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
The completed RAF journals The 100 Day Project is over for this year and I was creative for every one of those 100 days. Some days, it was a whole load of journaling about my days in the RAF; on others, it was merely moving a few photos around on a sheet of cardstock while … Continue reading The 100 Day Project | 100 Days Later
Last weekend we drove up to Bedfordshire to attend the Season Opener at the Shuttleworth Collection. Each car was allocated a space of five square metres on the side of the airfield. All cars parked on the left of each space, leaving the right hand side free for picnic chairs and blankets. It was Shuttleworth's … Continue reading Drive-In Air Show at Shuttleworth
We're at the project's half-way point and several items on my UFO list have been ticked off. Day 100 - 2020Day 50 - 2021 The second journal about my time in the RAF is complete. 🙂 I can barely hold the two volumes in one hand. I had a lot of fun remembering nights out … Continue reading The 100 Day Project | Day 50
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