The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (Kindle): A multi-layered story about a quirky librarian struggling with social functioning, in the vein of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Fern and Rose are twins, but they couldn’t be more different. Fern has sensory processing disorder, but she thrives at the library where order reigns supreme. Ever the sensible … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading May 2021
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary: I'm so disappointed with this book. I adored The Flatshare, thought The Switch was cute, if a little cheesy, and had this title on pre-order for quite a while. But this was an infuriating read. Switching back and forth in time, I was invested enough in finding out what happened in the past, … Continue reading For the Love of Books | The Road Trip
Lovely Mary-Lou over at Patio Postcards has released this year's list for the Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt. You can find her post here. Or you can just read on ... Source A Breakfast of ChampionsFavourite Time of DaySomething To Represent Home But Not The BuildingHead In The Clouds; shapes or interesting patternsThe Art Of The … Continue reading Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt 2021 is Here!
I had Afternoon Tea at Fortnum'sI was bold with the redecorationThere was a visit to the dental hygienist and a dental check-upTilly was poorly and needed a visit to the vet (who was new to the practice and turned out to be very dishy - I'm old enough to be his mum ...)We went ahead … Continue reading Me on Monday
One of the UFOs on my list for this year's 100 Day Project was to finish a 6x8 album about our long weekend in South Lakeland last Summer. I'd added a bunch of photos and then put it aside. To complete the album, I used journaling and filler cards from In a Creative Bubble and … Continue reading Lakeland Weekend Album
I arranged for our decorator to come once we'd moved into the third phase of lockdown easing - the job in hand was to paint the loft office and bathroom. The Brainy One and I have always been a little timid with paint colours, but having read a few articles in Ideal Home magazine, I … Continue reading Home Decor | Making a Statement
On Monday, 17th May, we (those of us in England) were allowed back indoors in restaurants, cafés, pubs, cinemas and theatres. 🙂 Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon, Fortnum and Mason At 14.30 on Monday, 17 May, a friend and I sat down to an early Afternoon Tea in the Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon in Fortnum and … Continue reading Afternoon Tea at Fortnum and Mason
I made two spreads for April's activities. I used my favourite in-the-round design to showcase receiving our second doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. I used stickers from Doodlebug Design and picked the brightest and most fun ones in my collection. 🙂 I also made a double spread to record the three Weekday Walks I … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | April
A week of sunshine and showers. I kept a Mass Observation Diary and submitted it.We spent the weekend clearing the loft ready for decorating to begin - it was a dusty and sweaty job. I then left Post-it notes all over the walls indicating paint colour.I tried to freecycle an old armchair. It was in … Continue reading Me on Monday
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