERE) to persuade the Queen to drink Fair Trade Tea. If you are in Scotland you can also go to a People's Fair Trade Tea Party on June 22nd. H… Continue

Posted on June 20, 2009 at 1:17pm —

Our Most Active and Interesting Competition Winner is Elayne

I noticed that our members put up some interesting blogs and comments while I was away last weekend but only Elayne sent me a message saying she was entering our Most Active and Interesting Member Competition so she wins! Elayn… Continue

Posted on June 17, 2009 at 3:19pm — 3 Comments

Easterpastel by Rochelle is our new Creative Cafe Side Pictures Design Challenge Winner

This is Easterpastel latest winner out of the hat of our Creative Cafe Side Pictures Design Challenge by our member Rochelle otherwise known as DD who lives in Washington State and is a digital designer… Continue

Posted on June 13, 2009 at 11:46am — 3 Comments

Normal Service will be resumed As Soon As Possible

Sorry I havn't been on Creative Cafe to answer comments and messages since the afternoon.
The computers and TV suddenly stopped. But it wasn't a power cut. The lights were still on.
We had a lot of fuss before finding out that switching all the fuses off and then on again would solve the problem but then my laptop would not connect to the internet.
Apparently I needed a Network key and the phone had run down while the power was off so I couldn't ring Peter to find out what to do.

Now it is 4am… Continue

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 3:56am —

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At 3:53pm on July 9, 2009, Mandy Lawrence said…: Afternoon Jill

Hows the sorting going? Hope you have been delighted by things that your had forgotten you had :>) and that Azzi and Peter now have plenty of space to mess about with wires and electonical thingees.

I didn't write off list. Have been in very horrid place and is, at present, more about survival than forward planning (as care co-ordinator had previously wanted me to be doing).

She visited yesterday....3 quaters on a hour late and I was due at the doc's about half hour after so was a short visit. I was most upset. I have made a decision about Lithium (they can stick it). I also told her that the whole system stinks...particulary when the only support she had to offer was crisis team. Bloody crisis team. All they do is turn up for 10 minutes..ask about your sleep, eating and mood and then go away again. That is naff all support. She pretty much agreed with me and apologised for lack of anything of any use. Pah!

Because she was running late and I was angry and frustrated...by the time I got to GP was in a right state. He was very sweet but said there is nothing much he can do. Like I didn't know really. He has given me an extra prescription of lorazepam. When the you know what hits the fan...then sedation is what I need....that is in the absence of anything at all of any use support wise. I think MH services are a total waste of tax payers money.

Anyway, I have got as much sedation as I need and am living in the moment as the moment comes.

I have done some comfort buying on ebay. Haven't spent much but it was nice just to browse through things. I also got some lovely pinky/red shoes (dolly style with heels) from a charity shop, today, for £2.

When Debs is available going to ask her to take me to garden centre to buy pots (one for a diy bee nest) and others to plant purple and blue flowers in. Bees are particularly attracted to them. I shall need to part bury the pot and add in some moss to encourage queenie bee to make home there.

Apart from that..well I intend to have a long soak in the bath, eat chocolate and watch 'Torchwood'..and then sleep long time.

:>)

At 3:10pm on July 9, 2009, Richard Burton said…: Hello again

That should be "Whingeox"

Didn't scan properly

Richard

At 3:08pm on July 9, 2009, Richard Burton said…: Hello Jill

Good to hear from you.

Have you heard of "Whingox" - I've heard that's quite good as well.

I used to have a poster on my wall at Arnold Lodge,

"And yea, the miserable f*ckers shall not inherit the Earth"

Quite direct really.

Ring when-so-ever you wish.

Richard

At 8:14am on July 8, 2009, Mandy Lawrence said…: Hi Jill

Loving the new decor. It is my favourite, to date. :>) and 400 members. That is brilliant.

A while back I made a concious decision to keep away from 'Mad Wars'. Not because I am frightened to say what I think but I realised that nobody really listens any way and now I only bite if people come to my blog who are deliberately spiteful. Perhaps some of the frustration that culminates with people venting on each other is due to the lack of care and support in their lives. I mean is not like there is an excellent multi disiplinary team approach to care and care in the community is the excuse that is made not to provide anything. Well, some things but not much really. All I know is that being moaned at because I don't follow someone else's beliefs is not my idea of time well spent. Eating cake..however...is. :>)

Got a big box of creative bits from a friend yesterday so have lots of choice and spent most of yesterday looking through and sorting things. Some friends (from old NIMHe days) came to see me. They had a meeting in Dunstable and popped in after. That was thoughtful of them, particularly as they then had to journey back to Suffolk and Essex (respectively).

Enjoy your day there

At 2:20pm on July 7, 2009, Michael Doyle said…: Hi Jill,

Glad to hear you got the pen, and are happy with it.

Michael

At 4:11pm on July 6, 2009, Katherine a.k.a. Katie said…: Hello Jill, thank you for your friendship. Sorry it's taken me so long to get set up here. I'll do a little at a time :-) Have a lovely day and a positive week ahead. Hugs, Katherine

At 9:51am on July 5, 2009, Mandy Lawrence said…: Morning Jill

Wasn't able to get on here before. Nothing technical..was space I was in. Will write you off cafe as need some sound advice and support in that regard.

Sorry to read there was arji barji on UK Survivors. I think, and is purely a thought, that people have such strong views and often cannot see or tolerate where other people's situations or views. I think that goes with the territory. Is much the same in blogland really. There is quite a big pro recovery lobby forming. I am not anti recovery. I think it is a brilliant 'concept' but am always sceptical of things that are pushed from the top down. For sure wouldn't we all want to be recovered from any illness? But it isn't always straightforward. Maybe that depends ont he severity of your illness and how medications work for individuals. It certainly has quite a bit to do with situations when it comes to mental distress but I tell you Jill, people with mental illness seem to be less able to tolerate anything that doesn't fit their idea.It almost becomes a passion/obsession to make a point. When really a bit more heart felt empathy wouldn't go amiss. I'm far too tired these days to argue the toss with people. Particularly as my view is whatever works for someone is alright by me as long as they aren't trying to sell me their recovery. I do alot of avoidance these days as I have enough things that drain my energies to be dealing with.

Entrecard sounds like a bit of a scam or maybe the recession has hit the company so it can't pay anymore? Hmmm hard to tell but it sounds frustrating for you.

Have been watching the tennis...well most of it. I wasn't surprised Andy Murray went out in the semis. He had to struggle to get that far. Perhaps the pressure got to him. Is hard to tell but he didn't play like the number 3 seed. Then again Darinara Safina (who is world's number 1) got hammered in the semi finals by Venus Williams. Murray has plenty of time to improve his game and I hope he does. Then it won't be so painful to wach him play. Was glad the Williams sisters did so well. I really like them and Serena is a power house.

Not that interested in today's final although will watch it. I think Federa will win too easily but hope it turns out to be an interesting match. Dad is coming round and we are having a take out as I can't stomach cooking at the moment.

Anyway will email you later. I need some 'saner' advice :>)

Bye for now

.

At 11:59am on July 4, 2009, Richard Burton said…: Hi Jill

I am patrolling the streets of Leicester, with my mobile-phone.

That's got a camera on it.

What r u up to?

Richard.

At 8:11am on July 3, 2009, Mandy Lawrence said…: Morning Jill

Thanks for the link to the lady who keeps goats. Will check it out next. I have a new respect for goats having got to know Debs's 3.

!man on his own in a boat in the middle of nowhere with his head in his hands with the words 'How he hated Saturday afternoon shopping'!". That sums up Dr J and most men really. Glad the social studies teacher used it because it cuts out all the 'needless' debates in classrooms. Or maybe it prompted new ones :>)

I know what you mean about spending to compensate. I do that although I have had to become much more creative with my shopping experiences.

When I have made my 'biwions' from the cards, I am going to get my flat re-carpetted and book a couple of weeks in a seaside resort. I like the idea of going back to Hastings or Brean Sands (outside Weston Super Mare). The beach there is glorious and the sea doesn't go out quite so far. Dreams eh? Who'd be without them.

Do I fancy a cornetto? Do I ever? Love them.

Got an Elvis Night tonight. Hoping the dizzy wizzies keep away or I will go so medicated up, I might sleep through the evening.

At 5:38am on July 2, 2009, Mohd Pathan said…: Hi Jill,
Thanks. Yes everything is fine so far with me. Actually i was quite busy with some family obligations so I couldn't devote time to online activity. That's it.

Bye for now. See ya.