It was a week of some sunshine, a lot of grey skies and a big drop in temperature. Bond Street in London's West End I nipped into town for a spot of Christmas shopping - I was there for opening and home again within the hourI baked cookies to celebrate a friend's birthdayFriends came to … Continue reading Me on Monday
It was a week where Christmas crept into a lot of my thinking and there was not much in the diary Pitzhanger Manor at dusk I was happy to be pottering around at homeWe kept up with the twice-weekly Covid testing, particularly as I had been to the Festival of RemembranceI swept up what felt … Continue reading Me on Monday
It was a week of colder days and earlier sunsets. The Boy had one remaining day of half-termThe Boy and I baked togetherI had my Covid booster jab 🙂 Twenty four hours of tiredness and a sore armTilly and I met friends for coffee and a catch-upWe decided to go ahead with our annual Christmas … Continue reading Me on Monday
On a recent Sunday morning, I took The Boy to the cinema to see Dear Evan Hansen. We had tickets for the 09.50 screening and snacks in my bag. 🙂 In the time of Covid, go to the cinema for the first screening of the day Screen 15 turned out to be in the broom … Continue reading An Epic Fail by Mum
Thinking about rising Covid case numbers, Christmas plans and a new back doorHappily back in a scrapbooking groove after an almost craft-free SummerWatching the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?, Shetland and Impeachment: American Crime StoryPlanning a few outings during half-term (Covid dependent)Researching a long haul destination for travel during the Summer … Continue reading Right Now …
I'm not a fan of Christmas in October, but this festive display does look, well, festive and made me smile.
I've added a few more spreads to The Boy's album (volume 7) ... There's a double spread for the run up to last Christmas - an old grid design (from either Ali or Shimelle): There's also a single spread about visiting Lacock last October (apologies for the wonky image): And there's a spread about an … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | The Boy’s Album
The 2020 album is now complete - a title page and one layout for each month. 🙂 October: was about our road trip to Lacock. I adapted a design from Shimelle's 4x6 Photo Love class to suit my needs. I have a total of 7 photos on one spread. I went with strong Autumn-patterned papers … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | 12 in 20 #4
The news here in the UK and around the world continues to be grim. 😦 In the spate of a few days, London moved from Tier 2 to Tier 4 and Christmas was effectively cancelled. Then we learned about the new variant of Covid-19 and most of Europe, following France's lead, closed their borders to … Continue reading Covid-19 | The Journal, Part 9
Let me begin by thanking you for reading, commenting and staying with me throughout 2020. It was quite the year. And that last sentence was quite the under statement. Let’s also take a look at the all-important numbers: I wrote 254 posts, totaling 40,479 words. I have 239 followers. There were 1,979 comments, averaging 8 … Continue reading Blog Review 2020
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