Welcome to all that is happening around me. About me and this site. Festival Of Quilts 6-9 August. Getting ready for the upcoming Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham. I will be driving up to the courier near Gatwick tomorrow to take quilts for me, my students and friends . so, if there is anyone else wanting me to take stuff you have the rest of today to get it to me! New course, interviews coming up. If you are interested then please con.

Susan McKee is an independent scholar and freelance journalist specializing in history, culture and travel. She writes for a wide variety of publications, both print and online, including Cruise Currents. Where she is Associate News Editor. Recent bylines have appeared in AFKTravel. Under pseudonyms, she writes for several publications, including Road Trips for Gardeners. And Road Trips for Wine.

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