I had thought that I seemed to be slipping behind with this year long project, but I actually managed a further nine thank you letters over the last quarter, just one less that in the second quarter. As in the previous two quarters, the majority were delivered by the Royal Mail. Two were delivered by … Continue reading A Year of Thanking | 3rd Quarter Review
The Luxembourg American Cemetery was established as a temporary cemetery for the casualties from the Battle of the Bulge. As fans of Band of Brothers, The Brainy One and I were keen to pay our respects to the five men of Easy buried here. Sgt 'Skip' Muck of Easy Company The Walls of the Missing … Continue reading Summer Road Trip | Luxembourg’s American Cemetery
It's all about lists today.Earlier this morning, I couldn't get settled to any one task.So I made a list and began to work through it.The reason for being unsettled?I was too busy thinking about Friday's horrific events in Paris.To busy remembering that we were on a rare night out with friends and that, in a parallel … Continue reading Me on Monday
All crafters have them.Unfinished Objects and Works in Progress.I've been quietly lamenting the fact that I don't seem to have the urge currently to sit down at my desk and make stuff. You know, nothing fancy, just stuff. A scrapbook page or two.I did, however, managed to complete two small projects when I was at … Continue reading UFOs and WiPs
Sometimes you have an idea for a blog post.One of those standby blog post ideas.For the days when you can't think of anything else.And then you find that Ali was having the same idea.1. I drove the car today. I took The Boy Child to school, along with the two bags of unwanted clothes and … Continue reading Right Now …
What with The Brainy One taking over as Entertainments Officer last weekend and The Boy Child returning to school on Wednesday, I've been able to make a good start on our Summer 2014 album.Project Life filler cards are being embellished and added to pages. All the pages about Paris have that dark pink washi tape … Continue reading Scrapping the Summer
Goodbye, August, you were awesome!We continued in our endeavour to be more.There was European travel. Plenty of European travel.Paris.Brussels.Denmark.There were Mummies and Blood Swept Lands.There was the completion of the Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt.There were postcards. Oh, so many sent and received.There were cousins to stay for a long weekend.There was ice and buckets.And oh, … Continue reading Be More | August
Hi, hi, c'mon on in!How are you? You've called at a perfect time, as the boys are on a Boys Own Adventure to Oxford for the day and we have the space to sit and chat. It's a little Autumnal outside today, isn't it? I do hope that summer isn't over just yet.What have I … Continue reading Sharing a Cuppa
Thanks to my recent travels, I have completed this year's Photography Scavenger Hunt list and no substitutions were required.In some cases I was able to find duplicates.Some images have been already posted here and some have been shared on facebook. But what follows is the definitive list for 2014.Numbers 15-21:#15: A juggler. This was a late … Continue reading Photography Scavenger Hunt | The Definitive List: 15-21
Thanks to my recent travels, I have completed this year's Photography Scavenger Hunt list and no substitutions were required.In some cases I was able to find duplicates.Some images have been already posted here and some have been shared on facebook. But what follows is the definitive list for 2014.Numbers 8-14: #8: A tattoo on a person. … Continue reading Photography Scavenger Hunt | The Definitive List:8-14
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