Happy New Year to you and yours!Throughout 2018, one thing was crystal clear, I absolutely write for me, and for me alone. That you, a reader, may have found something of interest is always a bonus. (I have a post about my thoughts on 10 years of blogging going live later this week.) Becoming more … Continue reading Blog Review | 2018
Have you heard that expression, "What's need got to do with it?" That was me recently, right at the moment I clicked 'buy'.I have an ongoing 12x12 album for our travels this year (New York City, Washington, DC and Jersey). I use a Traveler's Notebook for a spot of scrapbooking on the road. I have … Continue reading Summer Scrapbook
February 2018 marked my Blogoversary – ten years of blogging. I recognise that I wasn’t very good in early days, but it still might be fun to look back over the years … In 2014: The Boy Child had something to say. In 2012: I had 10 Things to say about surviving a solo city … Continue reading On This Day
We're experiencing a frustrating time just now over The Boy Child's high school placement. What should have been a simple process has morphed into hours spent calling and emailing the so-called educational professionals in the search of a concrete answer. And right in the middle of it, The Brainy One reminded me of something important … Continue reading Five Acts of Self Care
There's only been one topic on my craft desk of late ... my beloved New York City. A three day visit doesn't make that many pages, so there a few pocket pages and a few double page spreads. There's a generic spread for our 2018 album. And by reusing the design, there's a double spread … Continue reading Scrapping in 2018 #3
One thing I've noticed about recording my One Little Word in 2018 ... I'm actually appearing in a photo or two. Well, one for now, but it's a start.There was always going to be a spread on New York City and I love how the finished spread looks.If you're looking for some inspiration on Traveler's … Continue reading OLW – Nourish & the Traveler’s Notebook
Let's see if March turned out to be marvellous ...: There was just one day this month when school closed because of heavy snowfall. 270 lengths of the pool in the gym. A better than expected total given that I missed a week because of a heavy cold. 15 scrapbook pages made this month. Most … Continue reading Month in Numbers| March 2018
~ window of Barnes and Noble, 5th Avenue, New York City ~ The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah (on Kindle): I loved, loved, loved this story and whipped through it over a few evenings. I think it's the first time I've read a novel where you might consider the setting (no spoiler: it's set in … Continue reading For The Love of Books | Currently Reading March 2018
And what of the journal I took to New York City earlier this month? I'm pleased to say that 1) it's finished, 2) it's looking quite fat and 3) it's looking rather dishevelled.And I love that last bit. Travel journals are meant to look a little ragged, a little beaten up. They're with you on … Continue reading New York City | The Journal
I had a rough plan for my time in New York City and it consisted of all the things I’d wanted to see on previous visits, but hadn’t got around to. Only a few things on the list were what might you call a classic New York attraction. Here's my final post ...On my final … Continue reading New York City | Brooklyn Bridge & DUMBO
