Tag Archives: conversation clubs

Award winning sausages

Posted on May 2, 2013 by karinathompsontextiles

Can you remember the post about Andy and Mrs Brown’s Boys? In it I talked about how sometimes the conversation is about now and not the past. Well Emmie at Woodcross wanted to do something about her Great-grandson who is … Continue reading →

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Who says its talking about old stuff

Posted on April 22, 2013 by karinathompsontextiles

We have conversations in the conversation clubs; sometimes they are about things that happened a long time ago; sometimes they are about something that happened last week. Andy at Tong Court wanted to talk about the TV comedy ‘Mrs Brown’s … Continue reading →

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The Yodelling Whistler

Posted on April 7, 2013 by karinathompsontextiles

When I was at Woodcross before easter I didnt have chance to hear Ann’s cassette of Ronnie Ronalde, the yodelling whister. I have heard yodellers and I have heard whistlers but I have never heard of someone combining them I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Sessions, Uncategorized, Woodcross Group | Tagged community, conversation clubs, Creative Health, listening, Reminiscence, Ronnie Ronalde, whistling, Yodelling | 2 Comments

Jack’s collage

Posted on April 5, 2013 by karinathompsontextiles

I want to share with you the story of Jack’s Collage. Jack spent quite a few years in Kenya. He had some photos of various members of his family from then that he was keen to have a go combining … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Sessions, Tong Court Group, Uncategorized | Tagged conversation clubs, Creative Health, elephants, Jack, Kenya, Memories, photoshop, Tong Court | 2 Comments

David Attenborough and back again, via the Scenic Route!

Posted on February 22, 2013 by janejames2012

Jean brought in the Mail on Sunday television magazine as there was a Q&A with David Attenborough where he names Deanna Durbin as one of his favourite singers, there was even a picture of her. Strange, we said, how you … Continue reading →

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Making our own entertainment….

Posted on February 22, 2013 by janejames2012

We went from clinging to a set of drawers listening to ‘Journey into Space’ on the radio (no, we weren’t really, we were listening to Pat telling us about it) to having an operation on the kitchen table in the … Continue reading →

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Entertainment? You bet!

Posted on January 13, 2013 by janejames2012

The first Conversation session at Tong Court was on the subject of entertainment and it didn’t let us down. We went from a 1960s film and television book to singers and very soon we had Ellen (volunteer) on the laptop … Continue reading →

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What do you think?

Posted on December 13, 2012 by karinathompsontextiles

This is a detail of the border from a pair of gloves that Gracelyn’s mum crocheted; the work is so fine its amazing! I don’t know how she did it. Do you remember wearing gloves like this; could you do … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Sessions, Fashion and Grooming, Finchfield Group | Tagged Accessories, Bantock House, Clothing, community, conversation, conversation clubs, crochet, Finchfield, Gloves, Karina Thompson Textiles, Reminiscence, Talking, Wolverhampton Art gallery, Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage | 4 Comments

My first session at Finchfield

Posted on December 13, 2012 by karinathompsontextiles

Well it was a really positive first session at Finchfield today. The ladies were very welcoming. I think some of them wondered quite what they were getting into as I explained the aim of the day (getting started with a … Continue reading →

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Well I Never.

Posted on December 4, 2012 by janejames2012

That was some conversation! Did you know that talc is a good lubricant for washing machine doors, eye drops can be used to loosen clogged up mascara or that a penny and an elastic band can hold up a stocking? … Continue reading →

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