Northern Road Trip 2022 | The Completed Journal

A humble travelers notebook and journaling/filler cards from In a Creative Bubble have made completion of this year's Northern Road Trip quick and effective. I took the TN with me, but didn't write a single word of journaling while we were away; everything was added once home. I kept things simple and it all came together … Continue reading Northern Road Trip 2022 | The Completed Journal

Northern Road Trip 2022 | Claife Viewing Station

Lake Windermere The plan had been to visit Hill Top, the former home of Beatrix Potter, but we arrived to discover that we should have booked and that the site was full. So we circled the carpark and then carried on a few more miles up the road to the Claife Viewing Station. Claife Viewing … Continue reading Northern Road Trip 2022 | Claife Viewing Station

Northern Road Trip 2022 | Holker Hall

Holker Hall The earliest records of Holker Hall on date back to the beginning of the sixteenth century. The Estate, found at Cark-in-Cartmel, has never been bought or sold but has passed by inheritance through just three families: the Prestons, the Lowthers and the Cavendishes, with each generation leaving its impressions, either by planning and … Continue reading Northern Road Trip 2022 | Holker Hall

Northern Road Trip 2022 | Ulverston

🙂 Ulverston feels like home. The Cross Hoad This year, we timed our visit to coincide with the two significant birthdays of the-friend-who-is-like-my-brother and his lovely wife (who needs her own Blog Handle). The birthday gatherings meant that we had to share them with other friends and family, so this visit was a little different … Continue reading Northern Road Trip 2022 | Ulverston

Me on Monday | 22 August

It was a week where I realised that we are half way through the Summer holidays. It rained on Monday evening. I don't think we have ever been so excited to see it rain! I sat on our bed with a mug of tea and watched the rain fall for about twenty minutesThe Boy and … Continue reading Me on Monday | 22 August

Scrapbooking in 2022 | This Year’s Album | July

I’m continuing with the theme begun back in 2020 – an album title page and one layout per month. For July’s entry I went with the historic temperatures. I went with a classic design that I have used a fair bit over the years. The design originally came from Shimelle's 4x6 Photo Love class. The patterned … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2022 | This Year’s Album | July