THE WEEK THAT WAS

This last week has seen a little more 'me' time.

MONDAY saw the repair of my car tyre, which in turn allowed me to go out and buy these lovelies:

 .....I must confess it wasTUESDAY before I got them planted!....and that was later in the evening..our temperatures have been really high this week.....

.....and by WEDNESDAY Boo took the plunge

 ... by THURSDAY I was right in there too!

 On Friday, I did a bit of Hospital visiting which meant me driving through this beautiful countryside:

A few years months ago I would never have dreamt of driving so high up in the mountains...now it's no problem (I'm still not a good passenger on these journeys though)

In the evening I went down to the village to have a meal with a friend...of course the football was on and we were witness to Spain's defeat in their first match......I'm sure you can imagine the atmosphere by the end of the match!

I was determined to have SATURDAY and SUNDAY at home, to do some work on PROJECT LIFE and some housework!!

...success on both counts!!

This week sees Kirsty coming home for the summer ( her contract is finished and she is going to Glasgow University in September to do a Masters Degree)....I am hoping that too much 'stuff' won't be accompanying her!

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx

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THE WEEK THAT WAS

This week has seen me:

RECEIVE......

......another quilt square (and assorted chocolate and scrapping goodies!)...this time from the talented JO over at SUGAR AND SCRAP....thank you Jo!

COMPLETE......

....... this quilt square(though it is not yet posted!)

AND

Week 7 of Project Life

ATTEND......

a Charity Ball/ Awards ceremony ...it went on forever!

TEND.....

.......to Boo's sore eye- she escaped out of the gate and came back with a cut under her eye, which has also meant a couple of visits to the Vet

DECORATE

...the twig tree for Easter

and of course PLAY.....

...Candy Crush Saga-  Level 248 now!

I hope you've all had a good weekend...and I wonder what the coming week will bring for us all!

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx

THE WEEK THAT WAS

This week- among other things- I have:

Received two more quilt blocks :

This one from ALEXA....her own design!

This one from AMY

I love them both...thank you ladies!

FINISHED READING:

The third in a detective series set on the Isle of Lewis,Scotland 

BOUGHT and PLANTED these beauties:

COMPLETED:

Week 5 of PL

Went to:

and DIDN'T win either the Quiz or a Raffle Prize!

Hoping you had a good week too!

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx

THE WEEK THAT WAS

This week I have:

READ,,,,,

One I've been meaning to read for a few years.....and I'm so glad i got around to it..beautifully written

RECEIVED.....three beautiful quilt blocks, as part of  FIONA'S FRIENDSHIP QUILT

from the lovely SIAN

from the lovely ABI

from the lovely DEB TURTLE

some PL supplies

LOST.....0.75 KG

WORKED ON....

Project Life

TOOK PART IN.....

a 5km walk through the almond groves

A good week, all in all......I hope your week was a good one too!

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx

PROJECT LIFE AND ME

You might remember my mentioning that I had decided to join in with PROJECT LIFE, after looking on from the sidelines for so long.

I made that decision while I was in the US which was, technically speaking, Week Three (assuming that I was starting on Jan 1, which I decided to do knowing that I HAD some  photographic evidence of those first two weeks).

I did buy a few some ready made 4x6 and 3x4  cards especially made for pocket scrapbooking, but on actually making a start to my pages I soon decided that I could easily use my existing cardstock and papers  (I have a bit of both, you know ;> ). I have been using 6x6 pads, which are perfect as the 'matching' bit is done for you!

I have used my SILHOUETTE to cut out the page markers and printed some of the sentiments directly onto blank cards.

Weeks one and two only warranted a page each...I reckon this may happen quite often, so I'm not worrying about it.....

Week 3, however, took up THREE pages..plus a mini-insert I made by just cutting up one of the pocket pages.

You will notice I've not got to grips with photographing PL yet!...in saying that the light's not been so good here today.

I won't be boring you with every week of PL, but I thought I would share my approach- such as it is!

After my first panic attacks trying to work out photo orientation, I am actually enjoying this ..and finding time to just do a little bit here and there.

Hope your week is going well.....I'm back to SERIOUSLY trying to lose weight , having gained almost a stone of what I had originally lost and tomorrow's my first weigh-in...I'm hoping for a loss because I have been good(ish) since last week!

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx 

TIME FOR TEA

It's that time of the month again.....time to spend a little time visiting Blogfriends (though not IRL this time)....co-ordinated by the lovely ABI over at CREATING PAPER DREAMS.
I'm so glad you've waited till today to pop in.....as you probably know, I've been travelling and you would have missed me if you'd come a day or two earlier!


Let me put the kettle on while you make yourself comfortable...it's a bit blowy outdoors even though the sun's shining, so I think the Naya's the best place to sit. I have some fruit loaf that I've taken out of the freezer...I do hope it's ok...it certainly was before it went IN.


I have just about got over my jet lag, which is pretty good for me...it usually lasts much longer travelling east....and yes, I had a great time thank you. It was so good meeting up with RINDA, DEB, CARRIE and DEBBIE...it's a great feeling talking to people who actually 'get' what blogging is all about and what I DO with all that paper! It's something I miss here...do you have the same problem where you live?


In the course of all that talking, I made the decision (finally!) to start Project Life...it's something I have been thinking about since it's launch. I've always talked myself out of it; not at all convinced that it was 'proper' scrapbooking, but after watching from the sidelines I think it may suit my lifestyle at the moment. I often find it difficult to find time to scrapbook, but I really want to keep those memories...so have decided to use PL as my main way of keeping them as they happen.....and when I have the time, I'll make scrapbook pages using all the older photographs still waiting to see the light of day!



So I bought an album....

.....and some (!) supplies and have made a start.....

I must confess to getting the photographs I wanted to use in the right orientations and sizes making my head hurt, but once that was done I enjoyed the process. Are you taking part in PL, or do you just watch from the sidelines, as I did?


Oh...I must tell you...I have received my first quilt block (as part of FIONA's FRIENDSHIP QUILT initiative) from lovely DEB (have you noticed there seem to be a lot of Deb's who blog?!)

Of course, she had also included a pretty tag and bookmark, which was very kind of her. I'm looking forward to receiving the others...but am wondering just how I'll ever manage to make a quilt with them!...do YOU sew, or are you a complete novice like me?

You might remember that I was a bit worried about going so far away when my dad hasn't been so well...the good news is that mum feels he has had a better week, so I'm pleased about that....I do hope your own family are well.

Well, I know you have a few more stops to make to catch up with people, so I'll let you go...do come back next time though; it's been a lovely catch up!

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx

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