The Summer holidays are here ... as is the third wave of Covid-19. How do I give The Boy a great Summer without putting any of us at serious risk? River Thames at Kew The answer has actually been quite simple - we've made the decision to limit our exposure by cancelling a number of … Continue reading Summer Plans 2021 | The Second Covid Summer
I made a single page to showcase May. I used an old design by Shimelle to record a day spent at Hughenden with friends-who-are-like-family - it was the first time we'd seen them since Christmas 2019. For June, I chose to record our day at Cerney House and Gardens and I used a sketch I'd … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | May and June
Tucked away up a single track road a few miles outside of Cirencester in the Cotswolds is beautiful Cerney House and Gardens. The gardens are simply breathtaking - perfect in their imperfection. Flowers and flowering shrubs are everywhere you look. Visitors are welcome to wander freely and dogs are welcome. The entrance fees, shop and … Continue reading Cerney House and Gardens
I had Afternoon Tea at Fortnum'sI was bold with the redecorationThere was a visit to the dental hygienist and a dental check-upTilly was poorly and needed a visit to the vet (who was new to the practice and turned out to be very dishy - I'm old enough to be his mum ...)We went ahead … Continue reading Me on Monday
One of the UFOs on my list for this year's 100 Day Project was to finish a 6x8 album about our long weekend in South Lakeland last Summer. I'd added a bunch of photos and then put it aside. To complete the album, I used journaling and filler cards from In a Creative Bubble and … Continue reading Lakeland Weekend Album
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
Basildon Park is a National Trust property near Pangbourne in Berkshire and we'd arranged to meet The Best Friends there. It was the first time we'd seen each other in person since the visit to the reindeer. Sitting elegantly in 400 acres of historic parkland and gardens, this 18th-century house was purchased by Lord and … Continue reading A Socially-Distanced Visit to Basildon Park
The 2020 album is now complete - a title page and one layout for each month. 🙂 October: was about our road trip to Lacock. I adapted a design from Shimelle's 4x6 Photo Love class to suit my needs. I have a total of 7 photos on one spread. I went with strong Autumn-patterned papers … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | 12 in 20 #4
The 3Q of 2020's album is now complete. 🙂 July: was all about the long-overdue haircut. August: was all about our road trip to South Lakeland. In order to accommodate all the photos into what looks like a single 12x12 spread, I went back to the brilliant class from Shimelle, 4x6 Photo Love. I made … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | 12 in 20 #3
Half of 2020 is now in an album ... the most difficult part of the process has been simply choosing which one topic to focus on for each month. April: there was only one thing it could be - the birth of our newest great-nephew. Any excuse to use up themed stickers in the round: … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | 21 in 20 #2
