scrapbook the outdoors

joining in with Shimelle's challenge to scrapbook the outdoors. This photo was taken last Friday as we enjoyed the autumn weather.

Memorandum Monday

 I really can't ignore the fact that Christmas is on the way anymore so I've decided to enjoy the preparations. I finished this little elephant over the weekend using a pattern by http://littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/, that's two down and two to go.

Earlier in the week I made some chutney ready for Christmas. Next I need to make the christmas pudding but that will have to wait as we have visitors this week and an 18th birthday to celebrate.

My secret pleasure at the moment, something that I only found over the weekend, is watching knitting podcasts.  I really enjoyed this one but it then led on to me looking at this etsy shop among others and trying to resist the temptation to buy lots of wool.
I can see this becoming a serious addiction.

waving to Sian and wishing you all a good week x

Memorandum Monday

 This weekend I've been sorting out some photos, I have far too many. I did come across this old photo of me and my two sisters, I'm the little one in the middle.

 The main priority of the weekend was to finish my LSNED pages for this year, I had everything recorded in my diary which made things a lot easier.

all done and in my 2016 album, 30 days of learning something new.

waving to Sian and wishing you all a good week x

a trip down memory lane

A long time ago when times were hard one film for the camera was all we could afford. These tatty old photos are all we have  left to record a lovely holiday we had way back in the last century. How lucky we all are now with our digital cameras. The little boy in the white cap came on holiday with us this year, he's grown a bit! 

a few photos from our day out on the Broads

 looks like they had a pet heron

it was a beautiful day out.

a few days away

Having deleted this post by mistake I just wanted a quick recap of our lovely holiday. The view from our cottage

 where we could watch the boats going by

 a family of snow leopards

 the snakes were awake for a change

 a scared little toad

 a meerkat

 the tigers sleeping

 posing for the camera

 the red pandas being fed

 a cute baboon family