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Category Archives: Miniatura
Midweek Miniatura six weeks early.
It is six weeks to Miniatura, therefore I and other miniaturists are working our collective socks off individually. I have spent the last five days rubbing down porcelain and may have an entire new range of 24th scale dolls. I’m … Continue reading
Midweek Miniatura in November.
Well, how exciting is this? It’s a midweek Miniatura in the middle of November! I have now driven twice to the new venue, Cranmore Park to find out where it is and how to get there. Directions and full details … Continue reading
A little visit to the Min.
Over the last 22 years when I have been reporting the Min I have scooted around the show trying to be the eyes of magazine readers. In pursuit of this I have focussed on the tables, the things on the … Continue reading
Midweek Miniatura, ’cause I’m happy.
Well who would credit it? It is the middle of the week and this is all about Miniatura, specifically the new exhibitors. I have been writing about Miniatura exhibitors as they make their debut for many years, for many reasons. … Continue reading
Midweek on Monday.
Sometimes, just before a show, you can sense a profound silence as every Miniatura artisan has their head down, working their socks off. I know for a fact that some don’t bother to get dressed and others never go to … Continue reading
Midweek me
I know it’s meant to be Midweek Miniatura; there are only three weeks to the show but with the family situation the way it is, my time to do Midweek Min and the research involved is limited. I have, however … Continue reading
A happy weekend.
What a happy weekend! It was all the more unexpected as I had the most dreadful virus, with which we are all still ill. This is a perfect example of terrible timing as it is the wedding of the S&H … Continue reading
Midweek Miniatura.
The show is this weekend! (How did that happen so quickly?) Among the exhibitors you will find in Hall 8, which is where we are this time, are Bear Cabin Miniatures, they have some newly designed chairs and tables to … Continue reading
New stuff.
In spite of all that’s going on currently I have finally managed to get the kiln on, not without difficulty. When the peripatetic kiln engineer last visited he carefully placed the new control knob upside down. Being kind to him … Continue reading
Midweek Miniatura.
God’s in His heaven, all’s right with the world, here with the return of Midweek Miniatura. There will only be two Midweek Mins this time, as I have a mother and a wedding to do but not necessarily in that … Continue reading