Dear <<First Name>>

Firstly, a huge apology for being so infrequent with our Newsletters recently.  I had decided to gloss over the reasons why but, whilst exhibiting at The Knitting & Stitching show earlier this month, I was amazed to hear quite a few people tell me that they had really missed them and that I should explain!  So… back in April I fell very ill with pneumonia and,  although I’m much better now, my energy levels are much lower and I'm having to (begrudgingly!) take things a little slower.  In conjunction with that, Sarah, my trusty sidekick, fell down in the summer and broke BOTH of her ankles in one fail swoop. Ouch!  Anyway, things are almost back to normal and back to a regular newsletter!