Did you watch the Coronation of King Charles III? It was an amazing and historic occasion for the United Kingdom and our Commonwealth Family. We watched with The Oldest Friends and had a superb day. 🙂 Glasses of Bucks Fizz by 10am, sausage and bacon baps, texting with Australia, and Penny Mordaunt. Two standout moments … Continue reading Coronation Day | 6 May 2023
When I stepped away from the blog last week, I didn't know how that would turn out, I just knew that I wouldn't be blogging. As it was the school holidays, I didn't have to consider any work commitments or school timetables to juggle and that turned out to be an enormous help. Here's a … Continue reading How I Regrouped
Flower stall at Battersea Well, hello, and thanks so much for joining me for a cup of tea. I am hoping that March is a good month for us, after all the general busyness of February. I can probably rustle up a biscuit or two to go with your tea – a Rich Tea makes for a … Continue reading Let’s Sit and Have a Cup of Tea | March 2023
I’m continuing with the theme begun back in 2020 – an album title page and one layout per month. The title page still needs to be created, but the page for January is ready to go into the album. There was a lot to chose from, but I settled on The Boy beginning work experience. … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2023 | January
I noticed both a rather pleasing symmetry between the current ages of The Boy and The Brainy One, and a layout on Instagram that I was keen to replicate. The layout will go into The Boy's album. I cut out the stars on my Cricut (original: Version 1), they are 3 and a half inches. … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2023 | 1661
I’m continuing with the theme begun back in 2020 – an album title page and one layout per month. There was only ever going to be one option for December, Christmas. I saw the above design on Instagram and loved it! I drew around an upturned pasta bowl and layered the embellishments, leaving space for … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2022 | This Year’s Album | December and Closing Page
I’ve a number of books on pre-order, all on Kindle. Please note that the release dates are for the UK – other countries may well have a different one. The Sweet Spot: A Novel by Amy Poeppel | published on 31 January | I saw this recommended on Instagram and am looking forward to reading … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Titles on Pre-Order
One event in November embodied our One Little Word – notification that The Boy was eligible to receive an Autumn Covid booster. I adapted the design from one I had seen on the Instagram feed and blog of Felicity Jane Studio and am really pleased with how it turned out. The photo was printed out at 8.5 x … Continue reading Recording 2022’s One Little Word | Redefine | November
A few days ago, I saw someone on Instagram mention that this feels like the best two weeks of the year – there’s all the fun anticipation of the holidays but it’s not quite go-time yet. Here are some of the things I’m doing right now to prep for the festive season so I can … Continue reading Four Things I’m Doing In November To Prep For Christmas
At 8pm each and every evening, buglers from the Ypres Fire Service hold an act of remembrance under the Menin Gate and play the Last Post before observing a minute's silence. This act of remembrance has occurred daily since 1929. The only time it has not happened is during the German occupation in WW2. The … Continue reading Summer Road Trip 2022 | Daily Act of Remembrance | Menin Gate | Ypres | Belgium
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