Embellish your World

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner...

...that I love London town.

I cannot thank my buddy Ally enough for keeping me company yesterday and exploring more of London with me.  Together we climbed the 311 steps of Monument (and we've legs that ache like nobody for it!), visited St Magnus church (where I lit a candle for Nan x), chatted with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, ventured along the viewing platforms of Tower Bridge and dined in Aussie style at Walkabouts @ Temple Street.  Super day out with over 100 more photographs taken giving me plenty of material for next weekends ATDML scrapbooking retreat (CANNOT WAIT!!!)

Thankyou to everyone who has sent hugs following Nan's passing - much appreciated xxx

Not the best of days

Sadly my dear nan lost her short battle with cancer today, 20 minutes after I left the hospital.  The majority of our family were with her though and whilst sad she has gone, I take comfort in knowing she is at peace now and no longer suffering and I am grateful that the time from diagnosis to now was but a few months.  She celebrated her 80th birthday in January, and her 60th wedding anniversary earlier this month, and lived a full and joyous life watching her children grow up, fall in love, get married, have children of their own and then grandchildren also.  God bless Nan, may all your desserts still be part-frozen, the Munchies chocolatey and the kettle boiling xxx love you xxx

Off to London tomorrow with my friend Ally to photograph the sites, and to climb Monument (311 steps - we must be mad) but if the weather is clear we should get some great photos for the last month of 12 photographing every 25th day.  Sure beats another day in the office!

Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day (UK) to all the mums out there.  I hope you have enjoyed your day with your children.

My crew, with help from Dad, got me an apple tree and a raspberry bush for my garden - which are just perfectly lovely!

Eloise and Robert then served me breakfast in bread comprising fresh orange juice, a cup of tea in my favourite mug, ornamental toast!! and a daffodil in a glass of water - bless!!

Spent the day pottering around the garden, planting a few more veggie seeds and of course chilling with the kids.

New Onirie products

yummy, cannot wait for these to arrive, they are enroute!!!

More scooby photos ... Comic Relief 2009

A few more photos from Comic Relief, and our total raised stands at over £620, with fellow colleagues still donating money today!! How fab?

Not feeling 100% at the moment so not much scrapping occuring to share, just about keeping up with my Shimelle HTE book, as the final "Everywhere" section started today I am on the last page of my "There" - will photograph and share this week for sure x

 

Do something funny for money...

 

 

 

Crazy but true, my colleagues and I were Scooby & gang today, raising over £500 for Comic Relief.  We did something funny for money - did you?

Long, long day

• Work - mentally exhausting
• Jamie (youngest) - won't stop screaming
• Robert (4) - decorated house with inside of beanbag (he made it snow!)
• Eloise (eldest) - can't get enough attention
• Husband - feeling under the weather
• Hours in the day - not enough
• Will to hide under duvet - strong

Family Celebrations

Sixty years.  To live that long is almost given these days, notwithstanding life's cruel blows that are too frequently dealt, but to be married for 60 years is not quite such a regular occurance these days.

My grandparents celebrated this achievement on Saturday surrounded by nearest and dearest, stories and laughter and looked as happy as the day they were wed.  I will be almost 92 and Matt will be 90 on our 60th anniversary, and when we talked of this over the weekend, he made me smile so very much when he said "I'll see you there!" xx Love him x

Seeing butterflies!!

...and I don't really do butterflies, especially those that venture into my garden spring/summer time and gobble up all my nice home grown veg, but here I have been playing this evening with butterfly paper from My Little Shoebox.

With mothers day fast approaching I thought I would try and be just a little more organised this year, especially as my mother-in-law is also a crafter, I kind of feel the need to pull out all the stops!

These papers are perfect for handcutting specific elements and stretching supplies to cover scrapbooking layouts, cards and gift boxes! And did I mention they are double sided too? and inexpensive?

Another month of photographs

Just a brief post from me today to share another month of photographs, only a couple of days missed in February.

and now I am off to list the places I have been - which I am splitting up into UK, Europe and Rest of the world - ready for the next chapter in the Shimelle HTE class.