tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580506488365080202024-03-13T18:45:47.648+00:00the silverscrapper's craft spaceElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2037125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-24499453674160832592023-06-08T20:16:00.004+01:002023-06-08T20:16:54.295+01:00Periwinkle Growing Wild<p>Hello Everyone</p><p>Its me again with another brief post. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2qy-vWjWWQaxi3WLhaXcQls3G1pUFzDPE6qlxcQ0RmJws-bwOuwDhBKhcLAYmXYG_KvDmPuSWPGGZd5P2PLy4FXzlQse4aXLZhG1B6LEmPRerckTAak_5W4kQV4yddMk6oZGVBhFn7PMkMR2ixVnsc6d3LcBBdSM0hsS7gGreppLx-IfeZ2HNbvCEw/s1347/IMG_20230607_140939526~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1347" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2qy-vWjWWQaxi3WLhaXcQls3G1pUFzDPE6qlxcQ0RmJws-bwOuwDhBKhcLAYmXYG_KvDmPuSWPGGZd5P2PLy4FXzlQse4aXLZhG1B6LEmPRerckTAak_5W4kQV4yddMk6oZGVBhFn7PMkMR2ixVnsc6d3LcBBdSM0hsS7gGreppLx-IfeZ2HNbvCEw/s320/IMG_20230607_140939526~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I just wanted to show you this bank of periwinkles spotted yesterday just by the bridge I have to cross on my way to the nearest corner shop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaxSLep46kk92gyXppxx9FIOmFBxa8noZvSiac_QmNhrWoHk5OUgf47PdNYE16r4bkhptwiK_-p_JdMk7fVWeiXL__2zVOPMCzWkrLscuDOhwb4UXx5tXVH4QRx_SLBMesOssgrjeqaP3_4anLN0FDaXafoKdz5dif_0y6LtjcQT7YufMvwlzZVCjLw/s1748/IMG_20230607_140928801~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="1748" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaxSLep46kk92gyXppxx9FIOmFBxa8noZvSiac_QmNhrWoHk5OUgf47PdNYE16r4bkhptwiK_-p_JdMk7fVWeiXL__2zVOPMCzWkrLscuDOhwb4UXx5tXVH4QRx_SLBMesOssgrjeqaP3_4anLN0FDaXafoKdz5dif_0y6LtjcQT7YufMvwlzZVCjLw/s320/IMG_20230607_140928801~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It's growing wild on an embankment on what is our local community nature reserve. I suspect that we have to thank local gardeners for tipping their garden waste for this pretty sight. <div><br /></div><div>Yes, I live just a few yards from a nature reserve! How lucky is that? </div><div><br /></div><div>It was established some years ago by the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) in the old Caledonian Railway cutting at Ardrossan. No longer run by SWT it has become quite neglected and the old line is too overgrown to be accessible to walkers. Fortunately, that doesn't stop me enjoying the view from the bridge. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Pacifico;">Elizabeth</span></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-83059392441754310002023-06-07T20:25:00.000+01:002023-06-07T20:25:31.970+01:00What Was On My Desk<p>Hello Everyone</p><p>As has become my usual I'm once again too late for Julia's weekly desk fest over on the <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2023/06/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-731.html?m=1">Stamping Ground</a>. Things here at Casa Worthington are still very unsettled, difficult even, so this will be a very brief post but one that's well overdue. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSyLCTAxnkepQ2oNnv5VAYrJ2p58eZ8ByLqfYSsoU2h2U6ixx5sUnSELhF-jQDsaGo39sInvc23Z-WbpZAEbAglqbNrLl9NLJ3tWuWqFmZAfQLOnZmCKMsbTJ8k4Pt79dM43i4yLZnIaLNyYE9c6OOVQz-rpLwGDcLWeeSnZ5aGeeXjiDIj4gUH1kvQ/s2582/IMG_20230605_102021727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="2067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSyLCTAxnkepQ2oNnv5VAYrJ2p58eZ8ByLqfYSsoU2h2U6ixx5sUnSELhF-jQDsaGo39sInvc23Z-WbpZAEbAglqbNrLl9NLJ3tWuWqFmZAfQLOnZmCKMsbTJ8k4Pt79dM43i4yLZnIaLNyYE9c6OOVQz-rpLwGDcLWeeSnZ5aGeeXjiDIj4gUH1kvQ/s320/IMG_20230605_102021727.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p>And it's to thank Julia for this lovely ATC and card received after the 14th WOYWW Anniversary. I wasn't able to join in this year but I appreciate the thought. It arrived on a day when I was feeling particularly down and it cheered me up to feel I'm still part of this wonderful community.</p><p>Thank you Julia. </p><p>And thank you ladies for allowing me to stay involved despite not turning up weekly for now. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Pacifico;">Elizabeth</span></p><p><br /></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-61312215586765661822023-05-17T17:14:00.000+01:002023-05-17T17:14:05.861+01:00WOYWW - Week 728 - The 14th Anniversary One<p>Hello Everyone</p><p>It's such a special week for <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2023/05/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-728.html?m=1">What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday,</a> the brainchild of of our Head Desker, Julia. I imagine when she posted the first WOYWW fourteen years she didn't foresee just how popular we would find the opportunity to be nosy and enjoy taking a peek at each others desks. But the fun hasn't stopped there - there's been the almost yearly crops where many of us got to actually meet other WOYWWers in person. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyRFuLfEk9bNfGBNmw5k331YGrdwIHgGKb0SWsmMksLflf-TWcCXKHe5CiW7DJHpKS0I8vWqplYFO91gsZhwQOlsETPJUvDsPlcmdql3enOg6rFiMZV51m5A5c-u7-xHcjSEI_5TuMhLJ-BptKYKNTCAmBatg-r3BnYRJ91Zt3Ddu5atoUSgljF6HMw/s4160/IMG_20230517_144452654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyRFuLfEk9bNfGBNmw5k331YGrdwIHgGKb0SWsmMksLflf-TWcCXKHe5CiW7DJHpKS0I8vWqplYFO91gsZhwQOlsETPJUvDsPlcmdql3enOg6rFiMZV51m5A5c-u7-xHcjSEI_5TuMhLJ-BptKYKNTCAmBatg-r3BnYRJ91Zt3Ddu5atoUSgljF6HMw/s320/IMG_20230517_144452654.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ATCs received from Wipso, Twiglet & LLJ today.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>And there's the friendships made that have perhaps been unexpected but very much appreciated! Friends like the three lovely ladies who made and sent their fabulous 14th Anniversary ATCs pictured above - including me in the celebrations despite knowing that I'm not able to reciprocate this year. </p><p>I've peeked at Julia's post today and she puts into words the value of WOYWW so much better than I am able, especially for those of us who, like me, can only participate occasionally at the moment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1e5XnySTHbuOP-2xTlnG4YZOLQ1nOMyPQfq3I5CFO9jvpjMOd6c7Q44O0XpBdFW4cQZjuoIZS8w2h_SAnieCTtKfUWmmL2rTYvPdUO8_R_BoFZn9Cg4SkL_OQdorA38hZjDyun7LXU6fxEn2xvfyVlmt56Bytc8a5qvJ_HkT-RaVxiuExDnxAra0Kg/s4160/IMG_20230517_144715699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1e5XnySTHbuOP-2xTlnG4YZOLQ1nOMyPQfq3I5CFO9jvpjMOd6c7Q44O0XpBdFW4cQZjuoIZS8w2h_SAnieCTtKfUWmmL2rTYvPdUO8_R_BoFZn9Cg4SkL_OQdorA38hZjDyun7LXU6fxEn2xvfyVlmt56Bytc8a5qvJ_HkT-RaVxiuExDnxAra0Kg/s320/IMG_20230517_144715699.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There's been no scrapping again this week. Mainly because I had to clear the decks to enable an electrician access to my room. He has put a source of power in Alan's scooter hut so the battery can be charged in situ and that necessitated boring a hole through the wall of the house into the wall of the hut. That battery weighs a ton so I'm glad I don't have to bring it into the house to be charged now! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86qbnAhpXF3mZsR9y4dZl-IVYRWvZ0O21eAhattTMlHIdoGGyWdtSAYWG3dAC-mKIiPUfJFlrHvKYwTIUQlER5O8ALLSEMfoEFBBZeC0AmWJnqwAIrbZCJ_JCkg3bVLd_IdnLgmYtUPb2QNTsXnrzHseqhee_4rB9xCKEYgF4CZPyXmjx6gb5Cf8ddw/s3043/IMG_20230327_201703821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3043" data-original-width="3005" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86qbnAhpXF3mZsR9y4dZl-IVYRWvZ0O21eAhattTMlHIdoGGyWdtSAYWG3dAC-mKIiPUfJFlrHvKYwTIUQlER5O8ALLSEMfoEFBBZeC0AmWJnqwAIrbZCJ_JCkg3bVLd_IdnLgmYtUPb2QNTsXnrzHseqhee_4rB9xCKEYgF4CZPyXmjx6gb5Cf8ddw/s320/IMG_20230327_201703821.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><p>Instead of scrapping I've taken up crochet again. I've realised that, as I was spending a lot of time sitting and chatting with Alan, I could be exercising my arthritic hands at the same time. It's just a big granny square like the one below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2UNqav73nTxCBq6XplHRPVJvXZGaCP7sR0tiMTiZLxzOqAWO-B529Air93mfNiGkPTIzGKs2KMnaqwdwRh3wy9rNlQ70SAPlAfbGg2fn6LXIOL2txH-i6JZMpTs4M7n0lQpG_ishpzN7cJuOMEiW1VCmBTQpsFavH5hvvG0jadlJUbWV1g0D76AEKA/s3270/IMG_20230412_182954115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="3270" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2UNqav73nTxCBq6XplHRPVJvXZGaCP7sR0tiMTiZLxzOqAWO-B529Air93mfNiGkPTIzGKs2KMnaqwdwRh3wy9rNlQ70SAPlAfbGg2fn6LXIOL2txH-i6JZMpTs4M7n0lQpG_ishpzN7cJuOMEiW1VCmBTQpsFavH5hvvG0jadlJUbWV1g0D76AEKA/s320/IMG_20230412_182954115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Nothing complicated and no deadline either. <div><br /></div><div>Here's the Silver pic of the week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HIBS_5hMjE0lDsAhoVkHC-c2yVggAfOdRhtBpBWexgmxdX6vGxo-PYH4eAmUbXfAVlo02PdjIe-qSF6Re6QjoUP8No43dOp8EzzIucNAbSDA9QtfRM-qK67z8S1X1o_eE7UDWS9lHLModuILRY-e3DssB0_zMV9pJVI38nC7bj_eG24O-CelsJdoYg/s1078/IMG_20230419_172757986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HIBS_5hMjE0lDsAhoVkHC-c2yVggAfOdRhtBpBWexgmxdX6vGxo-PYH4eAmUbXfAVlo02PdjIe-qSF6Re6QjoUP8No43dOp8EzzIucNAbSDA9QtfRM-qK67z8S1X1o_eE7UDWS9lHLModuILRY-e3DssB0_zMV9pJVI38nC7bj_eG24O-CelsJdoYg/s320/IMG_20230419_172757986.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div>Not napping this time but chasing a red light, her new favourite game. </div><div><br /></div><div>And finally a photo from the Saltcoats, the neighbouring town to Ardrossan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2epMVCTfboPeOJ2wIXO_rMZopb8E47sC3xJ80fnlU3FdeeskskR8-fbsNpMCexnwaoB_yiiXJ68j7a_C0RTdmurdwwaiUnhKX6YuWEi_siK2sSqsNduqOCXT7mECamaOALsZ_cAlIsSJBJDDI1zrc1IsQ-ZBOE7qDzHvGEUCux9ViAl69OmSVL4ZzQ/s2382/original_fe98ad46-fb02-4e65-a923-78b07d679fbb_IMG_20230507_155306142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2382" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2epMVCTfboPeOJ2wIXO_rMZopb8E47sC3xJ80fnlU3FdeeskskR8-fbsNpMCexnwaoB_yiiXJ68j7a_C0RTdmurdwwaiUnhKX6YuWEi_siK2sSqsNduqOCXT7mECamaOALsZ_cAlIsSJBJDDI1zrc1IsQ-ZBOE7qDzHvGEUCux9ViAl69OmSVL4ZzQ/s320/original_fe98ad46-fb02-4e65-a923-78b07d679fbb_IMG_20230507_155306142.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>That's my SIL 'walking on water'! There's an old neglected swimming pool, the wall of which makes for fun photos when the tide is in. <div><br /></div><div>I planned a much shorter post to mark What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday's fourteenth anniversary but got a bit carried away. Hope you enjoyed my ramblings and I hope you all have a fabulous day/week celebrating. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Pacifico;">Hugs to you all,<br />Elizabeth </span></h2>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-9502586853913096742023-05-10T08:42:00.000+01:002023-05-10T08:42:18.397+01:00What's On Your Workdesk - Week 727Hello Everyone,<div><br /></div><div>Goodness! I'm here for another WOYWW, hosted as ever by our wonderful Head Desker, Julia over on her blog, the <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/?m=1">Stamping Ground</a>. And it's lovely to be able to join in again so soon after the last time a couple of weeks ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks to all who commented on my last WOYWW post - I can't begin to tell you how much your comment help me feel as though I still belong, in a very small way, to this wonderful crafting community.</div><div><br /></div><div>Apologies to those of you I didn't leave a comment. Life just got in the way but I won't bore you with the gory details. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happily, I do have something on my desk today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBzl-DjAVZ7InNWHLAnUF0LXhsF9oQ0KaAccrz0ZwoZdfQ4l27eYcg-sphLCZxwylHWW-cVqHZD3FZFqqe17ieN1qtnRoe1UNLr2EoO7yRGsDLnQ11mnoCWkUGtI94mrSsPb_ZFJB6dyM66_nWLoREUgMvMZyS8Sj2rhsExUd5guQkF3Jegi81iQf_Q/s4160/IMG_20230509_201605420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBzl-DjAVZ7InNWHLAnUF0LXhsF9oQ0KaAccrz0ZwoZdfQ4l27eYcg-sphLCZxwylHWW-cVqHZD3FZFqqe17ieN1qtnRoe1UNLr2EoO7yRGsDLnQ11mnoCWkUGtI94mrSsPb_ZFJB6dyM66_nWLoREUgMvMZyS8Sj2rhsExUd5guQkF3Jegi81iQf_Q/s320/IMG_20230509_201605420.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div>Not, as you might hope, anything scrappy or crafty related but something I am hoping to work on over the summer months, when time permits. I love primula auriculas and did have several in my last garden. I only managed to bring these two with me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5g2az5mfaTTPtLMhFy7cA-izT-SOY0IkQKVM66tTGfID_Vra6thTY_jM2l-uNMExx20uHYy-Tca7IkhAkJ3lCQHNwW-ZoR6m5Hn8TTYFQzF0Z8eLMfK7OJuMfnnNnk3z8s7ChKNUkjZXOkX2smSHraswDBKKeMvn2P28HNnNVGcJd-Dk_YwHgz9O7g/s2017/IMG_20230501_132616242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="1576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5g2az5mfaTTPtLMhFy7cA-izT-SOY0IkQKVM66tTGfID_Vra6thTY_jM2l-uNMExx20uHYy-Tca7IkhAkJ3lCQHNwW-ZoR6m5Hn8TTYFQzF0Z8eLMfK7OJuMfnnNnk3z8s7ChKNUkjZXOkX2smSHraswDBKKeMvn2P28HNnNVGcJd-Dk_YwHgz9O7g/s320/IMG_20230501_132616242.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKVTvOKML0FAhi9u0uM7GJdEDqx86iblZKKvQz-fSvihJgIZw2uEaDVZOus3NNEMshM96C4dYBv9JzJPfD-0DsLochXXjixwtU7tu58nwDHH3NABnQVSnCzF8TzevDqtalNvy4pSyUoC19YrTPUzMjOvmxA04eEJIrqr91xMsMTDlAMUZ8EuDOtasHg/s1094/IMG_20230501_132558350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1001" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKVTvOKML0FAhi9u0uM7GJdEDqx86iblZKKvQz-fSvihJgIZw2uEaDVZOus3NNEMshM96C4dYBv9JzJPfD-0DsLochXXjixwtU7tu58nwDHH3NABnQVSnCzF8TzevDqtalNvy4pSyUoC19YrTPUzMjOvmxA04eEJIrqr91xMsMTDlAMUZ8EuDOtasHg/s320/IMG_20230501_132558350.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div>Lovely, aren't they?</div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't envisage how much I'd miss them so I'm going to attempt to grow some from seed. Hopefully, the Wisely Handbook will help me succeed. Wish me luck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBTfMPK5OpIcS9MHIfes-y0MxURUrtW6pHw7QgQzmV5sbWjnnrVIFiGZYd7jq_QZyNp8VWjC9-f6mTVgh3cw6cy4EHcdp1XR5VFO4VwUc8kzEgGxJtDn9scOVxjlHeVXEljQPYCfwgB2MSXmd66y21Uz3qeDwX0E72HBazIYErNv2LyPmM8K8NA0XCQ/s3584/IMG_20230430_174411415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="3584" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBTfMPK5OpIcS9MHIfes-y0MxURUrtW6pHw7QgQzmV5sbWjnnrVIFiGZYd7jq_QZyNp8VWjC9-f6mTVgh3cw6cy4EHcdp1XR5VFO4VwUc8kzEgGxJtDn9scOVxjlHeVXEljQPYCfwgB2MSXmd66y21Uz3qeDwX0E72HBazIYErNv2LyPmM8K8NA0XCQ/s320/IMG_20230430_174411415.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Silver, as ever, finds the most comfortable spot to snooze in, this time she's as snug as a bug on a blanket crocheted by my late mum. </div><div><br /></div><div>To bring you up to date on what's going on with hubby. Today we ordered a wheelchair - the kind that folds up for traveling. He already has a walker which is great for him getting about the flat but not so good for getting around hospitals and supermarkets, etc. The wheelchair should make it possible for him to get out and about a bit more. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm off, with my daughter, to get my hair done later today and not before time! As usual I will do my best to visit and comment on your posts but just in case I don't have a wonderful week everyone. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Pacifico; font-size: medium;">Bye for now,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Pacifico; font-size: medium;">Elizabeth </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-72407649443466676612023-05-01T19:16:00.001+01:002023-05-01T19:16:57.859+01:00In a Vase on May Day Monday<p>Hello Everyone, </p><p>I hope you've all had a lovely May Day. It's been beautiful here. So nice in fact it got me out into the garden to see what, if anything, is in flower. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWrSzuB8v27QNL5jBjY2xDv82WkweEGDHek9SSQ6g_4PVJtL83MLe0_nhWSjuZ2rzYB3hKnCttqQM1awvvsWo9PUXh55ASZrxbCNzf7jOi3yJUmoyiEbdCTn6JFFzMLaFufQzCzJ-vcU247MmjtHlaw-sA7A0C3o0kGD2KnDo9t4_8RYo2oJqpyNvrQ/s3120/original_ac7d2cb4-d33a-401c-8871-ce277e19d8b8_IMG_20230501_140247535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="2883" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWrSzuB8v27QNL5jBjY2xDv82WkweEGDHek9SSQ6g_4PVJtL83MLe0_nhWSjuZ2rzYB3hKnCttqQM1awvvsWo9PUXh55ASZrxbCNzf7jOi3yJUmoyiEbdCTn6JFFzMLaFufQzCzJ-vcU247MmjtHlaw-sA7A0C3o0kGD2KnDo9t4_8RYo2oJqpyNvrQ/s320/original_ac7d2cb4-d33a-401c-8871-ce277e19d8b8_IMG_20230501_140247535.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>Not a lot but enough to display in a tiny jug. It's been many a month since I last participated in Kathy's meme,<a href="https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2023/05/01/in-a-vase-on-monday-bowled-over/"> In A Vase On Monday,</a> but for good reason. We moved house in October last year and the garden has been very low on my list of priorities. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHi9uLC9Kj3ZbxjIgvrosf9c9VrYjuQONlDoEE9xPNm3Mj_8olEIuMGRHpRQMEYIEyqN0YD6mLBgu9P8l34JIpCaorwQDDzDgpohn57oOicpx9eRdY3lcv2LUp6MV4IDmWpOVCjtTVBYG-jGSmbKEdX3s9ZNB831057FM-niZxnnyuuFbsZ1uHEwt9cQ/s3120/original_21d2d641-2e5e-4d5a-93ae-8e5ed9c34150_IMG_20230501_135435088.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="2836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHi9uLC9Kj3ZbxjIgvrosf9c9VrYjuQONlDoEE9xPNm3Mj_8olEIuMGRHpRQMEYIEyqN0YD6mLBgu9P8l34JIpCaorwQDDzDgpohn57oOicpx9eRdY3lcv2LUp6MV4IDmWpOVCjtTVBYG-jGSmbKEdX3s9ZNB831057FM-niZxnnyuuFbsZ1uHEwt9cQ/s320/original_21d2d641-2e5e-4d5a-93ae-8e5ed9c34150_IMG_20230501_135435088.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was prompted by the image on the front of my May issue of The Simple Things to create this layout of my finds. I believe this is what is called a flatlay by those in the know. <div><br /></div><div>I hope to be able to contribute more often but that's rather dependent on what, if any, other plants are hiding in our very neglected garden, or in the few pots brought with us. </div><div><br /></div><div>There's weeds and where there are weeds there's hope!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Pacifico; font-size: medium;">Until next time,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Pacifico; font-size: medium;">Elizabeth</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-64295599849329135152023-04-26T21:27:00.003+01:002023-04-26T21:27:58.096+01:00What's (Not) On My Desk Wednesday - Week 725<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>I've as good as missed <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2023/04/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-725.html">Julia's WOYWW</a> this week, just as I have for the last goodness knows how many weeks. Truth is I've hit a crafting low and I'd say there's no hope of it improving any time soon. After almost three years of caring for my disabled hubby things haven't improved for him, in fact, if anything, they've got worse, and I'm just about coping with all the demands of the job. A job that I was clearly unprepared, and sadly unqualified, for, that is as a full-time carer.</p><p>So for the foreseeable future I've decided that rather than leave this blog empty and unloved I'd use it to record life as it is for me now with all it's ups and maybe a few of the downs. That being the case I'd completely understand if you skipped reading further and ignored my blog until I get back to crafting again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgYa0qS5M_GXmtxJZNIV-fBcBubfM40JhEr5fa81l8FgzPON9G0iXghEqDaNCftaNn7i1W6IgmGHzgwdbFLkx1wKdxjR_V_GTBvJacNQA-C2EMhX3p5gyhIILdOyvr1G0CWSDqxJqCFBWexbZfjk4kArjwieWz_rBTP6rtiDaBMlEvYiQzgRVL-7Ohw/s1117/Books%20on%20Caring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1117" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgYa0qS5M_GXmtxJZNIV-fBcBubfM40JhEr5fa81l8FgzPON9G0iXghEqDaNCftaNn7i1W6IgmGHzgwdbFLkx1wKdxjR_V_GTBvJacNQA-C2EMhX3p5gyhIILdOyvr1G0CWSDqxJqCFBWexbZfjk4kArjwieWz_rBTP6rtiDaBMlEvYiQzgRVL-7Ohw/s320/Books%20on%20Caring.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Now the challenges and issues we face daily are such a contrast from the seemingly charmed life Alan and I had for 26 years. For those years I'm so grateful - the memories keep me/us going through the tough times. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uEP_cyB-7fZeDh74hnaYYnqOYhHX-0_xDi1TPyy7LIEsFYHu3hjezeDfScSGhYrK9EXx4AAglrRFEmEzmm4AUVacsrzrvWvrV7Ky-5Z5mKOV2tn-vhiupW3nvj7SADwS-DzF-BfaWxMsdF7LWfvf32Axx2_G9__XXhOkF5o9NyYpPAMXcjQPVf6ktQ/s1117/IMG_20230411_135024511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1117" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uEP_cyB-7fZeDh74hnaYYnqOYhHX-0_xDi1TPyy7LIEsFYHu3hjezeDfScSGhYrK9EXx4AAglrRFEmEzmm4AUVacsrzrvWvrV7Ky-5Z5mKOV2tn-vhiupW3nvj7SADwS-DzF-BfaWxMsdF7LWfvf32Axx2_G9__XXhOkF5o9NyYpPAMXcjQPVf6ktQ/s320/IMG_20230411_135024511.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div>One thing I've been encouraged to do recently is to walk. Ideally a daily walk but I've yet to manage that. Happily there's lots to see in and around the town I now live in. Like the Marina pictured above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1THT5KRVQYx6s1KCUa1eEBHCoUgRI0BFsg8a4a9aCmF4yMUu4cd_rNM0Btn3uGSFlzEbJtN7JtVZbu620kCqdPCnoUWlyfFeGXBVKk0QgzQRil7lmt1XVnmsWsa26QChfd_UXoUrRmcOn9zwhn7Ryc9p8cyeNHxVx5ZwHiYbx96M0E7iG7A4R5OGPw/s1117/IMG_20230416_145559777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1117" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1THT5KRVQYx6s1KCUa1eEBHCoUgRI0BFsg8a4a9aCmF4yMUu4cd_rNM0Btn3uGSFlzEbJtN7JtVZbu620kCqdPCnoUWlyfFeGXBVKk0QgzQRil7lmt1XVnmsWsa26QChfd_UXoUrRmcOn9zwhn7Ryc9p8cyeNHxVx5ZwHiYbx96M0E7iG7A4R5OGPw/s320/IMG_20230416_145559777.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There's the North Beach and ,,,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdoB6hBa65sRzuGRZTpktstUK8Sz3RgJaFYJDaIIK1euQmkCajgM31bwy8Ub8ISqXKiw-im4Fwrmi1CeC1NJ5KZlV62TuNWhj9k4EHx_UThgsLJZI-WWc2bx9OhRmT0T3vUMhhcxdoPmQQNTBfycWeHe3wniXSjlDMewY9OUyRZ4VsoKxmrYcyRsytw/s1117/IMG_20230324_163306037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1117" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdoB6hBa65sRzuGRZTpktstUK8Sz3RgJaFYJDaIIK1euQmkCajgM31bwy8Ub8ISqXKiw-im4Fwrmi1CeC1NJ5KZlV62TuNWhj9k4EHx_UThgsLJZI-WWc2bx9OhRmT0T3vUMhhcxdoPmQQNTBfycWeHe3wniXSjlDMewY9OUyRZ4VsoKxmrYcyRsytw/s320/IMG_20230324_163306037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>the South Beach.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUdtnqFTz_HYowjFjMIjjGHvkDjLf197M5krzwQvCUg25QsDnwgLXFHLdcRW-iVY8MtXDjLyOOA7axAdA4puoo8l7OqeAZMwZf0QFKNFu008cTZElCTl0c0-ZMqGEJVfoIZohwJsDDOxZq3c4aexQnMmxNhpAXOJow4fq3BKfY-DFKxSkpF4gCI6TpQ/s1117/IMG_20230416_160648527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1117" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUdtnqFTz_HYowjFjMIjjGHvkDjLf197M5krzwQvCUg25QsDnwgLXFHLdcRW-iVY8MtXDjLyOOA7axAdA4puoo8l7OqeAZMwZf0QFKNFu008cTZElCTl0c0-ZMqGEJVfoIZohwJsDDOxZq3c4aexQnMmxNhpAXOJow4fq3BKfY-DFKxSkpF4gCI6TpQ/s320/IMG_20230416_160648527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A recent happy discovery is this Italian cafe close to home which we can both visit on days when Alan feels up to trips out on his trusty mobility scooter.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyecDgzPfAMr_QJPjbUbt4yMHY-hvdc3pogBfCm6hf5RBHOFHTesEuqxb1fmEWt-2HtFKo1ef_T_SWyY3mezo0nqwlwGjhxbh3ZellhwJ8NY7mVXjYVg9dJdblNt99KbiyUgQYVotJFxHV1LgaasRwn6yFyRUsXVV57yA5b-1NlRrH36SP-fNUn4Yemg/s1117/IMG_20230416_160449808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1117" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyecDgzPfAMr_QJPjbUbt4yMHY-hvdc3pogBfCm6hf5RBHOFHTesEuqxb1fmEWt-2HtFKo1ef_T_SWyY3mezo0nqwlwGjhxbh3ZellhwJ8NY7mVXjYVg9dJdblNt99KbiyUgQYVotJFxHV1LgaasRwn6yFyRUsXVV57yA5b-1NlRrH36SP-fNUn4Yemg/s320/IMG_20230416_160449808.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And from his point of view the real bonus is there's an old-fashioned sweet shop inside the cafe. He will never have to go short of the lemon sherbet sweets he loves so much. <div><br /><div>As for the downs, Alan has more bad days than good. I've had to call out an ambulance, during the night, twice in the last few weeks. I can't thank our local ambulance service enough. They are amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is what it is.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTO7ZX5kpElHofSpMzYygAXdqezmx8z4A6QjndNbLeMoMoQkIodmaCX67XBzBh1huQvHzwMP7OeB6cGYPnQH4pAiuxQeZVBgpBEHx_gz3o2hn79mP-y_ra6CBX4pM_bFJICgoXQfKNU4Sfk5YpAxMnFT0fMg9dOj2AmkZphe0gRPJU6wtSzh9a-3YThQ/s837/IMG_20230415_140517766%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTO7ZX5kpElHofSpMzYygAXdqezmx8z4A6QjndNbLeMoMoQkIodmaCX67XBzBh1huQvHzwMP7OeB6cGYPnQH4pAiuxQeZVBgpBEHx_gz3o2hn79mP-y_ra6CBX4pM_bFJICgoXQfKNU4Sfk5YpAxMnFT0fMg9dOj2AmkZphe0gRPJU6wtSzh9a-3YThQ/s320/IMG_20230415_140517766%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I'll leave you with this shot of Silver. She really knows how to relax. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: medium;"><b>Bye for now</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: medium;"><b>Elizabeth</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-48991580048402646252023-03-08T17:16:00.002+00:002023-03-08T17:16:36.497+00:00WOYWW - WEEK 718<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>Happy International Women's Day to you all. Thanks for visiting and I hope this finds you well and enjoying lots of crafting time. </p><p>So another three weeks has sped by and I've been missing in action again! Still trying to get my new craftroom sorted but I'm getting there, slowly but surely. A new desk and shelving has been added. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6JGM41EtM33myfuEe_XrtqaGtdAUn1C0ZxM7iQnI0dyQyE8lrxlIvW7Hzn9QXKoilrWP-lqq5IG6k0zcCZP71eiTH8qlaL_zomIDEB8bQarNsEe0-8keTUt7OvohDYGVHNodwPjUAg9dlUOYfZsdpWQ5s7Y9GuJWeZtWqBqqnos2bLTlQM9_qtQ_Sw/s720/Screenshot_20230307-201523.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="720" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6JGM41EtM33myfuEe_XrtqaGtdAUn1C0ZxM7iQnI0dyQyE8lrxlIvW7Hzn9QXKoilrWP-lqq5IG6k0zcCZP71eiTH8qlaL_zomIDEB8bQarNsEe0-8keTUt7OvohDYGVHNodwPjUAg9dlUOYfZsdpWQ5s7Y9GuJWeZtWqBqqnos2bLTlQM9_qtQ_Sw/s320/Screenshot_20230307-201523.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>With thanks to my daughter and her hubby for assembling it all for me. Silver approves too. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNi9XXfknggVlu8cJxNnpdQY6jPGNygEA0o_Niv1pwPGbNtYjmn2fR5-UwdGA553v_ysFocdHrpbhADZxYFhEcTUQvceJ6ozlUwMarFYecVI8E_Xrv4xIxdS_nkhltW1OtpgfMOFgqgtmCkEChfuq38w41TE2fvQsQ0w-q3RvOcfo_tBp-FzTRF_aAg/s3310/IMG_20230224_140042607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3310" data-original-width="2663" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNi9XXfknggVlu8cJxNnpdQY6jPGNygEA0o_Niv1pwPGbNtYjmn2fR5-UwdGA553v_ysFocdHrpbhADZxYFhEcTUQvceJ6ozlUwMarFYecVI8E_Xrv4xIxdS_nkhltW1OtpgfMOFgqgtmCkEChfuq38w41TE2fvQsQ0w-q3RvOcfo_tBp-FzTRF_aAg/s320/IMG_20230224_140042607.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><p>I'm still unpacking but taking my time to finding a home for everything. The labeling of the boxes is essential or I won't be able to find a thing. </p><p>There's someone coming tomorrow to mount the TV up out of the way on the wall above the desk. Then the next big job I have lined up is to set up my PC and all its attachments on my desk in such a way it's taking up the least possible space. Such fun!</p><p>I've had very little time, or inclination if I'm honest, to scrap for several weeks but I did join in with the Mind The Scrap Cyber Crop recently and manage to create these four layouts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU4EShNRhLc3YURw_DfHyLKz_X9gAksx9c6jAqD5yFUy7R1XYTGDlsGiI4hSa_xL5X2T8q7MeTW3Zc0Co5RBM83iiMZ3OXalrHIKgbVTZ9v1E2mZV8jXmuNP1BKf722jVlx4bufnGxUw2aHEJZyLeXrRWjY9AUWGC5phspnWl2d-ZLvh8Y8q4fkiDUA/s720/Screenshot_20230308-145846~2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU4EShNRhLc3YURw_DfHyLKz_X9gAksx9c6jAqD5yFUy7R1XYTGDlsGiI4hSa_xL5X2T8q7MeTW3Zc0Co5RBM83iiMZ3OXalrHIKgbVTZ9v1E2mZV8jXmuNP1BKf722jVlx4bufnGxUw2aHEJZyLeXrRWjY9AUWGC5phspnWl2d-ZLvh8Y8q4fkiDUA/s320/Screenshot_20230308-145846~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoXoz8iv0EIk98RMCe-iUDerQoY8PxuxkQlx28TxWzAHGxl5znUqiSNtJQgkVTllBlvV_kT08LGkTT2zRfEzqKwNUAauITPjMZpoofsWsUZAPGT62fEd22glMRo70xWFMToKfE93DN64paRN8Jd3SaFeSlwA4kY8Cp23FE-DTrLSnuVvEUE7dXD6Ljw/s720/Screenshot_20230308-145856~2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="720" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoXoz8iv0EIk98RMCe-iUDerQoY8PxuxkQlx28TxWzAHGxl5znUqiSNtJQgkVTllBlvV_kT08LGkTT2zRfEzqKwNUAauITPjMZpoofsWsUZAPGT62fEd22glMRo70xWFMToKfE93DN64paRN8Jd3SaFeSlwA4kY8Cp23FE-DTrLSnuVvEUE7dXD6Ljw/s320/Screenshot_20230308-145856~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X1ml4D55hxCc43YNWystoRDcYFAlDiFT4Vgk9Tl52a53wqoVMQxM8wE2DVWFsG3mZ9SP4raeA9A6jNvayefCp9ZE94FD9OEJ-K4ryulxUhgucD1PamLuw1wnJiuWRKwbtgdG957O_jCZ67HXbiWhlbR_9ytp2kRnk_4pRpA_O30p23IQ8oNeBkW7Eg/s720/Screenshot_20230308-145903~2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="720" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X1ml4D55hxCc43YNWystoRDcYFAlDiFT4Vgk9Tl52a53wqoVMQxM8wE2DVWFsG3mZ9SP4raeA9A6jNvayefCp9ZE94FD9OEJ-K4ryulxUhgucD1PamLuw1wnJiuWRKwbtgdG957O_jCZ67HXbiWhlbR_9ytp2kRnk_4pRpA_O30p23IQ8oNeBkW7Eg/s320/Screenshot_20230308-145903~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI8zhmpNeOtlW7YcE4z3sH9imOkVKwFN2o3C8DgL9HhDqX8y0QBKgTaTm8K5R3endfqIzuGgvGufhoODQV0dxSrCLCcV8mPabURG3et5xBatKNf_XCFqXvJwGegG0DkbdMCEbNwPtj5XNlxHzLZ8puWjJoTgaCXWD2knyVHci9u5MlPQynpnGTn9UKQ/s720/Screenshot_20230308-145912~2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="720" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI8zhmpNeOtlW7YcE4z3sH9imOkVKwFN2o3C8DgL9HhDqX8y0QBKgTaTm8K5R3endfqIzuGgvGufhoODQV0dxSrCLCcV8mPabURG3et5xBatKNf_XCFqXvJwGegG0DkbdMCEbNwPtj5XNlxHzLZ8puWjJoTgaCXWD2knyVHci9u5MlPQynpnGTn9UKQ/s320/Screenshot_20230308-145912~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Not great but every little helps. </p><p>It's still cold up here though we've not seen so much as a flake of the promised snow. Not that I'm complaining as it would put a stop to my occasional walkabouts. Here's a couple of pics from a recent walk to the beach. </p><p>In a garden a few doors down. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahkWm0LI6JdCoj0SQ9xIQ0JLCFXqDuQ8vTHuawi98YPZJHCFC7Gv9C3Ld6PPh1TW8ggFbILC3WAmhgR6f7uMlLNn9zII87o7ZxJ9oHPn4CMrCRzQxADPWol8K-gRkGSEI-u7TKo1FiobEUYz21fmUgr5fzq8km_7XjzD9BW_m1uWEqxDTXy4_Z2rBUw/s2302/IMG_20230226_142022_269.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="2302" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahkWm0LI6JdCoj0SQ9xIQ0JLCFXqDuQ8vTHuawi98YPZJHCFC7Gv9C3Ld6PPh1TW8ggFbILC3WAmhgR6f7uMlLNn9zII87o7ZxJ9oHPn4CMrCRzQxADPWol8K-gRkGSEI-u7TKo1FiobEUYz21fmUgr5fzq8km_7XjzD9BW_m1uWEqxDTXy4_Z2rBUw/s320/IMG_20230226_142022_269.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And this is a rare site - a post box! This one was tucked inside a privet hedge, almost in hiding. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiEhIAGP9j9UzBoOIsNuZN3MZrZF0JGyl7wXESvPwAaeZrocAdicsjmyZ7cDHMIavf318FVsmNtLGZkNu0dvvOISLfoXdWy4Wi-Tl-hDCPntwOonsxudpvLiXFFUBX02S32iPLjs2HWFklnYKXMRpAKEZUuohiIneaYy4L0vsIsXTxMRE3XHnIi0miA/s3072/IMG_20230226_133410_308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiEhIAGP9j9UzBoOIsNuZN3MZrZF0JGyl7wXESvPwAaeZrocAdicsjmyZ7cDHMIavf318FVsmNtLGZkNu0dvvOISLfoXdWy4Wi-Tl-hDCPntwOonsxudpvLiXFFUBX02S32iPLjs2HWFklnYKXMRpAKEZUuohiIneaYy4L0vsIsXTxMRE3XHnIi0miA/s320/IMG_20230226_133410_308.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And, of course, the beach. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5d4KLcwrmgHuqsn-PQ5do7HLxRiZXTGwMvAq3eniFaDg6YMQNtZCq0mcAT0b7x4MJyTipZmGltxz8Ax4E1ZH-pdugHP1quqqtZbpLv1Dpi851q8myaVfylls5cQmAdq5sBXU7ftdSjhmq9QNx3jNRjHYyFmaUGmUzu7E5L-kixdBfhBqM2kf0EJ8wQ/s2295/IMG_20230226_122358662~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="2295" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5d4KLcwrmgHuqsn-PQ5do7HLxRiZXTGwMvAq3eniFaDg6YMQNtZCq0mcAT0b7x4MJyTipZmGltxz8Ax4E1ZH-pdugHP1quqqtZbpLv1Dpi851q8myaVfylls5cQmAdq5sBXU7ftdSjhmq9QNx3jNRjHYyFmaUGmUzu7E5L-kixdBfhBqM2kf0EJ8wQ/s320/IMG_20230226_122358662~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The vessel that can be seen in the distance is the ferry to the Isle of Arran. </span></div><p>That's it from me today. I'm late again but, as it's still Wednesday, I hope I'll be forgiven by not only our Head Desker, Julia, over on the <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2023/03/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-718.html?m=1">Stamping Ground </a>but by all you lovely WOYWWers! </p><p>Before I go here's a wonderful photo taken of the Aurora borealis (also known as the Northern Lights) seen here in Ardrossan one night last week. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvN4Iy1Abo8eY2undLu-D57PSQyevLiAyEs8lt_UJlGTr1i5kwsSrc2fFm3iitwLW-Fu2G8jeJzeOKbP6Knxnwa3JTL87231IYh3uvOasoGiNJSEhdATN1SbWKiKr3YGmkMhCKpM6CSqRTtP_sy5Zt9Q0xGqjJou8drzm3oRJUBPBSsG4lKMuZ6meMg/s960/received_152531837655804.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="960" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvN4Iy1Abo8eY2undLu-D57PSQyevLiAyEs8lt_UJlGTr1i5kwsSrc2fFm3iitwLW-Fu2G8jeJzeOKbP6Knxnwa3JTL87231IYh3uvOasoGiNJSEhdATN1SbWKiKr3YGmkMhCKpM6CSqRTtP_sy5Zt9Q0xGqjJou8drzm3oRJUBPBSsG4lKMuZ6meMg/s320/received_152531837655804.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Bye for now,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth </p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-10464511383700929812023-02-07T21:57:00.000+00:002023-02-07T21:57:00.652+00:00WOYWW - Week 714<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>Goodness, it's been quite a while! Lots of reasons most of which I will resist boring you with here. Instead here's a shot of my workdesk, such as it is, today. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6Y-iPx1KOxUJcd2n18Ifu5CZoYRrI9bihTNLiG6ZYaNOAtr_a4SRvjIyjkLOoV5ofcp71fUOYYpzTiMjAYriucPMUE-2mbq1oFTu-jA3-2dYQi30eMZUwWX1d5u_jbgaV-1T7gCBGBRXpkhtZ1q5nkyiWOMFdrFazkNsygX039BZPohB5xmL6pC1BA/s4160/IMG_20230207_172510444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6Y-iPx1KOxUJcd2n18Ifu5CZoYRrI9bihTNLiG6ZYaNOAtr_a4SRvjIyjkLOoV5ofcp71fUOYYpzTiMjAYriucPMUE-2mbq1oFTu-jA3-2dYQi30eMZUwWX1d5u_jbgaV-1T7gCBGBRXpkhtZ1q5nkyiWOMFdrFazkNsygX039BZPohB5xmL6pC1BA/w400-h300/IMG_20230207_172510444.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As you can see I'm still working on a makeshift desk, actually a camping table, but it's at least in what will be the new craftroom. I'll not deny there's lots to do yet. The old craft desk had served me well for something like sixteen years.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k6iX7fNRDWSE-imPsVheWWLC_Kn9XJrp-pL9BmLKO4WErv6b3zKIxcAgrptrfpfGeDJD7ttcKTTCKATK6Jb8FjzGNDBuReuaA2XuanJsS0yj-f352ksLs4OmgYdBpxAikD0z226RDmv54klO14Paqy1jouvxMspFuKI6G3ek9A6C2LFkToAnZ70AEQ/s1118/IMG_20230201_125402404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1118" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k6iX7fNRDWSE-imPsVheWWLC_Kn9XJrp-pL9BmLKO4WErv6b3zKIxcAgrptrfpfGeDJD7ttcKTTCKATK6Jb8FjzGNDBuReuaA2XuanJsS0yj-f352ksLs4OmgYdBpxAikD0z226RDmv54klO14Paqy1jouvxMspFuKI6G3ek9A6C2LFkToAnZ70AEQ/w400-h300/IMG_20230201_125402404.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Beautiful but far too big. So, regretfully, it had to go. It's now in a local primary school and I hope the children there get as much pleasure using it as I have. It certainly took the sting out of parting with it to know it was going to a very good cause.<div><br /></div><div>A new, smaller, desk has been ordered and delivered. It's flatpack so I await the help of a handyman to put it together. I look forward to posting a photo very soon. </div><div><div> <br /><div>Time for scrapping is short but I've managed a few (13 so far) pages by working in short bursts. Here's just a few. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSmIvQ9udD5W_z7KaqpKlKzUURue-STa73ECDKykXQyauocY1GDPFUwdezjRgM-NFC7SMcylYxIsjm19A5dgCioNGLG8SMaIn4YvS9mg1CVriUF5kXikFeKX_WcKquw-mRY3SU37ikv-L4hBme_zlpxla1KpvMYsUHR3IunvqGArsuBUk2biFe2JBqQ/s840/Have%20Yourself%20A%20Merry%20Little%20Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSmIvQ9udD5W_z7KaqpKlKzUURue-STa73ECDKykXQyauocY1GDPFUwdezjRgM-NFC7SMcylYxIsjm19A5dgCioNGLG8SMaIn4YvS9mg1CVriUF5kXikFeKX_WcKquw-mRY3SU37ikv-L4hBme_zlpxla1KpvMYsUHR3IunvqGArsuBUk2biFe2JBqQ/s320/Have%20Yourself%20A%20Merry%20Little%20Christmas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GJliBedqQ1FO7OTfz9PaQehN7ta9-q5H5LNlkblZd0zYLNdSMqavZdJBEedK6GHnj7kd6KtQl0gifZqFerSbJj9qtBXqZyvrxeXFEATdU-m9ahU1MYJ0LeOSWEi7UPW3iTa691uPemEaTFO0tQ96NdcwDN82fTSRL8JlQhFfcq-uqMnAbE128Vz0kQ/s838/Holiday%20Stories.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="835" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GJliBedqQ1FO7OTfz9PaQehN7ta9-q5H5LNlkblZd0zYLNdSMqavZdJBEedK6GHnj7kd6KtQl0gifZqFerSbJj9qtBXqZyvrxeXFEATdU-m9ahU1MYJ0LeOSWEi7UPW3iTa691uPemEaTFO0tQ96NdcwDN82fTSRL8JlQhFfcq-uqMnAbE128Vz0kQ/s320/Holiday%20Stories.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbimAnPVv5Frb0P5HOb8PoHaSIOnBB58AAdAnHJwdTg1AYff44NtlqKzXzOZyrLHNzPe_7aSrym8F3CgK9778AhxhTRlbWkJJwpmhhpfDzO22lNkAghvieovWldk7uyyPwxYSltZI8Xt7AQLxrZPqWLV2r8D1kZsQfEBqhOpfsOM1N3_CD029zvneEUw/s851/Hot%20Chocolate%20Weather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="851" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbimAnPVv5Frb0P5HOb8PoHaSIOnBB58AAdAnHJwdTg1AYff44NtlqKzXzOZyrLHNzPe_7aSrym8F3CgK9778AhxhTRlbWkJJwpmhhpfDzO22lNkAghvieovWldk7uyyPwxYSltZI8Xt7AQLxrZPqWLV2r8D1kZsQfEBqhOpfsOM1N3_CD029zvneEUw/s320/Hot%20Chocolate%20Weather.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAQRm_tEoR4KsDLYafJ49GSguGi5Dcy5l_Zjx1NWAJsVSolHnjBW8AQKw1FGM6b2e4VSAcgdCZzeEQywtxl_-jYlk5wgEToazRR4IFpqR1o4e4wE4HIareRAv_wYG6hkZoAKyf0YwIKLvQKb4xLoUH9bX8jvUTeNpoS7wVzipcWfHNzCbOS_IBPvYSA/s851/On%20Ben%20Starav.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="851" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAQRm_tEoR4KsDLYafJ49GSguGi5Dcy5l_Zjx1NWAJsVSolHnjBW8AQKw1FGM6b2e4VSAcgdCZzeEQywtxl_-jYlk5wgEToazRR4IFpqR1o4e4wE4HIareRAv_wYG6hkZoAKyf0YwIKLvQKb4xLoUH9bX8jvUTeNpoS7wVzipcWfHNzCbOS_IBPvYSA/s320/On%20Ben%20Starav.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>That's Christmas and winter done with for now. The days are warming, sunshine has even been spotted hereabouts and I can feel that Spring is just around the corner. Happy days ahead!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a wonderful <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/">WOYWW</a> and a fabulously crafty week ahead. </div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Bye for now,<br />Elizabeth</span></h3>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-21586791533370496912023-01-01T11:37:00.000+00:002023-01-01T11:37:46.285+00:00Happy New Year - 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vu_rCOp66dvjvZwlRuD_tNiYA3dWugGyPhcOWuZdSY-weEGSP9mV5DJwWKpQ-G4Eh14Gn_AOp3EmYsj0sF47lf5nCvT7PVMLShP4OE-H_AxJEsk2Cj5lSn-ZxhWGRCMYiaZETyjEvDJGmzxsFkTM4HnIwg74PoBjBa4Smwhc-BiBt_pfxv__RFrh0g/s716/Screenshot_20221230-143217~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="716" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vu_rCOp66dvjvZwlRuD_tNiYA3dWugGyPhcOWuZdSY-weEGSP9mV5DJwWKpQ-G4Eh14Gn_AOp3EmYsj0sF47lf5nCvT7PVMLShP4OE-H_AxJEsk2Cj5lSn-ZxhWGRCMYiaZETyjEvDJGmzxsFkTM4HnIwg74PoBjBa4Smwhc-BiBt_pfxv__RFrh0g/s320/Screenshot_20221230-143217~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wishing you all you wish for you and yours for the coming year. </span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Elizabeth </span></b></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-36508028073767976782022-12-21T14:37:00.001+00:002022-12-21T14:37:56.316+00:00WOYWW - Week 707<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qfHaxxyTyjEhh5R5YeyOjfQATCiXKmQGo9gEHbi-FpmYLS11lrPtyX0kyOrGGtzGpafOh27JayyIXnDILGBIS0wWWtKghJlcIpRkDB4f_tgpdoCakRi148Nu6naUYcxSxjLZVQPfyTB00K-TPx1o9kAP0qQrozGRkDxu_NYgABbOpxj4fIiIQxW24A/s592/FB_IMG_1670610966180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="592" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qfHaxxyTyjEhh5R5YeyOjfQATCiXKmQGo9gEHbi-FpmYLS11lrPtyX0kyOrGGtzGpafOh27JayyIXnDILGBIS0wWWtKghJlcIpRkDB4f_tgpdoCakRi148Nu6naUYcxSxjLZVQPfyTB00K-TPx1o9kAP0qQrozGRkDxu_NYgABbOpxj4fIiIQxW24A/w200-h200/FB_IMG_1670610966180.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>I know I've been missing in action for a few weeks but I just had to join in with Julia's <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/12/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-707.html?m=1">What's In Your Workdesk Wednesday </a>and wish you all a </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Very Merry Christmas! </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHcJr7pJ-KaU_4WIqhVAtCd5yNiTXkk9NU77V3vObXcNXfhAKmLtqbFfffekx7z6UU1mGeXMkQw6VO_i3fzATBp7PZ1-Q-nN5Z9xyBWPLpxs5o6Kig9q99T-FYuLMwtRtlZ6fwVDeg9LIiqYdNfCqZMGtiMI-tinekfx72Da2gMLILyyXdki272gElg/s4160/IMG_20221221_123246309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHcJr7pJ-KaU_4WIqhVAtCd5yNiTXkk9NU77V3vObXcNXfhAKmLtqbFfffekx7z6UU1mGeXMkQw6VO_i3fzATBp7PZ1-Q-nN5Z9xyBWPLpxs5o6Kig9q99T-FYuLMwtRtlZ6fwVDeg9LIiqYdNfCqZMGtiMI-tinekfx72Da2gMLILyyXdki272gElg/s320/IMG_20221221_123246309.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There's not much to show on my desk today. Just the glittery gold Christmas album and the last page made waiting to be filed in it. It's looking a bit too bulky now, weighs a tonne too, so time to order a new album. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE8nkJWV7KSTyi10zLyqQlwZiDJaKuhJhoqDgvxuhhbJ8_COKPM0D24hoLAmaV3yLT1oFr7Xv4TpqsHvszvmByb2dJfPN_m6gAyfc-jg9apv0IimAxWfn2vSoQgidHCL1ceD--0YYV8TvENToxNSxYB1_-YD2Hh3C-asB2bL1yg0wi1eWPvW_fECYPA/s3097/IMG_20221220_114849121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3097" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE8nkJWV7KSTyi10zLyqQlwZiDJaKuhJhoqDgvxuhhbJ8_COKPM0D24hoLAmaV3yLT1oFr7Xv4TpqsHvszvmByb2dJfPN_m6gAyfc-jg9apv0IimAxWfn2vSoQgidHCL1ceD--0YYV8TvENToxNSxYB1_-YD2Hh3C-asB2bL1yg0wi1eWPvW_fECYPA/w200-h198/IMG_20221220_114849121.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Here's a close up of the page. The design is a good way of using up lots of leftover strips of paper. <div><br /></div><div>I've not been able to do much scrapping, or much of anything really, because of arthritis in my hands. All the packing and unpacking with moving house has caused a flare-up so I've been advised to take it a bit easier for a while. Not too difficult as it is Christmas so I'm giving myself a break. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope to get back to normal again in the New Year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrfWBQyKXZdWiYv_6-Wxe3gKsp1J5lp3zuvc224IzuYvl9_egzcpeI50ZmxU-HOiCObzu8Q3gZIGZaolPZS5umNwBETcSO6w9EL6Bz_ygktlOjbEbYSP5IlxetMj-jzLIGDAKZIwfZiaif1HgPh4pYIPaLJi93ucNiImnpjO8hCL_AIUuSY_pQ7fvIA/s1958/IMG_20221221_123301878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1958" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrfWBQyKXZdWiYv_6-Wxe3gKsp1J5lp3zuvc224IzuYvl9_egzcpeI50ZmxU-HOiCObzu8Q3gZIGZaolPZS5umNwBETcSO6w9EL6Bz_ygktlOjbEbYSP5IlxetMj-jzLIGDAKZIwfZiaif1HgPh4pYIPaLJi93ucNiImnpjO8hCL_AIUuSY_pQ7fvIA/w200-h177/IMG_20221221_123301878.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div>ln the meantime, I wish all of you wherever you are, whatever you are doing, a wonderful holiday weekend. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Elizabeth</i></b></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-15977076044026541262022-11-23T13:18:00.000+00:002022-11-23T13:18:14.029+00:00WOYWW Week 703<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>And happy Wednesday to you all too. I'm dropping in for the weekly workdesk event, hosted by the fabulous Julia over at the <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/11/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-703.html?m=1">Stamping Ground</a>, What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1FVCPCZhorlDQkg3QP5UhpTGIjNbHXqOwSqjx-dOZwI-2wrBKFYKxxIMVo1zwar6exdcu8OJbfFX1X9BnAgq4HOLfex0ko9TlzG1SYWA5Kjhux5rmrUGI_DtDu8NciMoaX4YI0TbpD459WVnAIB8VIh4qlxjYKwI0ilbpGvoZpf9u227bRTadmQTMw/s4022/IMG_20221122_124552463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="4022" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1FVCPCZhorlDQkg3QP5UhpTGIjNbHXqOwSqjx-dOZwI-2wrBKFYKxxIMVo1zwar6exdcu8OJbfFX1X9BnAgq4HOLfex0ko9TlzG1SYWA5Kjhux5rmrUGI_DtDu8NciMoaX4YI0TbpD459WVnAIB8VIh4qlxjYKwI0ilbpGvoZpf9u227bRTadmQTMw/s320/IMG_20221122_124552463.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There's not much going on here. Silver thinks the desk makes a perfect perch. Besides, what could be more important than her comfort and company. She's right, of course. </p><p>We're still struggling without the internet. Waiting for Openreach seems to be neverending. </p><p>There's been some progress with the unboxing. Both desks are now in place in the workroom and the bookcases are filling up. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6qOPIQbe41r4A9QriJw8StJO8bM2uJUvzJ1tjsKru3wmiz9PP0hndsFjmbffCuicuDomm0pTZ40scXYtXp9reD0YbCGJ2OtwbNZqpm5RCar587WhO0SMvpqe_h4_c3cTH0GjhWpH9zpciCQc4uj_T_VVRD6NQilNKCglRGbRvTqaN7WA_jhvIKunBQ/s3524/IMG_20221123_130323124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3524" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6qOPIQbe41r4A9QriJw8StJO8bM2uJUvzJ1tjsKru3wmiz9PP0hndsFjmbffCuicuDomm0pTZ40scXYtXp9reD0YbCGJ2OtwbNZqpm5RCar587WhO0SMvpqe_h4_c3cTH0GjhWpH9zpciCQc4uj_T_VVRD6NQilNKCglRGbRvTqaN7WA_jhvIKunBQ/s320/IMG_20221123_130323124.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>My wooden stamps, at least some of them, are back where they belong. </p><p>I'm finding some time, mainly in the evenings, to work my way through the page kits put together before the move - when Silver allows! Otherwise, there's not much doing. </p><p>Hope you're all finding plenty time to craft and that there's lots on your workdesk today. </p><p>Take care and have a great week ahead. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Elizabeth</i></b> </p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-19140997621433890482022-11-20T17:46:00.000+00:002022-11-20T17:46:33.446+00:00Sunday Chat<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>Happy Sunday to you all. I thought I'd start a regular post for Sundays to chat about what I've been up to recently. This week it just happens to be about scrapping from a sketch. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jx6UJAes1UaytKLpXOihnHWcU0dd66CtF1OZNlB6VUSKt7OGQ6AyQC7J3-CZpQmKZt6xgh2z1taCnK21MsMw6l05JfWvn3HFZb2YAT_X5FkLZAhY88DK2-z7JjuGT85aKddxRRBeBqpfsKngo4uqv6ueThBBXm8RdeqYhsobK1Jxjt3hJTAk4_CsnA/s720/FB_IMG_1667141100384.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jx6UJAes1UaytKLpXOihnHWcU0dd66CtF1OZNlB6VUSKt7OGQ6AyQC7J3-CZpQmKZt6xgh2z1taCnK21MsMw6l05JfWvn3HFZb2YAT_X5FkLZAhY88DK2-z7JjuGT85aKddxRRBeBqpfsKngo4uqv6ueThBBXm8RdeqYhsobK1Jxjt3hJTAk4_CsnA/w200-h200/FB_IMG_1667141100384.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>I like using a sketch. They make a great starting point. In particular, I'm a great fan of Lisa Sikorski's sketches - they can be found on her Scrap A Sketch Facebook group This one is sketch is No.2. I've used it not just once, but twice. </p><p><b>Our Sweet Kind Boy</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yZct82uREZxxQ87X9MK1G1R44CwWF4QV8dDVl_0_2KYnQStwUJrEjNf6MsLyYvvBBkRsBYdhVLjRDo1jdXTe_ZINxDq3vvByseWQ5idTA50ezAd3-Fk9AhQL7Hv8LBkl_Kwh2HCJntGhbPJHILABUExdXKlhzaY5LP0Bn6ra6dKLddjrEt6tcU23oA/s3003/IMG_20221105_100445080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="3003" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yZct82uREZxxQ87X9MK1G1R44CwWF4QV8dDVl_0_2KYnQStwUJrEjNf6MsLyYvvBBkRsBYdhVLjRDo1jdXTe_ZINxDq3vvByseWQ5idTA50ezAd3-Fk9AhQL7Hv8LBkl_Kwh2HCJntGhbPJHILABUExdXKlhzaY5LP0Bn6ra6dKLddjrEt6tcU23oA/s320/IMG_20221105_100445080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>Fresh Air</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PTmnjhugFfXUg3LqmMzHOuTHZBP6r3ac0ZOLQLsT4sLKNBQ9EdzGxalMsoGtmjRn6UANzl7B6oNRo02H4N4u0JtFwaP2Y4ERl0LtCceU-QtL3g4cMfD6mVXz6jnMFBgBGpdwACK586qbepM2iLPl6Re7ECIFuSrCJJ-26orSPvH9hwnKjk1gg0u1ew/s3048/IMG_20221102_160102008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="3011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PTmnjhugFfXUg3LqmMzHOuTHZBP6r3ac0ZOLQLsT4sLKNBQ9EdzGxalMsoGtmjRn6UANzl7B6oNRo02H4N4u0JtFwaP2Y4ERl0LtCceU-QtL3g4cMfD6mVXz6jnMFBgBGpdwACK586qbepM2iLPl6Re7ECIFuSrCJJ-26orSPvH9hwnKjk1gg0u1ew/s320/IMG_20221102_160102008.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><p>Seen together like this it's obvious I used the sketch both times. But different backgrounds, colours, patterned papers, embellishments and, of course, photos and each page looks completely different. </p><p>I created the tags by cutting a variety of papers to size, rounding of the corners with a corner punch, and punching a star centre top ... the hole punch is still packed away goodness knows where! It's a trick that I often use when there's no suitable labels in my stash. </p><p>Eventually each page will be filed in different albums so the similarity of the layouts probably won't be noticed. Not that it matters to me if they were - I'm just pleased to be able to use a sketch more than once. </p><p>If you are a scrapper do you use sketches and, if so, do you use the same one more than once ... your favourites, perhaps? </p><p>I have an evening of scrapping on my temporary workdesk lined up, after dinner, of course. And I'll be catching up with Strictly Come Dancing in Blackpool too ... hoping my favourites get through to dance another week. Can you tell I'm addicted? </p><p>I wish you all a lovely week ahead and 'keep scrapping'! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Elizabeth </i></b></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-7929371419851253902022-11-16T15:57:00.000+00:002022-11-16T15:57:46.332+00:00WOYWW Week 702<p>Afternoon Everyone,</p><p>After a morning taken up with yet more unboxing and sorting through stuff, I thought I'd unwind by joining in with Julia, at the <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/11/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-702.html?m=1">Stamping Ground</a>, and show what's on my desk today. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYfDep8ASWRlUs5qgb2_6yoXSEIbzlhwYZiWqoLvvrmWRPnobomQhfeE383O3OYYt_Cdkd-p6Vixv3klvXHERUcFR3Hf0CDUjfuDhP-pQJgMqhotMhXqob0Oo3fkhOxRlXHPDy_LLxQMa1gXu58Rs0TJrJU2oWBOIzvGerIQDfPBh3X4TiK97aEnjog/s4160/IMG_20221116_095355642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYfDep8ASWRlUs5qgb2_6yoXSEIbzlhwYZiWqoLvvrmWRPnobomQhfeE383O3OYYt_Cdkd-p6Vixv3klvXHERUcFR3Hf0CDUjfuDhP-pQJgMqhotMhXqob0Oo3fkhOxRlXHPDy_LLxQMa1gXu58Rs0TJrJU2oWBOIzvGerIQDfPBh3X4TiK97aEnjog/s320/IMG_20221116_095355642.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Well, there it is. My desk. Covered in stuff. So not ready for scrapping yet but closer than the last time I was here. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzlsmokJa5C3tFBkz7iMTSZILTWgoW22fHJ4H1DrGlEzr5l2meqd_BP6IssHr4c44eV5sT-Vd2ALM91uEWrSsZ-uqqbh8xORkIoPrHfEs0HXoV_04LvE9YyRgKefpmLLNxfgeTiPdZdci-5B5ZQsFX2e8YR_xYHz4luggWWYTAmY1Pzn2vsqOQUQtdw/s4160/IMG_20221116_143428953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzlsmokJa5C3tFBkz7iMTSZILTWgoW22fHJ4H1DrGlEzr5l2meqd_BP6IssHr4c44eV5sT-Vd2ALM91uEWrSsZ-uqqbh8xORkIoPrHfEs0HXoV_04LvE9YyRgKefpmLLNxfgeTiPdZdci-5B5ZQsFX2e8YR_xYHz4luggWWYTAmY1Pzn2vsqOQUQtdw/s320/IMG_20221116_143428953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The sewing table is a lot less cluttered but no sewing machine to top it so nothing doing there either.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKd09z18hNEV5DngXqRQ_5qmgtH6F7lO3lrLiSWi9DxLEV7gHeg7AkPxIEO6hfIJnHchtyOD0K9nnzKASMxOSOegR6P-DE_n1BidlMqkKWsuKSgbsq546KNO542b32b4WHMK79jnx-2bdCRU-2DgprLprzljg7G6D-NLlVfPy--Mxx7_BputShzQJwQ/s4160/IMG_20221116_095330001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKd09z18hNEV5DngXqRQ_5qmgtH6F7lO3lrLiSWi9DxLEV7gHeg7AkPxIEO6hfIJnHchtyOD0K9nnzKASMxOSOegR6P-DE_n1BidlMqkKWsuKSgbsq546KNO542b32b4WHMK79jnx-2bdCRU-2DgprLprzljg7G6D-NLlVfPy--Mxx7_BputShzQJwQ/s320/IMG_20221116_095330001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>But fear not, fellow crafter's, the temporary workdesk is still serving me well. Here it is between projects. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie9QaJUIv4jUlPZFGVSsJ31JpIhb5-liw-GOMoLQmy54dDiQXSN_iX9rj_3jKcoScDre8q3jrihf02s6AHeAePvQ4-uo3Sx-RZ9UpGDfWC_vhpBRUqHP9k3JwEb9vLHASvmr8iWXrg0-_EFGcIBbLWdGkXm7SFYk6RGdIh_gQAax4sIEz7bStiQtJXg/s4160/IMG_20220907_124844188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie9QaJUIv4jUlPZFGVSsJ31JpIhb5-liw-GOMoLQmy54dDiQXSN_iX9rj_3jKcoScDre8q3jrihf02s6AHeAePvQ4-uo3Sx-RZ9UpGDfWC_vhpBRUqHP9k3JwEb9vLHASvmr8iWXrg0-_EFGcIBbLWdGkXm7SFYk6RGdIh_gQAax4sIEz7bStiQtJXg/s320/IMG_20220907_124844188.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>And these are the projects. Before the move, I had the foresight to put together page kits from stash. Over 140 of them. Each one is made up of cardstock, patterned paper, alpha's, embellishments and one or more photos, whatever seemed appropriate - all put away in a polythene baggy and stored in a numbered 'pizza' box saved especially for the job. </p><p>I expected to get just one layout from each page kit but that has rarely been so. For example, from page kit #22 I got the following three.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MHIIaU322pK6FG7fiHj-vouj4FSLZY6CZ_0UsbGdkmi3dJH1t9KxXgS_kIogNCrO9-LiTlqe50qeDuyyTVusF_aivVEmKI6eTNhxcTVJ_bSlNE_nChko-6KXD8-7NLG73msLn7XJmuRvDX6t1tB_soMpJLHwlLGiWJdN_xv4Ydlt5MiKoq9V2XPBYQ/s3166/IMG_20221104_100720046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3166" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MHIIaU322pK6FG7fiHj-vouj4FSLZY6CZ_0UsbGdkmi3dJH1t9KxXgS_kIogNCrO9-LiTlqe50qeDuyyTVusF_aivVEmKI6eTNhxcTVJ_bSlNE_nChko-6KXD8-7NLG73msLn7XJmuRvDX6t1tB_soMpJLHwlLGiWJdN_xv4Ydlt5MiKoq9V2XPBYQ/s320/IMG_20221104_100720046.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCWcVgOZLWc2LGXB1TA1OqyL2FFSYIP-mZXCcrgSh478Dqb7R6Ai1A3OQiv4AAqqlIZfWTurzLhhDu1mutv0_uvVihfQRXir2Iuyqo8i6LruHrEiIqqWRU_TJ_q8fB4oyC_hn9DGp3PzlxyLtR_VCtHZ9Iwa-NkU_OHTj6jxuVMnfigKuJ75Oo-myog/s3144/IMG_20221105_095910768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3050" data-original-width="3144" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCWcVgOZLWc2LGXB1TA1OqyL2FFSYIP-mZXCcrgSh478Dqb7R6Ai1A3OQiv4AAqqlIZfWTurzLhhDu1mutv0_uvVihfQRXir2Iuyqo8i6LruHrEiIqqWRU_TJ_q8fB4oyC_hn9DGp3PzlxyLtR_VCtHZ9Iwa-NkU_OHTj6jxuVMnfigKuJ75Oo-myog/s320/IMG_20221105_095910768.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5coBqPIYON1bitysuxXsC9zwZxvhuLG3FsFCweK3FK_zLI7ZK9X13XiWYFW6wTZ89rYuX4gXxVWRa5y1a-HnGMCNDWd8VZsGdFQGWIjb0WNW1FmNPGWzjJ84e4K9XIqEzv-vd4IEnvckZkWglB1FiulvtCSLS_xjNgXuaJsjIbqMEu0YBYELo7Bp0A/s3052/IMG_20221105_100154035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3052" data-original-width="3044" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5coBqPIYON1bitysuxXsC9zwZxvhuLG3FsFCweK3FK_zLI7ZK9X13XiWYFW6wTZ89rYuX4gXxVWRa5y1a-HnGMCNDWd8VZsGdFQGWIjb0WNW1FmNPGWzjJ84e4K9XIqEzv-vd4IEnvckZkWglB1FiulvtCSLS_xjNgXuaJsjIbqMEu0YBYELo7Bp0A/s320/IMG_20221105_100154035.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><p>The photos on all three are from different periods, years apart, and will be filed in different albums. I'm delighted. A little paper goes a long way! </p><p>Update on the internet status: we're still not online though we were promised it would be up and running by 17th November!!! So communication is still patchy and I have discovered that I am unable to listen to an audiobook on my phone if the microwave is on. It's life, just not as we've known it. </p><p>That's me for this week. I've given myself an hour or so to check as many of your posts as possible before making dinner. </p><p>Take care everyone and have a wonderful week. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Elizabeth </b></i></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-46283173440537857662022-11-11T13:36:00.000+00:002022-11-11T13:36:03.545+00:00Friday Smiles<p>Afternoon Everyone,</p><p>I'm a tad late in joining in with <a href="http://wipso-astitchintime.blogspot.com/2022/11/this-weeks-smilesweek-486.html?m=1">Annie's </a> Smile meme but that's because I've been emptying boxes this morning. I'm happy to report I've finally cleared all those that were on my desk! </p><p>And given that I'm keeping on battling my way through the unpacking, opportunities for smiley moments are still few and far between. However, there's been a few moments.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRUpXxsST05A_T7WyrWtrlGKew3uHBB4rGNJtEuOBOzyObaxgzGi1tzOFmXy2VS2jn5fUiTcrAS4pYNNYqcoQ9BoNryRxgKV3POCh5NroVxG9h2f-GZ7hp1wqKmyfOsV1uG6y01mkvKwbw5tg6C0UOkfa217RtWA2aCyQ0VWdiGDTLIUTfmfqaHoeWg/s2048/received_5701000346613893.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRUpXxsST05A_T7WyrWtrlGKew3uHBB4rGNJtEuOBOzyObaxgzGi1tzOFmXy2VS2jn5fUiTcrAS4pYNNYqcoQ9BoNryRxgKV3POCh5NroVxG9h2f-GZ7hp1wqKmyfOsV1uG6y01mkvKwbw5tg6C0UOkfa217RtWA2aCyQ0VWdiGDTLIUTfmfqaHoeWg/s320/received_5701000346613893.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Firstly, my daughter made a hair appointment for the two of us at her usual hairdresser, Kathleen's Hair Salon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41AaSBNmdCyrzdpv20h2JC9-X_NGICy06oEuizXjHgl9VMKPYarNo1zsdxFazgkvcFGX-Z3KDYM4hfyUvw4mYtDyhCp8AFKxP9YnIgXiAiGmkuNexa8bTuQ4bE08gi3Sw6dBREnAgvUO7R52Sw7elLL_eb7DydQ2y--3BvnZItcPW1XCZdfY11Mp42w/s740/received_5043869775713911.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="740" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41AaSBNmdCyrzdpv20h2JC9-X_NGICy06oEuizXjHgl9VMKPYarNo1zsdxFazgkvcFGX-Z3KDYM4hfyUvw4mYtDyhCp8AFKxP9YnIgXiAiGmkuNexa8bTuQ4bE08gi3Sw6dBREnAgvUO7R52Sw7elLL_eb7DydQ2y--3BvnZItcPW1XCZdfY11Mp42w/s320/received_5043869775713911.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Not a pretty sight! My daughter couldn't resist taking a couple of pics.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtq6HcDlIMy-hSrfXGBZ6QR30AIi2vPJhmUVxNYWvCuHwBjHbxFz3jVc9xyHNn59lwssWEiP-4soKhj1YCIYxE3xFicvai5Eq9zxbbSSe245siAQylpcs32tgFOYpQfqUKD7sHXYUXZxP4S-EEJFMQ43SQ3xImvxWHjgIq69ZNG09BPEaSIq5-cCgW9w/s3264/IMG_20221109_173614261.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtq6HcDlIMy-hSrfXGBZ6QR30AIi2vPJhmUVxNYWvCuHwBjHbxFz3jVc9xyHNn59lwssWEiP-4soKhj1YCIYxE3xFicvai5Eq9zxbbSSe245siAQylpcs32tgFOYpQfqUKD7sHXYUXZxP4S-EEJFMQ43SQ3xImvxWHjgIq69ZNG09BPEaSIq5-cCgW9w/s320/IMG_20221109_173614261.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Better! I'm loving my new bob. <div><br /></div><div>And just this morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOZl3qW-uqNj0_AJ163Xu9xhOF8yrc0CW0_KegpPIfisA3rtFmH5I5x8w-fS_QJgucoR1f1q6-5F0nj4d0FJ8aK8QT-1GnZgz7hd92ZMq0UlCkbVE77JJ2ZJ0b6x9gqud9JzrmvgT5ipL1IG1h7r6D3pp8Bl2IFVoBTasJsl9ezz929hYWJ7P3Sg7tg/s4160/IMG_20221111_120635527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOZl3qW-uqNj0_AJ163Xu9xhOF8yrc0CW0_KegpPIfisA3rtFmH5I5x8w-fS_QJgucoR1f1q6-5F0nj4d0FJ8aK8QT-1GnZgz7hd92ZMq0UlCkbVE77JJ2ZJ0b6x9gqud9JzrmvgT5ipL1IG1h7r6D3pp8Bl2IFVoBTasJsl9ezz929hYWJ7P3Sg7tg/s320/IMG_20221111_120635527.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Silver helping me to unpack my Mind The Scrap kit! Like most cats, she finds boxes irresistible. <div><br /></div><div>Finally, if you didn't see <b><a href="http://silverscrappers.blogspot.com/2022/11/blogging-for-scrapbookers.html?m=1">yesterday's post</a></b> here's another shot of me in my favourite hat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuInXnNsOh0IxH91AOJRo5najwZha_cb9zkhJbfFqMIAobLNUvnvQa18aau-XHep1H1AbS5H8xTC2sXo6_P-op18-yXwsNsvz0a_Y9-c_eU84jIFzpCDxCkKvmozLXsow6C8r8tVClzTS3iujjze-AIGoyXZjel4lXONqnX8gd796eA4jli8fDSlPfaA/s2386/IMG_20221110_173853825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="2089" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuInXnNsOh0IxH91AOJRo5najwZha_cb9zkhJbfFqMIAobLNUvnvQa18aau-XHep1H1AbS5H8xTC2sXo6_P-op18-yXwsNsvz0a_Y9-c_eU84jIFzpCDxCkKvmozLXsow6C8r8tVClzTS3iujjze-AIGoyXZjel4lXONqnX8gd796eA4jli8fDSlPfaA/s320/IMG_20221110_173853825.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div>Guaranteed to make me smile. Unpacking isn't so bad when forgotten treasures, like this hat, are rediscovered. It's much too windy today, in fact it's been blowing a hooley here for days, to venture out with a hat like this one! </div><div><br /></div><div>We still have no internet and no sign of Openreach fixing the 'fault on the line', so posting anything at all is a bit hit and miss until it's all sorted. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you've all had a lovely week with much to smile about. </div><div><br /></div><div>Take care,</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Elizabeth</i></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-20761626507269482992022-11-11T13:26:00.000+00:002022-11-11T13:26:14.730+00:00Lest We Forget<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhtmzFDIJsbcGWwY2xJJgnE0-y9pR3pLZ4AmvxG_ci4pRConJAnWFn-up3yJ3m7ZbaGkisVt4phUKoGUGMcLrefiEMThlxjImTS3yUU4g9Iksr4Ee-grI4Dq0TBrGsmcRvzva82JiXIvmrdDmJ0B2PCUayNZxMWjjY92DJSj00G5MXSU1FYDxiLAVAA/s390/FB_IMG_1667908052498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="390" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhtmzFDIJsbcGWwY2xJJgnE0-y9pR3pLZ4AmvxG_ci4pRConJAnWFn-up3yJ3m7ZbaGkisVt4phUKoGUGMcLrefiEMThlxjImTS3yUU4g9Iksr4Ee-grI4Dq0TBrGsmcRvzva82JiXIvmrdDmJ0B2PCUayNZxMWjjY92DJSj00G5MXSU1FYDxiLAVAA/s320/FB_IMG_1667908052498.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>NOT FORGOTTEN</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Elizabeth </b></i></div><p></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-55736393036328018592022-11-10T20:03:00.000+00:002022-11-10T20:03:41.092+00:00Blogging for Scrapbookers<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>It's amazing what I've found during the settling in process. Whilst ferreting through one of the many boxes, I came across a document entitled A Year Of Blogging, downloaded whilst taking Shimelle's Blogging For Scrapbookers class a few years ago. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYMbSX0r86LuLs_yZJCP6ObexX9fLXWFgaF1sV2oGn_xGob8I71TAgqbAgP5BIQD1zh7fTKHfPeaQPtc0SmJR1nSppUG54ZzUetT8Mx6s7niXJN9XgVH6GCruhYvQ80d11-RJf4qnxh4nUFCKOL4uqGwezzNOWcECJg_7zGwGoA7kZLZ34et-faT3OA/s1806/IMG_20221110_192930904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="1806" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYMbSX0r86LuLs_yZJCP6ObexX9fLXWFgaF1sV2oGn_xGob8I71TAgqbAgP5BIQD1zh7fTKHfPeaQPtc0SmJR1nSppUG54ZzUetT8Mx6s7niXJN9XgVH6GCruhYvQ80d11-RJf4qnxh4nUFCKOL4uqGwezzNOWcECJg_7zGwGoA7kZLZ34et-faT3OA/w200-h196/IMG_20221110_192930904.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>It's a list of suggested topics to blog about set out in order of months. Out of curiosity I had a look at what was suggested today's date and it's 'What's under your bed right now?' I had no idea! With the second bedroom still chock-a-bloc with stuff, we've been struggling to find storage space so nothing would have surprised me. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcz03B0fuTJGFSAMaXZi0spgFc9e3nDxcwHgbgmGOt7ZLnNNozEsIxa1fJwTbyevsrH0nxVLQ9eKaMfld0IRUsJw_xBdQ_7ruyTmJI69JxbHqAe_qkgDJdHiK5Rn3ygaA6ThwltN4sm3cil5fy0kVpw6lgZT4W8iwZILImZOQDdo7VqxR-H4Z2HUgZA/s4160/IMG_20221110_174225968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcz03B0fuTJGFSAMaXZi0spgFc9e3nDxcwHgbgmGOt7ZLnNNozEsIxa1fJwTbyevsrH0nxVLQ9eKaMfld0IRUsJw_xBdQ_7ruyTmJI69JxbHqAe_qkgDJdHiK5Rn3ygaA6ThwltN4sm3cil5fy0kVpw6lgZT4W8iwZILImZOQDdo7VqxR-H4Z2HUgZA/s320/IMG_20221110_174225968.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Phew! Not so bad. Two plastic boxes full of my winter Woolies - I'll be swapping summer clothes for them very soon - and two hat boxes. The one in the photo is my wedding day hat as seen in more than a few scrap layouts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFqnJwALwS10gYKnGxoOA6nzricRvewxnk_LNbb8hJCZIHguuzxf-kC00LpJYFufR4rcqkhcAwHovaxBi04rX8lghNyAAoOzolJTh8uWRIjKFJ7HrZ7P98MRWmINI-Lz9yTkMTdlNv2tVLaXDbfVpk8i0b76ZFjdR8CCp4s_XO1P-CIe8T79N9QDL8g/s380/Screenshot_20221110-172948~3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="377" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFqnJwALwS10gYKnGxoOA6nzricRvewxnk_LNbb8hJCZIHguuzxf-kC00LpJYFufR4rcqkhcAwHovaxBi04rX8lghNyAAoOzolJTh8uWRIjKFJ7HrZ7P98MRWmINI-Lz9yTkMTdlNv2tVLaXDbfVpk8i0b76ZFjdR8CCp4s_XO1P-CIe8T79N9QDL8g/w198-h200/Screenshot_20221110-172948~3.png" width="198" /></a></div><div>I used to be quite the hat wearer in my younger days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VzZOE5p3XIaU6JCwggOwVAhPSpa1mID2Zy-NCYBp45xgzAXfiw6L-h5u-8umCQMIO8T3VTmSxV2-zUMe-J_EvHlwwAW9ac6Bmon6EK1ZoRrEffx0CyjQ3Yitf_iQN2THNfhp6bakS50jWDx5CUp6ycnvB6v70Qc87GVYCjE30g8MFtVql4MwOcFaAg/s693/Screenshot_20221110-173307~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="693" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VzZOE5p3XIaU6JCwggOwVAhPSpa1mID2Zy-NCYBp45xgzAXfiw6L-h5u-8umCQMIO8T3VTmSxV2-zUMe-J_EvHlwwAW9ac6Bmon6EK1ZoRrEffx0CyjQ3Yitf_iQN2THNfhp6bakS50jWDx5CUp6ycnvB6v70Qc87GVYCjE30g8MFtVql4MwOcFaAg/w200-h199/Screenshot_20221110-173307~2.png" width="200" /></a></div>This brown one was in one of the boxes together with my altogether favourite one. <div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQJriTP1PBhWAecsJXZRyrwylEYsIE_LNbYz0HaNL4rU1ljA8afDtClO9twkqaiZkBhoc4Cd2UJEd5ckH-1XUOn1ahhy-htxlUOGeHzPpu_d2nGjAL0bNaVso2WCbrzOKtRDw6dDowjZazx9O3IFDeNsXf_3zh7zt-lToHiYMILRYu32uV6AaXc0jiA/s2473/IMG_20221110_174009621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQJriTP1PBhWAecsJXZRyrwylEYsIE_LNbYz0HaNL4rU1ljA8afDtClO9twkqaiZkBhoc4Cd2UJEd5ckH-1XUOn1ahhy-htxlUOGeHzPpu_d2nGjAL0bNaVso2WCbrzOKtRDw6dDowjZazx9O3IFDeNsXf_3zh7zt-lToHiYMILRYu32uV6AaXc0jiA/s320/IMG_20221110_174009621.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>It's red with a black velvet band. It's never featured in a scrap page so here's it modelled by yours truly. </div><div><br /></div><div>That was more fun than I expected. I may dip into the list again - occasionally. It will be particularly useful on days when I can't think what to write about. Even if I'm the only person to read this post it makes a fun record of a day in the life of this crafter. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you've all had a lovely Thursday. </div><div><br /></div><div>Take care,</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Elizabeth </b></i></div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-70224240601795272802022-11-05T15:34:00.001+00:002022-11-05T15:34:17.837+00:00Saturday Chat - September's Highlight<p>Afternoon Everyone,</p><p>In all the <strike>excitement</strike> anxiety of the house move I failed to record the most exciting event of the year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgMkv3ugHIMloAvOS0vU53rKw6hPBgdlFqV5a0xNGcS7lghgG-5m5OnvnaArwi755kB7SVGEjwEd5Fsov4OGQnS_dj8VUl56KxMiK5ouesTNHuiof4bREukTfsttuD8lonpo76QVRS4rfTv6qoL2euN0v5luiYeu1dn_5jwCqkpJPmJUb_flhN6w_gw/s691/Screenshot_20221105-150205~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="691" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgMkv3ugHIMloAvOS0vU53rKw6hPBgdlFqV5a0xNGcS7lghgG-5m5OnvnaArwi755kB7SVGEjwEd5Fsov4OGQnS_dj8VUl56KxMiK5ouesTNHuiof4bREukTfsttuD8lonpo76QVRS4rfTv6qoL2euN0v5luiYeu1dn_5jwCqkpJPmJUb_flhN6w_gw/s320/Screenshot_20221105-150205~2.png" width="320" /></a></div>Our long anticipated great-grandson, Freddie, was born. As you can see, his parents, William & Heather were almost as delighted as his big brother Callum.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vYDC3F6bQt4pr_wF9zfLQjuYf7_qKreNSgfFITXZbOk4YE5K-e1QoTZtMPnmdawHhHtVSuxCJywfOBcdtRNE7SQMAnMOQFouimQvMEQ-jYG6KFTAAzyH3iPCuqTmotFmMexfduCqX4hG6qu4ptVh6BK0XPaGCN-yu-IWUsSmyC3XxGVoJM4uXY8Wxw/s673/Screenshot_20221105-150141~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="673" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vYDC3F6bQt4pr_wF9zfLQjuYf7_qKreNSgfFITXZbOk4YE5K-e1QoTZtMPnmdawHhHtVSuxCJywfOBcdtRNE7SQMAnMOQFouimQvMEQ-jYG6KFTAAzyH3iPCuqTmotFmMexfduCqX4hG6qu4ptVh6BK0XPaGCN-yu-IWUsSmyC3XxGVoJM4uXY8Wxw/s320/Screenshot_20221105-150141~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div>And the same can be said for his three cousins, Rhian, Brodie & Lacie. They were round just as soon as they could to meet him. Luckily, they live not too fat away so I'm sure he'll be seeing much more of them in future. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJNqZY4QV18lZPkNjD_R5CttLwPUGvEaAfhSXRkqIpI_dhQrkFX0VFowmJe3V35bGL2u6NsBSrvYjDpMBrMMgOe-mTiHMez4TU5xN06gy8lEVHvZpuRjdX5H6z1KP42Kh8uCY2lAueJI6Fw6iLjyj4nkf0gHGK-3a4mRvOqlASoaBCJN1rf25iiIXZQ/s691/Screenshot_20221105-150129~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="691" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJNqZY4QV18lZPkNjD_R5CttLwPUGvEaAfhSXRkqIpI_dhQrkFX0VFowmJe3V35bGL2u6NsBSrvYjDpMBrMMgOe-mTiHMez4TU5xN06gy8lEVHvZpuRjdX5H6z1KP42Kh8uCY2lAueJI6Fw6iLjyj4nkf0gHGK-3a4mRvOqlASoaBCJN1rf25iiIXZQ/s320/Screenshot_20221105-150129~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div>And this was Freddie at just one week. Such a sweetheart and a much loved addition to the family. </div><div><br /></div><div>We're in November now so September seems so far away, and much warmer too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCN_9fr5C-0DLeEpXblzmj2jbZbFAt-_oZH2_fn7lWXxXwLsjU2N_jzrzsn9bme8H6m0dj2kVXxu1_MoWrBHyER0skPh0krELN7uarLNTbwt8Ds0AnRSRCUPpAjshwA6KzrEKUmhmVLccYcnx06syq1--r3-tJeIU8LsLFtCyjta8B6Bp3W4z2RrsJg/s4160/IMG_20221028_135832692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCN_9fr5C-0DLeEpXblzmj2jbZbFAt-_oZH2_fn7lWXxXwLsjU2N_jzrzsn9bme8H6m0dj2kVXxu1_MoWrBHyER0skPh0krELN7uarLNTbwt8Ds0AnRSRCUPpAjshwA6KzrEKUmhmVLccYcnx06syq1--r3-tJeIU8LsLFtCyjta8B6Bp3W4z2RrsJg/s320/IMG_20221028_135832692.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLq_diufhZZGVmJuC_fBkA0HhF0ub2AUvWnce3EWJ0bmISitKgLfC65DdTIFzwD8PuNVlyhvm6kEx0MJTefYNomxx-HhuWH24O_jhS3DDCC-wsbcFbAw1VVYDZsKPgpTxTxY-A7tGDfSMLgZZDu5Cy7Dux5Q-V1lj4UO6I0pIdwLbJwD_4JMxOhY5RjA/s4160/IMG_20221028_135837469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLq_diufhZZGVmJuC_fBkA0HhF0ub2AUvWnce3EWJ0bmISitKgLfC65DdTIFzwD8PuNVlyhvm6kEx0MJTefYNomxx-HhuWH24O_jhS3DDCC-wsbcFbAw1VVYDZsKPgpTxTxY-A7tGDfSMLgZZDu5Cy7Dux5Q-V1lj4UO6I0pIdwLbJwD_4JMxOhY5RjA/s320/IMG_20221028_135837469.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We have a weather warning for high winds today so my plan to walk down to the promenade (photos taken a few days ago) has been cancelled. I hope it's better wherever you are and that you are having a lovely weekend. </div><div><br /></div><div>Take care.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Elizabeth</span></b></i></div><div><br /><div><p><br /></p></div></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-90420760432568846992022-11-02T18:11:00.002+00:002022-11-02T18:15:07.713+00:00WOYWW 700<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9Ku9aHm_ATKhdzoSHU0rtMDNEkV-32zVBGzBf3-x_WxHC5g3xX_7MYs8fmIapY3Tu8Nd3DjEikLCqGNnKsm7eQRXY5-VH67cl_XyPHDbxiOLXJdx1cxSspyRFQkvCwE3IhS0VPkvY_etSH2byNutn-eO9V-S76nQyxfaD2JiYOIX-mdIRlVIVPNlvw/s4160/IMG_20221102_124800356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9Ku9aHm_ATKhdzoSHU0rtMDNEkV-32zVBGzBf3-x_WxHC5g3xX_7MYs8fmIapY3Tu8Nd3DjEikLCqGNnKsm7eQRXY5-VH67cl_XyPHDbxiOLXJdx1cxSspyRFQkvCwE3IhS0VPkvY_etSH2byNutn-eO9V-S76nQyxfaD2JiYOIX-mdIRlVIVPNlvw/s320/IMG_20221102_124800356.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Wow! 700! What can I say that's not been said before about our Head Desker's brilliant brainchild, <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/11/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-700.html?m=1">What's On Your Worked Wednesday!</a> Congratulations to you Julia! It was a brilliant idea to bring so many dedicated Desker's together on Wednesdays to show our desks (or kitchen worktops, camping tables, floors, whatever!) and chat about what we're up to, be it craft related or not. </p><p>As can be seen in my pic, I've dug out my teensy weensy die cutting machine from my craft tote. I had the good sense to pack it, along with other vital crafty necessities, before moving house. Scrapping is my relaxation so let's not think about the mountain of boxes still waiting to be unpacked ... I'm working my way through them very slowly. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5qVX6xZjEeAgmYR08fMB1LyflBBIPqTwkCPDAGwYoAU2p-6mdiIwTnC2diPId67sYxSdFCbSubAKLsahmChsqzrNO3dpcUvcfHgizprK6xeV1hdaR7JEKIJ46OsKq3WfzgZuSsk7xWRGVP58DTMa8-ijSQxMApGHxnhzwX01gXw_oO1wIBUOKsoxog/s3167/IMG_20221102_153512523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3167" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5qVX6xZjEeAgmYR08fMB1LyflBBIPqTwkCPDAGwYoAU2p-6mdiIwTnC2diPId67sYxSdFCbSubAKLsahmChsqzrNO3dpcUvcfHgizprK6xeV1hdaR7JEKIJ46OsKq3WfzgZuSsk7xWRGVP58DTMa8-ijSQxMApGHxnhzwX01gXw_oO1wIBUOKsoxog/s320/IMG_20221102_153512523.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And this is the page that necessitated the die cutting of squares (The Works M&C stitched square) and the cute little mermaid (Cut & Make Mini die). Not that I've ever spotted a mermaid at Portpatrick but it's by the sea so it's just possible ... yes, no? <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97cRt5s0nqVr_DLB2YhB48QEEWp6jQpMirPlpDbB2ODcFEgts7Z_rDZbRbuOJHUIkvMq3aLl5NDlu7hQSMtlCJKZARMMbEVYBjjCcqjB_dZeW60A-HTMGmw-hEP2HZierZVo-q4qXHLMj4bqLK2oqVjegSO02FNwZGA3LuHlTLvX9bI0VtAVhsihHVQ/s3588/IMG_20221028_140448394.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3588" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97cRt5s0nqVr_DLB2YhB48QEEWp6jQpMirPlpDbB2ODcFEgts7Z_rDZbRbuOJHUIkvMq3aLl5NDlu7hQSMtlCJKZARMMbEVYBjjCcqjB_dZeW60A-HTMGmw-hEP2HZierZVo-q4qXHLMj4bqLK2oqVjegSO02FNwZGA3LuHlTLvX9bI0VtAVhsihHVQ/s320/IMG_20221028_140448394.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Thought I'd leave you all with another photo of my new hometown, Ardrossan. It really is quite pretty on a good day but not today ... it's been blowing a gale and raining enough to warrant the building of a second ark. </p><p>We're still not set up with the internet though Openreach was supposed to be on our case on Monday ... they weren't, of course. So it's still a struggle with all things blogging but I just keep pulling on my big girls' knickers and muddle along as best I can. </p><p>Take care and have a wonderful week. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Elizabeth </i></b></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-57954212254404293292022-10-31T19:16:00.001+00:002022-10-31T19:16:11.506+00:00Celebrating Halloween <p>Hello everyone,</p><p>Hope you're having a great Halloween, however you are spending it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt22-NmSzQzvvL-L_2BW5lDMYe00_VfZ15JlGHoaKNqwLgTs4IUI-Bx9T05qCQmnuQgEiWQPw0450zJchh4rYPIHAqHtrjPVawmJ8wzvlmYOUwCBSxhsJ2hHfbrnL2bUge1yT_eP4ifFql7itqqtII1PJtZlfwT1AT3IgScXUSHEoTn9a7bdT8iPU_Ag/s442/Screenshot_20221031-185150.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="413" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt22-NmSzQzvvL-L_2BW5lDMYe00_VfZ15JlGHoaKNqwLgTs4IUI-Bx9T05qCQmnuQgEiWQPw0450zJchh4rYPIHAqHtrjPVawmJ8wzvlmYOUwCBSxhsJ2hHfbrnL2bUge1yT_eP4ifFql7itqqtII1PJtZlfwT1AT3IgScXUSHEoTn9a7bdT8iPU_Ag/s320/Screenshot_20221031-185150.png" width="299" /></a></div><p>That's my middle grandson, Joshua, looking his worst and ready to party. </p><p>Halloween is not big around here but my grandchildren and great-grandchildren have always enjoyed getting dressed up and into character and I always enjoy seeing the photos that are posted. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfI9bbyIvWalJ0yW2TVqgvfnDVO1Hf8-k7EWyvLLng6p9sfwFCA549UHNVQw4Yjm5ekH_p4RaEA_cjz7YZrGnS330Gj99abDZj-UF4_4nzbwNPlXItytHt_vMChab7WAndvYfaKU0FFVO0qrTxjy6g2SUJ3VGMVR9LdV-rd82IA5zYq_6x2RkD62byw/s960/FB_IMG_1666896010612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfI9bbyIvWalJ0yW2TVqgvfnDVO1Hf8-k7EWyvLLng6p9sfwFCA549UHNVQw4Yjm5ekH_p4RaEA_cjz7YZrGnS330Gj99abDZj-UF4_4nzbwNPlXItytHt_vMChab7WAndvYfaKU0FFVO0qrTxjy6g2SUJ3VGMVR9LdV-rd82IA5zYq_6x2RkD62byw/s320/FB_IMG_1666896010612.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Even the youngest, Freddie, has made the cutest pumpkin and is totally unfazed by the evil ghosts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQKjedGwR8hkNg04SOIgnp01_AH83sxQ_z4C-Qrxq3Nt2fqtYw21m4ZKc2lQMPq6p925LetvRbzMNhND5PpWqnuogeGCC7vd0zuuzug9vWonMYBZsOue_OpAgWru7VjB8jU1gH0KgmEn3aiXlXWbNWjmNasfWdQK89rnzLqxPR6_SpHLLhWn6DdL-ug/s720/Screenshot_20221029-133925.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="720" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQKjedGwR8hkNg04SOIgnp01_AH83sxQ_z4C-Qrxq3Nt2fqtYw21m4ZKc2lQMPq6p925LetvRbzMNhND5PpWqnuogeGCC7vd0zuuzug9vWonMYBZsOue_OpAgWru7VjB8jU1gH0KgmEn3aiXlXWbNWjmNasfWdQK89rnzLqxPR6_SpHLLhWn6DdL-ug/s320/Screenshot_20221029-133925.png" width="320" /></a></div>Even the great-grandogs got in on the celebrations! <div><br /></div><div>So, once again, have a great night everyone. </div><div><br /></div><div>Watch out for the ghosts and zombies!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Elizabeth</i></div><p><br /></p></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-92095025490218525022022-10-29T23:03:00.000+01:002022-10-29T23:03:34.765+01:00Saturday Update<p>Hello there,</p><p>Yesterday I ignored the gazillion boxes waiting to be unpacked and walked down to the seafront near my new home. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-GjUImN4DJKqH8tqUTiI5wFvb8qbcl6ApNbBiQJAGQicTLoQdVkJB7lcndjSZkE8Uc50MJDlEkCPnsJUEVz_xTNtfao1jSF3T6iQnW7z2AgnfkVYE-JMCgT3xOBvFg_qIhkleNfk9X-cwNv9sjtSXiSqbMHYi9E6TSEpaYg2OguzHDc8ZpGS_QFQHg/s4160/IMG_20221028_140719923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-GjUImN4DJKqH8tqUTiI5wFvb8qbcl6ApNbBiQJAGQicTLoQdVkJB7lcndjSZkE8Uc50MJDlEkCPnsJUEVz_xTNtfao1jSF3T6iQnW7z2AgnfkVYE-JMCgT3xOBvFg_qIhkleNfk9X-cwNv9sjtSXiSqbMHYi9E6TSEpaYg2OguzHDc8ZpGS_QFQHg/s320/IMG_20221028_140719923.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There was a yellow warning forecasting this choppy sea but I really enjoyed the wildness. It blew the cobwebs away. </p><p>Today I posted the first layout made on the little temporary scrapping table. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAU1x_O_leeipAWcdWAdCYsyq0tKclf0QToi1Yz5YirrJhvlNFyTjqbcJsWa2YCuCeFk89ReET7_MtidB_VlNMQecuksb3phV1q-hb4DzSYV2tzW2si1oT_6Y1v8x2cWtWeFQxcmnenU697z-cDAWhZi6lvUFtiXru-JQw5Y0yfkr_5ACxPs_UV8z4A/s3109/IMG_20221024_104828524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3035" data-original-width="3109" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAU1x_O_leeipAWcdWAdCYsyq0tKclf0QToi1Yz5YirrJhvlNFyTjqbcJsWa2YCuCeFk89ReET7_MtidB_VlNMQecuksb3phV1q-hb4DzSYV2tzW2si1oT_6Y1v8x2cWtWeFQxcmnenU697z-cDAWhZi6lvUFtiXru-JQw5Y0yfkr_5ACxPs_UV8z4A/s320/IMG_20221024_104828524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It's a record of the white cosmos I raised from seed a few years ago. My new garden doesn't require the same attention as the last - there's a lot of grass, an old privet hedge and the pots we brought with us - but I think I might fill a pot with white cosmos next year because they are perfect for cutting and arranging in a vase. </p><p>And that's all for today. Short and sweet. </p><p>Hope you are all having a lovely weekend. </p><p>Take care everyone,</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Elizabeth</i> </p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-68763373259102911462022-10-26T17:14:00.000+01:002022-10-26T17:14:10.293+01:00WOYWW 699<p> Hello Everyone,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeYQSvDVyq0siSchdX9gDr-30_8BlrJ4IDL7vGMZ4FWAUdyo4rtIwoas0V3Kc6vp-J1rKuScR4IDslqlTFni4eGdE2j9khz4l7KpnT3Z-Zw2vtxDuxcHDdVS-v9EnksdpoZyVSdlAxyR1GD8jOiJ9yIU74V5rM-5U7Gw2JMZgophySXOqnrhWdK_qyg/s4160/IMG_20221026_160438919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeYQSvDVyq0siSchdX9gDr-30_8BlrJ4IDL7vGMZ4FWAUdyo4rtIwoas0V3Kc6vp-J1rKuScR4IDslqlTFni4eGdE2j9khz4l7KpnT3Z-Zw2vtxDuxcHDdVS-v9EnksdpoZyVSdlAxyR1GD8jOiJ9yIU74V5rM-5U7Gw2JMZgophySXOqnrhWdK_qyg/s320/IMG_20221026_160438919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Yeah! I'm scrapping again so time I got blogging again too. And where better to start than with this week's </span><a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/10/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-699.html?m=1" style="text-align: left;">What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday</a><span style="text-align: left;"> ... a bit late but hopefully better than not at all. </span></div><p>The desk is a temporary fold up affair, bought cheaply from Amazon, but better than nothing. I've been so missing playing with pretty papers but the last, goodness knows how many, weeks have been utterly chaotic. Making the decision to not only move house but to downsize too was a traumatic one but we did it! We're in our new home, a two bed ground floor flat in the seaside town of Ardrossan. Just! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-J10X6-hchZp2jD0ZL9jTNS_DluZ16TQfRIpea0L-51UEN9O3Fnsoudw-KxkD_KcFsF-hUXS20zTu6Cfbmc5OAyGfep34hVDopWTS5gLE9NQ4K4lTytRUHzM1svx6im9dpRGEUASnD2jvyINiS0hN6GcJA3eIUX4f2TnQ_zqLE19mj1e9M94HSPfsQ/s4160/IMG_20220928_121112032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-J10X6-hchZp2jD0ZL9jTNS_DluZ16TQfRIpea0L-51UEN9O3Fnsoudw-KxkD_KcFsF-hUXS20zTu6Cfbmc5OAyGfep34hVDopWTS5gLE9NQ4K4lTytRUHzM1svx6im9dpRGEUASnD2jvyINiS0hN6GcJA3eIUX4f2TnQ_zqLE19mj1e9M94HSPfsQ/w320-h240/IMG_20220928_121112032.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There's still what seems a neverending number of boxes to unpack. It's a case of so much stuff and so little space. Before moving we gave away a ton of stuff, loads of crafting stash going to a good cause, but, no surprise, we're still having to decide what to keep and what to lose. </p><p>So, no surprise, I won't be in my new craftroom any time soon but I'm determined to factor in more scrapping and blogging time again and to get back to some kind of normal. </p><p>We are still to be connected to the Sky internet - we have a fault in the line - thanks Openreach for choosing now to go on strike - so I'm relying on BT at the moment. Despite that, I hope to read all your posts and leave messages where and when I am able. </p><p>In the meantime take care everyone and have a fabulous week. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Elizabeth </i></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-34652876252293263002022-07-04T09:01:00.001+01:002022-07-04T09:01:27.476+01:00Scrapbook Layouts 2022 - No's.28-30<p>Hello again,</p><p>As usual, I hope this finds you well and, if not enjoying, at least tolerating another Monday after a wonderful weekend. </p><p>I can make no claims to a wonderful weekend, having spent most of it in bed unwell. Oh, the joys of getting older! </p><p>Consequently, no time's been spent in my poor neglected craftroom. All I have to offer is three more pages completed earlier this year. </p><p><b>No's.28 & 29 - February Week 6</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChSpuUSKhclsrTuu5stfaKwmes31MvCHWano6G5D-fjxp6Ah4eHzhO-v8UZGDOsIA3-rDpCzpMtkHk9MNbD1BtsWlPMHQL1jb1xDvkDTwXjO0dxDlAEJBFh6hmK0a0iNa5HeuccK3h9bUVj3rtY5NabyPcJhUMD640InPSgdGNG1mv9gJnemqEWcwtw/s4160/IMG_20220409_144323531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2111" data-original-width="4160" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChSpuUSKhclsrTuu5stfaKwmes31MvCHWano6G5D-fjxp6Ah4eHzhO-v8UZGDOsIA3-rDpCzpMtkHk9MNbD1BtsWlPMHQL1jb1xDvkDTwXjO0dxDlAEJBFh6hmK0a0iNa5HeuccK3h9bUVj3rtY5NabyPcJhUMD640InPSgdGNG1mv9gJnemqEWcwtw/w400-h203/IMG_20220409_144323531.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is a double page spread covering the sixth week of the year. All the way back to February. Seems like a lifetime ago. I remember it was a busy week which included the news that another great-grandchild was on its way and here we are in July and mum Heather is now in the last month of pregnancy. How the weeks fly!<br /><p><b>No.30 - Fun With The Girls</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbwPS35fSSSz-RopGGBnP2teZ9XNqmb7XjuP6lr0p9ONcxkp1wNXkpPd-et6tdXprx08-AJsJ4r3ixtimVgMi6TGgabhjjProHuRJO6eOZvha95t70PmXJ8kNoXBpvvMvBLEW4pI7J4wJYLHQrkYbulO7BZvbD3x2rk6xwrlF8oq1ohS15r8eEp7XuA/s3064/IMG_20220412_154553948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="3053" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbwPS35fSSSz-RopGGBnP2teZ9XNqmb7XjuP6lr0p9ONcxkp1wNXkpPd-et6tdXprx08-AJsJ4r3ixtimVgMi6TGgabhjjProHuRJO6eOZvha95t70PmXJ8kNoXBpvvMvBLEW4pI7J4wJYLHQrkYbulO7BZvbD3x2rk6xwrlF8oq1ohS15r8eEp7XuA/w399-h400/IMG_20220412_154553948.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><p>This was a lovely page to work on with photos from the first WOYWW Crop I attended in 2017, Llandudno. I can still remember my friend Annie's surprised look on seeing me in the flesh for the first time. I was very much smaller than she had visualised!!! Also in the photos are Jan (LLJ) and Julia (the lady responsible for all this WOYWW fun). The layout is loosely based on M K Gunn's pages dated 5 February 2022. </p><p>Thanks for looking.</p><p>As always, take care and bye for now,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth </p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-72184038873231394742022-06-26T13:07:00.000+01:002022-06-26T13:07:12.982+01:00Scrapbook Layouts 2022 - No's.25-27<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>I hope you are well and having a lovely day wherever you are. I have three more pages to share.</p><p><b>No.25 - Spring Blossom</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf8LPMvAnBNumrRvNIKrzJS-joIGg-g9N45EZ6m5G-32eN6kDWVbnMesKbAXwCD_X9swo0kRwpy9l6--udyoCWWVtJihQlH0EqQRDn2pJySyq5iT1PEdry56z0WovI3ZARQYHVKFsKN4ZCBIvTDEMhVYsLCF-qAxLdfNCtc6SuosS3WMhbwfxOn_Zfw/s3015/IMG_20220403_150517611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3015" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf8LPMvAnBNumrRvNIKrzJS-joIGg-g9N45EZ6m5G-32eN6kDWVbnMesKbAXwCD_X9swo0kRwpy9l6--udyoCWWVtJihQlH0EqQRDn2pJySyq5iT1PEdry56z0WovI3ZARQYHVKFsKN4ZCBIvTDEMhVYsLCF-qAxLdfNCtc6SuosS3WMhbwfxOn_Zfw/w400-h391/IMG_20220403_150517611.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Nothing lifts my spirits more than to see our cherry trees in blossom. This year has been a better than average year and, lucky for us, there was no storms and high winds to blow it all away. I foresee a bountiful harvest. </p><p><b>No.26 - Tulip Time</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeCwidjxMQbMnYVWXLLDY2FvVxoY_dAO-BAqbib6mZZK7ZM9vIvA2YmO29lYTekmOtX-nRFlnzntRtKtAA4iCpnQgqzvBVU_KpubGu3B6ZBQcpjZSn0y1a1LswQw4tFLtOgjmorLYkeX7LyLXwhZwAIljfcuc1XYeuA_3DjxTJhrwrT7ACb82o6UDnA/s2957/IMG_20220403_172012264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2917" data-original-width="2957" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeCwidjxMQbMnYVWXLLDY2FvVxoY_dAO-BAqbib6mZZK7ZM9vIvA2YmO29lYTekmOtX-nRFlnzntRtKtAA4iCpnQgqzvBVU_KpubGu3B6ZBQcpjZSn0y1a1LswQw4tFLtOgjmorLYkeX7LyLXwhZwAIljfcuc1XYeuA_3DjxTJhrwrT7ACb82o6UDnA/w400-h395/IMG_20220403_172012264.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Another welcome sign of Spring, the tulips. I particularly like this one with its striking colour because it's usually the first to make an appearance. I'd love to name the variety but I can't find my book of labels. <br /><p><b>No.27 - Egg Hunt</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrRfgnwjN7zMleZ_ZTQfU3YfMDC4OXewCGF9gWxaJkeK3suFQATijFiYPMamkeHfnRYWGyXc7Slnc3HFeYHdnfO1Aq6SnaPc0bfiFoWkUOY2YhqoVr7iG0EsGk6lB-ciQXpPbjF1YpQVmz0OyS1LDuyE5TfCpEnPRkXDUjEtAz2xI1aq8TlCCNVgfxw/s720/FB_IMG_1656167486997.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="720" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrRfgnwjN7zMleZ_ZTQfU3YfMDC4OXewCGF9gWxaJkeK3suFQATijFiYPMamkeHfnRYWGyXc7Slnc3HFeYHdnfO1Aq6SnaPc0bfiFoWkUOY2YhqoVr7iG0EsGk6lB-ciQXpPbjF1YpQVmz0OyS1LDuyE5TfCpEnPRkXDUjEtAz2xI1aq8TlCCNVgfxw/w400-h386/FB_IMG_1656167486997.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>My husband's great-great niece and nephew, Freya & Josh, enjoy the egg hunt in their garden every Easter. </div><div><br /></div><div>All three layouts were based on Lisa Sikorsk's first three sketches in her month long 4 Seasons challenge on her Facebook group, Scrap A Sketch. The beautiful patterned papers used for No's. 1&2 were from Mind The Scraps March kit and the cutfile on No.3 is from a Shimelle collection, as is the frog and dragon sticker. Flair from another Facebook group, Dotty About Flair, all other embellishments from stash.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sticking down all the sequins around the cutfile was a labour of love!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking.</div><div><br /></div><div>As always, take care and bye for now,</div><p>Elizabeth </p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-61250526866009476112022-06-25T19:34:00.000+01:002022-06-25T19:34:41.279+01:00Rosa 'Douglas'<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>The roses are doing spectacularly well now. Today's red rose is the Douglas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlEL19FAahXpUGyPGIHfzj_6sXgovW3QYuSFpXxD1y6Hl1LuCZYkQlUWNM48x-DxNoZnSu9dG7RpM5qlfJT4PfZJTqkJHx8nP12_7N0N-AifwHeTlD3ms8Z2f_qDt5vWRlUba1kmrctddjfQ85BEZ1-hh-skaNrtiZkwuUActrwLuEWAH6AxBeokauw/s1080/IMG_20220625_165508_637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlEL19FAahXpUGyPGIHfzj_6sXgovW3QYuSFpXxD1y6Hl1LuCZYkQlUWNM48x-DxNoZnSu9dG7RpM5qlfJT4PfZJTqkJHx8nP12_7N0N-AifwHeTlD3ms8Z2f_qDt5vWRlUba1kmrctddjfQ85BEZ1-hh-skaNrtiZkwuUActrwLuEWAH6AxBeokauw/w400-h400/IMG_20220625_165508_637.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm forever grateful to my two lovely friends, <a href="http://lunchladyjansfabricfrenzy.blogspot.com">Jan </a>and <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com">Julia, </a>for the gift of this beautiful rose to mark the sad loss of my brother Douglas four years ago. He's never far from my thoughts but when I look at these blooms I smile at our memories. </p><p>Thanks for looking.</p><p>As always, take care and bye for now,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth </p><p><br /></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058050648836508020.post-34382808661946276702022-06-23T15:12:00.000+01:002022-06-23T15:12:44.401+01:00Scrapbook Layouts 2022 - No's. 22-24<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>I'm back again with another three layouts to share. I hope you are all well and enjoying some crafty time too. </p><p>Here's today's pages.</p><p><b>No.22 - Sunbeam on Book</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ77ob_lH6ZYDO-Gk6kHPq0mr7DUX6FYe4vLlD_NBP-XHYYshG3QQD5vhMJC8f9iU7SqjNfyfLyRwcTv7CVHo4c3PVqajmFyA7q6mU5xo7GsAa4ts41KcS7F0JoKeVR7Lcta4uw6wvcEpD8G6HdDcPrKdWEFP-__tnQUbwHCx6bwRhWGJIWFR4RXQ7g/s3166/IMG_20220326_160253028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3166" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ77ob_lH6ZYDO-Gk6kHPq0mr7DUX6FYe4vLlD_NBP-XHYYshG3QQD5vhMJC8f9iU7SqjNfyfLyRwcTv7CVHo4c3PVqajmFyA7q6mU5xo7GsAa4ts41KcS7F0JoKeVR7Lcta4uw6wvcEpD8G6HdDcPrKdWEFP-__tnQUbwHCx6bwRhWGJIWFR4RXQ7g/w400-h394/IMG_20220326_160253028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There was nothing quite so welcome as this first sunbeam lighting up the page of my book, promising winter's end was on its way. The photo frames were die cut using a new set of dies and from scraps of patterned papers.<br /><p><b>No.23 - Simply Stunning</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1FhsCaE_3NKr4i48OEoGahSiFkuVjR1zuTNFAAYvDw8rE0BXHyiqkGbIFdKbrIpuVN_IGNWdAiP6xTD6-uaQghK7wyIBQBGul9SDNQfoM6NOMk9CtT5zYfO0SKR7KmPcWd_fTjsqm0WNfbHcdRioIp3OVRcqQZHZUJZWg1YEJRR7deLZWpCpTMLAlA/s2988/IMG_20220329_112534606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="2929" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1FhsCaE_3NKr4i48OEoGahSiFkuVjR1zuTNFAAYvDw8rE0BXHyiqkGbIFdKbrIpuVN_IGNWdAiP6xTD6-uaQghK7wyIBQBGul9SDNQfoM6NOMk9CtT5zYfO0SKR7KmPcWd_fTjsqm0WNfbHcdRioIp3OVRcqQZHZUJZWg1YEJRR7deLZWpCpTMLAlA/w393-h400/IMG_20220329_112534606.jpg" width="393" /></a></div>The photo is of my youngest granddaughter. Hard to believe she will be nineteen in a few days. For this layout we were challenged for a Scrap Backwards cyber crop challenge to make a layout with no photo in mind. This took me right out of my comfort zone - I find it much easier to have a photo as a starting point. <br /><p><b>No.24 - This Photo</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jBSFvsBP0CwjRMbjrWBPacQIYqnf7AD7YJGf_dCeILEMTFu6C_zYYxLcmV8-togPBpNcUdP_DnRb9LspphWGPAUHn--q-oiA6jAY2EA_czdz_m3GJLlF5uxSAZBEM0KL6OBN8wtDSo4beCmRrVKqhzb_utRReu4Vyi429rbQURwWxPaF10sagNPxRg/s3148/IMG_20220303_133909671.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3148" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jBSFvsBP0CwjRMbjrWBPacQIYqnf7AD7YJGf_dCeILEMTFu6C_zYYxLcmV8-togPBpNcUdP_DnRb9LspphWGPAUHn--q-oiA6jAY2EA_czdz_m3GJLlF5uxSAZBEM0KL6OBN8wtDSo4beCmRrVKqhzb_utRReu4Vyi429rbQURwWxPaF10sagNPxRg/w400-h396/IMG_20220303_133909671.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This photo of my husband was taken the day after he came home from hospital following his hip replacement. He was cheerfully learning to get around on crutches as he recovered. Little did we know he'd shortly be back in hospital, with Covid19, and fighting for his life. <div><br /></div><div>The title is a Peartree cut-file, the layouts are based on sketches from Scrap-a-Sketch, flairs from Dotty About Flair, and I have <a href="https://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/?m=1">ScrappyMo </a>to thank for the die cut pennants included in a happy mail received a very long time ago. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for visiting. </div><div><br /></div><div>As always, take care and bye for now.</div><div><br /></div><div><p>Bye for now,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</p><p><br /></p></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762785911026167332noreply@blogger.com1