The library might just be my new favourite room in our house. The Boy does not have the library you might expect of a teenager. He has the library of a middle-aged military history buff. 🙂 But as I have done the bulk of the shelving, I have made sure to include some of his … Continue reading Home Décor | Library Details
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
Recently opened at the London Film Museum is the Harry Potter Photographic Exhibiton; housing iconic photographs, the Photographic Exhibition takes fan behind-the-scenes of key moments in the film series, from Harry’s first day at Hogwarts through to the Battle of Hogwarts. There are also plenty of props - the flying Ford Anglia, Voldemort's robes, Hermione's … Continue reading Harry Potter Photographic Exhibition in London’s Covent Garden
It was a week of cooler temperatures and frequent torrential downpours: Those lovely lampshades from IKEA? I returned them. 😦 They were simply the wrong look for the space I had in mind. The Boy had three days at Summer Camp.I ordered a whole load of new school uniform while it had 20% off. :)I … Continue reading Me on Monday
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 plan of one layout per month worked for February ... but there's two (related) spreads for March. 🙂 You've already seen Feb's spread in my Off the Grid post, but no matter. 🙂 For March, I began with when I received my jab. 🙂 As this will sit in the album opposite Pizza and … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | February and March
This time last year, I never imagined I'd be trying to marshall my thoughts into some sort of coherent post about how the last 365 days have been for me and my family. It is perhaps easiest if I divide my thoughts into two columns - positives and negatives ... Positives: Lockdowns work. They're hard … Continue reading Covid-19 | Life in Lockdown – One Year on
Regular readers will know that I don't do fussy scrapbooking (unless I'm in a class at a scrapbooking retreat) and I have a soft spot for a good old fashioned grid design. My current go-to-grid-design was first seen by me on Instagram (look for snap.scrap.repeat) - I can see it being used a lot. 🙂 … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | Off The Grid
I can’t say that February was fabulous; the hideous weather put paid to that. But it wasn’t a total washout. Let’s see what the numbers made of it: 28 days ... of a national lockdown/stay-at-home across England ... of taking Tilly for her morning walk. (The Brainy One and The Boy walk her in the … Continue reading Month in Numbers | February 2021
How did you spend your weekend? Despite being under a stay-at-home order, this past weekend turned out to be quite a full one. 🙂 Saturday - Up at 08.00, bed at 22.30. Step count - 11,623: Shower and breakfastWalked 4 laps of the park with Tilly - the outside temperature was -3C, so I kept … Continue reading How Was Your Weekend?
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