Recording 2023โ€™s One Little Word | Joyful โ€“ May 2023

What could be more joyful than the King's Coronation earlier this month! (Yes, I do realise that not everyone in the United Kingdom supports the idea of monarchy.) I scraplifted a grid design from the recent Crop in the Country and am more than happy with the finished result. ๐Ÿ™‚

Recording 2023โ€™s One Little Word | Joyful โ€“ March

Imagine my joy when I learned that The Colombian would be in Jersey City, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, at the same time I would be enjoying my solo visit to the Big Apple. Luckily for me, she had an evening free to join me for Manhattans in Manhattan. ๐Ÿ™‚ FYI, neither of … Continue reading Recording 2023โ€™s One Little Word | Joyful โ€“ March

Recording 2023โ€™s One Little Word | Joyful โ€“ January

What could be more joyful last month than The Boy turning sixteen? I printed my photos in black and white, because I felt that was best, given the brightness of the patterned papers I chose to use - Doodlebug's Party Time range from 2020. The design has been adapted from one I saw on Scrapbooking … Continue reading Recording 2023โ€™s One Little Word | Joyful โ€“ January

Me on Monday | 16 January

It was a week of celebrating and of new beginnings. The Boy celebrated a milestone birthday The Boy began work experience. He is working with a film company, one day a week for the whole of this term I had my haircut I had cause to visit the doctor A friend joined Tilly and me … Continue reading Me on Monday | 16 January

Recording 2022โ€™s One Little Word | Redefine | December

The Boy spent time during the Christmas holidays learning the routes he will need to travel for his upcoming work experience. Using the Elizabeth Line, he has to be able to get himself to and from two different locations, in parts of West London he is wholly unfamiliar with. The design is one I tweaked … Continue reading Recording 2022โ€™s One Little Word | Redefine | December

Scrapbooking in 2023 | The Goals

I imagine that in regard to scrapbooking, 2023 will be fairly similar to 2022, and that thought has helped to consolidate this yearโ€™s goals. Storage for albums remains at a premium, so Iโ€™m continuing the theme of one layout for each month this year โ€“ 12 in 23 โ€“ and One Little Word spreads. Any travels will … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2023 | The Goals

Annual Blog Review | 2022

Let me begin by thanking you for reading, commenting and staying with me throughout 2021. Awkward selfie #1 Awkward selfie #2 Letโ€™s also take a look at the all-important numbers: I wrote 250 posts, totaling 37,544 words. There were 1,422 comments and 984 likes. I have 420 followers. Throughout 2022 one thing continued to remain … Continue reading Annual Blog Review | 2022