Of the three projects I've completed for The 100 Day Project, this year's has been my runaway favourite. 🙂 I didn't miss a single day and I had a lot of fun strolling down Memory Lane. I began with writing down memories and stories and adding photos, if I had them, from the seven different … Continue reading The 100 Day Project | 100 Days Later
Staying at home has had its advantages. During the first month of this year's 100 Day Project, I've worked steadily and enthusiastically on bringing all my stories and photos of my RAF days into one place. By Day 3 however, it was obvious that I was going to have to change tack. Project Life pocket-pages … Continue reading The 100 Day Project | One Month In
At this time of year, I'm envious of Instagram images showing families having a blast in a pumpkin patch. All those blue skies, cute kids and an overload of, you know, orangeness. This year, however, I had a plan. Turned out not to be a very good plan, but a plan nonetheless. We took a short road trip … Continue reading This Weekend I …
When The Boy Child returned to school,  it came with the knowledge that he was beginning his final year of primary education. Who remembers this day?  Ahead of us lies countless meetings with countless professionals, each with their own opinion and agenda, over the decision  of where The Boy Child goes in September 2018. But … Continue reading Time Flies
The Colombian is really good at sending us photos of Los Pequeňos via WhatsApp. Paired with the photos we have of Cachirulo, I have enough now for them to have their own album. I'm calling it Los Hermanos, Spanish for the brothers.  I've a feeling that this album may turn out to be my … Continue reading Los Hermanos
It's only now that I feel able to begin to make an album of Mum's photos.I sorted through that black bin bag of photos, a little at a time,and sent off a fair amount to my siblings.What was left fell into distinctive categories: childhood, RAF, marriage, children, family holidays, special occasions, weddings and the next generation. If … Continue reading Scrapbooking Her Story
As mentioned previously, on a gazillion occasions, living with autism is hard. Both for the person with autism and those in the immediate circle of carers. As the years have rolled by, one thing I know to be true is that the primary caregivers need an outlet. One that's independent of other caregivers. An outlet … Continue reading Scrapbooking | Hobby, Therapy or Both?
I've had cause this last week or so to make a personalised gift for The Boy Child to give someone.I start with good intentions and end wondering why I put myself through it. It's not the cutting of the cardstock. It's not even the design. It's the binding.I never, ever get the binding right on the first attempt.But I console … Continue reading The Crafting Agony of Mini-books*
I love to see The Boy Child looking through our scrapbooks. His current favourite is the one about his first four years of school. {I wrote about putting it together here.} I would give my eyeteeth for such a scrapbook. Of course, I grew up in the days pre Internet and digital cameras, so photos … Continue reading Scrapbooking | The Reason Why
The Boy Child has nursed a horrible cold throughout half-term. Which meant that we had to delay meeting our new (and first) great nephew. We had to make do with photos sent via iPhones. But today was the day. I think I'm going to love this Great Auntie lark! * Cachirulo is … Continue reading Cachirulo*
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