I read a great post on Cup of Jo recently all about childhood memories - the comments were the very best part of the post. And that got me thinking, what were mine, my core childhood memories? Collating and reading the Maggie and Kay letters has meant I've been thinking about my childhood a lot … Continue reading What Are Your Core Childhood Memories?
It was a week of sunny and warmish days. It was also a reasonably quiet week. Monday was a Bank Holiday and the males in the family went off to the golf courseTilly needed a visit to the vet, as she had picked up kennel cough There's a decision still to be made about paint … Continue reading Me on Monday | 9 May
It was a strange week - full of the minutiae of every day life, coupled with the horror of what is happening in Ukraine and to the Ukrainian people. I went to Hatchards to collect an orderMy winter boots sprang a leakI went to the salon to have my eyebrows doneMiss Tilly was under the … Continue reading Me on Monday | 7 March
During 2021, I created a fair amount of traditional 12x12 scrapbook pages. Out of that number, three designs were standout favourites and regular readers will know that each of these designs was used more than once. The grid design first made an appearance in early March and was one of the most liked of my … Continue reading Scrapping in 2021 | Favourite Layouts
For November, there was only one option: the Festival of Remembrance. I used an old design by Shimelle and used the colours in the photo when deciding which patterned papers to use. I made a flip page in order to give a home to a few more photos, which I then mounted on a tracing … Continue reading Recording 2021’s One Little Word | Heart – November
I had the honour of being in the audience at this year's Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall. Organised by the Royal British Legion, this year the festival commemorated the charity's 100 years of service to the Armed Forces community. Tomos Roberts (aka Tomfoolery) reciting Alive with Poppies Also marked were the 30th … Continue reading Festival of Remembrance 2021
Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial It was primarily a week for remembrance. Tilly and I met a friend for a catch-upThere was a Zoom meeting that required some serious pre-meeting prepI had my haircutWe met up with my sister-in-love to walk our dogs togetherI attended the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert … Continue reading Me on Monday
A week of half term, jumpers under coats, strong winds and a few days of torrential rain. Downward Dog, Covent Garden Piazza The Boy and I spent 24 hours in townI received a text inviting me to book my Covid booster jab We spent a morning hanging out with my sister-in-love and one of our … Continue reading Me on Monday
Today is the third and final link-up for this year’s SPHS and is hosted by the lovely Mary-Lou of Patio Postcards blog. #2: Favourite Time of Day - any time spent with a flask of tea by the Thames. #9: Something Older Than You - Keats. You can read his story here. #11: The Shape of Round - a … Continue reading Summer Photograhy Scavenger Hunt 2021 | Final Link-up
It was a week without any side effects from my recent colonoscopy (more on that tomorrow).There was yet another appointment for The Boy about his toe - he is very fed up about it. :(There was too much discussion with the developer working nearby about safe practices and attitude.I chose the paint for our next … Continue reading Me on Monday
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