Oh dear, it has been noted that my Dedes have become silent. The last post was on the 7th of September. T W E N T Y days ago! Usually I am a reliable person with a good dose of energy… not anymore!
Okay, earlier in the year my world turned upside down due to circumstances beyond my control and my dearest Dedes were at hand to get me through the rough patch. It looked like everything was starting to fall into place around mid-year… A new part-time teaching job, hurrah and then… three month later I wake up to find myself wham bang in the middle of a real-life puppet show. Sorry, I won’t kiss and tell, but what’s currently happening makes for a wonderful script. I am pretty sure, once it is turned into a performance a lot of people out there can identify with it. It is just so sad, that it always takes a while until you realise what hits you and in the meantime a lot of energy is wasted.
I am not sure yet, whether I should turn the drama into a new book or a film. So watch this space.
dedepuppets 
Hey, this sounds exciting. The creative process can be exhausting, but stick to it, it is bound to be good, and then write your book as a catharsis. Looking forward to hearing more about it. Tony
Thanks so much. Yep, I am coming out the other end and looking forward to turning it into something positive.
I haven’t checked the old Zodiac lately, but maybe we all are entering a time of many personal changes and challenges. Good luck on your end!
Thank you for your good luck wishes. I miss my art so much, the dreary office politics have taken over my mental space. Next week I have a 2day holiday workshops with some kids, back to puppet making, hurrah. I sort of have made up my mind what changes I have to make. I am too old to fluff around with unsatisfactory situations :)