Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee | Kindle | I don't remember why I didn't read this when it was first published, but it was always going to be a certainty after seeing To Kill a Mockingbird. I was shocked when a major character from TKAMB was killed off without real explanation within the … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading April 2022
Now that The Boy has turned 15, watching a film together as a family is much more enjoyable. Mainly because The Brainy One and I have more of a say in what we watch. 🙂 Mugs of tea and Tilly on my lap You'll notice from the list below that there is definitely a preferred … Continue reading Family Film Night
There was only one contender for March and that was the return to West End theatre. On the surface the outing looked as before, but underneath, numerous changes. I reused a favourite grid design and simply copied the text from my blog post for the journaling. That book stack embellishment was a gift from Mary-Lou. … Continue reading Recording 2022’s One Little Word | Redefine – March
Three quarters of the way through and progress has slowed. I have still worked on an unfinished project every day, but content has been minimal. Life is busy and is meant to be lived, so I don't feel as though I've failed in any way over the past 75 days. 🙂 I’m coming to the … Continue reading The 100 Day Project | Seventy Five Days In
It was a week of back-to-school, sunny days and easing back into a routine. I donated my 36th pint of bloodI began planning my Jersey JournalI launched an Instagram account for the original Happy Mail - @maggieandkaypenpalsI went to the salon to have my eyebrows doneWe went for brunch down by the River ThamesThe Boy … Continue reading Me on Monday | 25 April
I've felt a nudge of late to do something with Mum and Kay's letters. The thought of all that transcription, hours and hours of it, is daunting, to say the least. But every good idea needs to begin with a single step. Inspired by Flea Market Love Letters, I've opened an Instagram account - @maggieandkaypenpals … Continue reading The Original Happy Mail and Where Next
I’m continuing with the theme begun back in 2020 – an album title page and one layout per month. I reused a design from a class I took at Crop in the Country and chose to highlight how our part of West London is currently in bloom. The embellishment pack from the Lots of Love … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2022 | This Year’s Album | March
When I first came to live and work in London in late May 1997, I thought Hammersmith Tube/Bus Station was the centre of the universe. 🙂 You could pretty much catch a bus or the Tube and reach any part of London you required, and if you stood still for a few moments, you could … Continue reading Weekday Walk | The Thames Path at Hammersmith
It was the second week of the Easter holidays and we had visitors. We took my God Daughter and her parents to Cambridge for the dayWe went out to brunchWe went to Kew GardensTilly went for an overdue haircutOur visitors went homeThe Boy and I went book buying in HatchardsThe Boy and I went to … Continue reading Me on Tuesday | 19 April
The next scheduled post will appear after the Easter weekend on Tuesday, 19 April 2022.
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