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
I can't remember not being able to read.As a child, my favourite author was Enid Blyton - The Famous Five, Malory Towers series et al - most of them were second-hand copies Mum had picked up at jumble sales or Bring and Buys.My favourite book of all time is A Town Like Alice.I am a … Continue reading 15 Things About Me As A Reader
Week 43: It was yet another week of staying close to home and for being grateful to have such wonderful parks to walk Tilly in. Autumn has made her presence felt this week. 🙂 The Brainy One and I watched the superb The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix, which we highly recommend. Strictly … Continue reading Project Life Revisited | Weeks 43 and 44
In a Creative Bubble has released their latest Christmas offering and it's fab. 🙂 Americast on BBC Sounds is perfect for those of us who want a clearer understanding of American politics. Both Emily Maitlis and John Sopel are brilliant. I may have begun my Christmas shopping and even wrapped a few gifts. I may … Continue reading Four Fun Things
Week 9: Yet another winter storm - Storm Jorge, although London got off fairly lightly. I spent an afternoon with my friend at St. Mary's, Paddington (I've obscured her face to protect her privacy and made a flip-up pocket to hide the journaling). The Boy Child and I went on a Mum and Son date … Continue reading Project Life Revisited | Weeks 9 and 10
The lovely Mary Lou of Patio Postcards is hosting the annual Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt again this year. Hop on over to her blog to see who else is joining in. Here’s what I've added to my list of finds: #2: Single and pretty: Wild poppy - 28 June 2019 #3: Repetition: Lestrange vault, Warner Bros Studios … Continue reading Photograhy Scavenger Hunt 2019 | Link #2
I received a thank you note thanking me for my thank you note ... love that! The calla lily I received as a pot plant and replanted outside about five years ago has finally flowered. When Harry Met Sally is thirty years old! How is that even possible? There's no such thing as too much … Continue reading Four Fun Things
Four more spreads have been added to my 'Thrive' traveler's notebook: That visit to the Royal Hospital Chelsea ... That magical outing ... The Brother's birthday ... That day at Wimbledon ... What have you been creating?
We returned recently to the Harry Potter Studios, after having first visited in April 2017. The difference this time was that (1) we went with friends, (2) Gringotts Bank is now open for business and (3) Warner Bros has upped its game considerably when it comes to entertaining visitors with autism. Hogwarts bound The biggest … Continue reading A Return to the Harry Potter Studio Tour
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