Life on the other side

Rewriting My Family Tree

enagreen — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:05:41 +0000

It’s easy to get absorbed in your own life, disappear into the endless laundry, letters from school, must get new shoes for the children, did you pick up that parcel, whats for dinner? Then something happens to remind you that there is more to this, a bigger picture, connections to make and enjoy.

My estranged biological father, (we will call him ABF, Absent Biological Father, I don’t like calling him Dad, that is a title that is earned in my opinion…) Well he remarried when I was very young and had another family, I knew he had children, but that was it, and not having any contact with any of his family I never really knew anything about them.

As I have explained in a previous post, I have never had a massive desire to contact ABF, but I didn’t think about his children when I wrote this post, I was talking about my direct relationship with him.

I was surprised by my own feeling when I got an e-mail saying, I think you might be my half sister!

A new connection another arm to my network, new siblings, a new aunt and uncle for my children, a niece, sister-in-law(S)? all these people connected to me, and maybe my disregard for ABF was unfair, maybe something really really good could unintentionally come from him? a new generations reconnected and rebuilding relationships, maybe making up for some of that lost time? I am getting ahead of myself here, it is very early days yet, and we are literally still learning the basics about each other. But I just wanted to share, I am excited, happy about the potential additions to my ramshackled family….

What more could you want, than a new brother and sister for christmas.

Dr Sketchys

enagreen — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:21:50 +0000

Last week I treated myself to something I have been meaning todo for ages, I went to Dr Sketchys….. I have been looking longingly at their website since it started, but nobody would commit to coming with me, so I booked and went on my own…

It was fabulous!!! well worth the £8 it cost and I enjoyed every second! here are some of my picture..

Click to view slideshow.

Thank you to the amazing models/performers

Millie Dollar, Rose Desire-Belle & Tanya Sinner Brady

I will be booking in for the October one soon!!

The Missing Step

enagreen — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:10:21 +0000

My biological grandmother died recently, I didn’t know her, I am estranged from my biological father and his family, they have never really been part of my life. when I was told of her death it go me thinking….. Should I mend this, rebuild this bridge, would my children go searching for this genetic information when they were older, was I missing something by not knowing this branch of my DNA. Days and days I thought and pondered, but do you know what, I don’t need to fill that hole, and I never really have. Not many people belive me when I explain my family situation, but it’s true.

My mother left my biological Father when I was still a baby, she tried to maintain a relationship with my biological father and his family, but it never really happened. She ended up with the man I call my dad. they had a son, my baby brother and we are a family, even though we have different surnames and DNA we are a family. (I almost broke into song then!)

Now my dad, (not the biological one, the real one) is a fantastic man, calm, strong, kind, focused. and I swear the reason I have absolutely no need to go searching for my biological father, he filled that hole with ease. I am so grateful to both my mother, and my father that I was given that, they made choices a baby cannot, and I know I am lucky to have such people in my life.

He is not my Step dad, he is my dad, he did the job, and so he gets the job title. It is often refered to our step dad, step daughter, step brother status and I feel a little sad because that little word takes something away from the relationships.

So I just wanted to say thank you for choosing to be my dad, I could not have wished for anyone better. You have taught and guided me, inspired and protected me, and shown me what a good man looks like.

Thank you and Happy Fathers day, I hope you know I love and appreciate you so very much.

Leah X

Meet Terrance

enagreen — Sun, 29 May 2011 20:05:27 +0000

This is Terrance, he is a little patchwork tortoise.

My son has instructed me I need to make him a girlfriend and she’s called Rosie, and she has a pink shell, so I guess you’ll be meeting Rosie next.

Tin of Sardines Glove Puppet

enagreen — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:12:12 +0000

http://www.folksy.com/shops/EnaGreen

See the full gallery on Posterous

WOW

enagreen — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:50:45 +0000

Just a quick one, I really wanted to share this, it completely took me by surprise, stopped me in my tracks in the kitchen listening to the Radio, and this amazing lady come on and read this poem… It’s very woman/mother orientated but I was so moved I cried!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00fm11p

Image found on this website http://starvingartistink.com/the-shape-of-a-mother/#

Mini Matchbox Mouse now on Folksy!

enagreen — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:17:10 +0000

They are finally listed!!

http://www.folksy.com/items/1313345-Mini-Matchbox-Mouse

Little Matchbox Mouse

enagreen — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:29:40 +0000

Him all his mulicoloured friends will be available on Folksy tomorrow!!

Always take the weather with you……

enagreen — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:47:38 +0000

Just Listed on my Folksy Shop

http://www.folksy.com/items/999141-Weather-Mobile?shop=yes

Can of Worms Anyone?

enagreen — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:12:15 +0000

More glove puppet designs to come watch this space