My desk looks very much the same as last week, being covered, as it was, in Christmas Journal detritus.
I was working on this album anyway but as it happens, a lot of the content of Shimelle's Cover to Cover class is very relevant and is helping me along the way. Today's prompt deals with tackling the tricky issue of journalling and by some quirk of fate, this almost finished layout just needs journalling. It will be tucked inside the little pocket there on the tag you can just see. The picture is of my Dad, proudly wearing his poppy on Rememberance Sunday, which doesn't immediately make sense when you think that it is a Christmas album! However, this page goes with 2 others showing everyone that had a stir of the Christmas pudding on our Stir-Up Sunday (which seems to differ in date depending on which source you use!) The journalling is a bit tricky for this particular photo as it is about my almost-step-mum Rosie who sadly passed away suddenly a month before the picture was taken. I intend to record how I missed her particularly that day because she loved cooking and baking and she always accompanied my Dad to the local Rememberance Parade. He had donned his suit and special rememberance tie but he just couldn't face it without her and came to see us instead.
You might wonder if it feels odd to be scrapping about Christmas in the middle of May but you know what? I was SOOO cold today, despite the warm sun, that I wore my gloves to do the school run! The wind was wicked and I am led to believe that it will be minus 1 overnight with a damaging frost! I hope that the green fingered among you don't lose any precious plants if the forecast proves to be correct. I sincerely hope that we get "normal" May weather shortly as we are camping on a working dairy farm at the end of the month!
Care to share your desk? Any state, we want to see, its nothing we haven't seen before... or is it....?!
Bye for now
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...very busy work space, not sure if I could make anything to do with Christmas right now, even though we had a heavy snow flurry yesterday...thanks for sharing...Mel :)
ReplyDeleteThis struck a chord, cos it is the small everyday things that will hit me as we go through the year - all the stuff that my Mum and I enjoyed sharing...gossiping over Strictly Come Dancing costumes and the like...It's a lovely LO.
ReplyDeleteHugs, LLJ #48 xx
Ah, bless your Dad :-(
ReplyDeleteNot joining in this week, lost my whatever it is that makes me want to do stuff.
Love the Christmas stuff though. I was tempted by a set on QVC in last clicks but resisted.
Jakixx
I wasn't sure how much I would get out of Shimelle's class but it is helping in ways I hadn't thought of. Glad it's working for you too.
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Aw Lisa, a touching piece of journalling to go in that pocket..and I love the title. Cant fault SHimelle huh - she manages always to find something in a class that seems particularly relevant. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa, now that's what scrapping is all about - catching those stories and memories that shouldn't be forgotten. Love the pile of Christmas stash on your desk and the layout is lovely. I'm with you in hoping for better weather - we're off on holiday in about 4 weeks and we so want it to be warmer down south where we are heading :) Hope you have a happy and creative WOYWW. Elizabeth x #42
ReplyDeleteCan't get thinking about Christmas yet, but I can think I love that pile of stash on your desk! Have a great day,Helen at 4
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone..I finished the final page in my Christmas 2010 album yesterday..
ReplyDeleteVery busy place to work... Love the creations!
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Looks good, Christmas makes happen all year for me, well when I feel like it! Take care & enjoy WOYWW. Zo xx 66
ReplyDeleteI've just my new scotch tape dispenser (spotted one on your desk). Don't do instruction manuals just dive in their and get stuff working. It's brill. The Doodly Birds are really in for it now.
ReplyDeleteHappy crafting
Lynn 32
One I made earlier today
Glad the class is helping you out!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
I haven't taken my gloves off on the school run yet!! glad to hear you are persevering with your Christmas Journal...you'll be glad you did XXX
ReplyDeleteLovely busy space - look forward to seeing what you create.
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busy bee space... looking foward to your future makes.. Hugs May x x x#26
ReplyDeleteThat must have been a hard page to work on. The class has surprised me with the way it's help me and the ideas it's given me x
ReplyDeleteI do a lot with Christmas most of the year to avoid the panic in the run up to the day, makes it so much easier. I remember that bad time for your family last year, hope your Dad is doing well.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Brenda 110
It's tough to journal these kind of days, but you'll be glad you did in years to come. We woke up to a frost this morning!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet story, and one well worth scrapping/journalling. Hopefully your Dad will feel up to the service next year.
ReplyDeleteMorti #28