I have been contemplating all that I have gained as the documenter and memory keeper of my family's social history. I have learned so much. I have felt so much. I have also done so much. Scrapbooking Forums | The owner of a paper crafting store in Elgin, Scotland told me about an online forum … Continue reading Scrapbooking | My Hobby and Its Impact
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 completed a double page spread for The Boy Child's album. This will sit in his album behind the homeschooling spread. The design inspiration came from one seen on page 70 of the current edition (Summer 2020) of Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine: I've also begun to scrap some of my old photos from when … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2020 #9
I saw this recipe in a recent issue of Good Housekeeping magazine and I've made it twice. My finished dish looks darker than the image in the magazine, but I think that's because of the cider I used. Pancetta and celery might have been scarce in the Lockdown larder, but The Brainy One was coerced … Continue reading Chicken Normandy
It's all very well visiting the towns and beaches from the Normandy campaign, but I also felt that our visit wouldn't have been complete if we hadn't paid our respects to Britain's war dead. The cemeteries offer an opportunity to pause, reflect and remember. Bayeux War Cemetery Cpl Sidney Bates, VC, lies in Bayeux War … Continue reading Road Trip to Normandy | Bayeux and Ranville War Cemeteries
The Jersey War Tunnels were built by slave labour during the German occupation of the Channel Islands in the Second World War. Originally built as fortifications for Hitler's plan to turn the Islands into an 'impregnable fortress', orders came in 1943 to turn the tunnels into an underground hospital (at this point in the war, … Continue reading Jersey | The Jersey War Tunnels
There was plenty of joy to be found in June;let's take a look at some of it:20,132: the highest number of steps I achieved on a daily count during the month. I continue to be astonished at how much ground I can coveron any given day.74.6%: the turnout to vote on Election Day in our constituency was high.The … Continue reading Month in Numbers | June
Even though the lovely Sian has begun her Summer blog break, I'm still planning on boring letting you know what sort of things have made it into my Monday roundup of recent happenings. The most exciting thing in months to land on the doormat has been our tickets for Wimbledon. We came up in the … Continue reading Memos: Mail: Me
My friend Julie published a book just before Christmas.A book that is as quirky as she is(and I mean that in a good way). When I ordered my copy, I ordered an extra one to give away.That's it there, the parcel under Elvis the Elf's hat. Julie's USP is that if you receive a wrapped copy,it … Continue reading Snipped Tales | A GiveAway
Earlier this week, I wrote to a Member of Parliament.~ rough draft ~I've never done that before, although I did write to the then Prime Ministerwhen I was a child. Twice.Writing this letter was something I've been meaning to do for about a year.You see, Mum had sent me a clipping from the constituency magazine of … Continue reading I Wrote a Letter
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