Remembering a Very Special Day

Unforgettable!

It's 29 years since I married this lovely man. Missed always. 

Elizabeth

WOYWW Week 544

Hello Everyone,

Another Wednesday means we all have another opportunity to join in with Julia on her Stamping Ground to reveal what is, ... or, as is in my case, what is not ... happening on our desks this today.

I despair! There's really been no progress since last week. Yes, the stuff dumped there has changed - I did clear the desktop after last week's photograph - but otherwise there has been no crafting going on. There's a pile of old photo packs and one new one all waiting to be dealt with. The old ones were discovered in my daughter's attic when she moved house recently. They are with me now to be scanned and saved before they are lost forever. The fabric stuff is called MPC (Multi Purpose Cloth). I got it from Etsy after watching a YouTube demo on stitchesbyjulia - yes, another crafty Julia! - where she used Color Bursts to decorate the surface before making it into zipper bags. I thought I'd give it a go. Here's a link to the demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDUQ4_-YH_I.

The fabric has a smooth side, for colouring, and a fleece side. Behind the fabric there's a few keepsakes from my grandson's wedding. The plan is, of course, to make a scrap page with them.

And from my window this is the view - the EM building a natural habitat for any little creature that needs to shelter over winter. This is only one of many in the garden - we have bug hotels everywhere.

After I posted some photos from the wedding at the weekend, both on Facebook and here, it was noted by the eagle-eyed that there was none of the EM and me.

Seems they are more scarce than hen's teeth but the best man, grandson Josh, did get this one of our table ... the 'grandparent's' table! Here we are sitting next to our son, Alun, and his partner, Elaine. A reminder of a very happy day for everyone.

Now, the book bit.

And for a change, I'm listening to a childhood classic, 'The Wind In The Willows' written by Kenneth Grahame. The narrator, the late Sir Michael Hordern, does the job perfectly - great voice. This charming book was first published in 1908 and has, for me, stood the test of time. It's not just the adventures, and misadventures, of  Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger that make it such a pleasure to listen to but also the descriptions of the countryside in spring ... when I was a child I would have loved to spend spring in the Wild Wood with them. Still would today.

That's it from me today. Be sure to pop over to Julia's Stamping Ground to visit so many more desks today.

I hope you are having a wonderful WOYWW and wish you a great week ahead.

Sunday Smiles - The Wedding

Hello and Happy Sunday to you all,

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Usually I try to post a snippet card or similar on a Sunday but, as I wasn't able to make Annie's Friday Smiles this week - I was at my grandson's wedding that day, I'm doing a Sunday Smiles instead and sharing some photos, just a few, from what was a very special and happy occasion indeed.

Here's the bride, Heather, and groom, William - looking fabulous..

This group photo shows the happy couple with William's mother, my daughter Juli, and father his grandfather, brothers and sisters and their children.

Here they are with my son, Alun, and his partner, Elaine. The backdrop of hills and loch is beautiful but it was extremely cold.

This is the bestman, my grandson Joshua, with three of my great-grandchildren - flowergirls Rhian and Lacie and the pageboy, Brodie.

The day ended with a fantastic fireworks display.

It rained but I don't think any of us minded - certainly not the happy couple.

The men looked fabulous in their kilts - the tartan is Hebridean Heather - very appropriate given the bride's name.

I'd post a photo of myself and the EM in our finery but we need to wait until the we get them from the official photographer.

Today the happy couple are off to New York for their honeymoon. I wish them bon voyage and have a wonderful time.