So the last few days have been busy busy busy.
We did a craft fair at our local community 'village fete' type event and it was fun but oh my did we luck out with the gazebo. They have now gone up to more than £90 for the one I bought for £30! And we needed it. It was a glorious day until 2.30 when the heavens opened and I mean quite literally. It was some of the most torrential rain I have ever seen in the UK. It lasted a good 30 minutes and the gazebo held up!
I have been at work the last couple of days but Nigel has been manning the fort and we now have brand new windows in the library and the scrap studio and it looks fab. I have smart new blinds that look lovely, windows I can see out of and I am really happy and happy it is all over. No more new windows now - they are all done!
Will take pictures when the light is right!
I have new scrapping to share too.
These are from the daily prompts. This was Friday - Multi font title - another f the Hamlet at Versailles for the Paris album.
This was Saturday I think - add sparkle. Well the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles was certainly gold and sparkly and so is the page. It doesn't show well in the photo but the background paper is very old K and Co and is gold foiled, the photos are on gold sparkle paper and I used gilding paste on the flowers
Sunday's prompt was clouds. And I was really quick and scrapped a page of my stall in its little gazebo house - before the rain and the mud!
Monday was sewing so I sewed all round the border and the large circle. There is a LOT of journalling as it tells the story of how we were victims - though our honesty saved us - of the famous gold ring scam in Paris. We hadn't heard of this scam but apparently, it is quite famous.
and today's - oh how I hate these - was messy. I don't DO messy. I don't LIKE messy. It is not me.
But I pulled out diamond dust black cardstock and gelatos and had a go
Not sure I like it but I did try.
You can't really see the sparkle
Today I am thankful
- that I am keeping up with the daily prompts - I have done every prompt on the day set - 21 and only 10 more to go. that we have new windows and the men have gone gone gone and my room is back to normal and looks lovely hat
- that I had the chance to see the last episode of Game of Thrones. I am sad it ended and am not sure I buy into the ending and what happened to characters I have loved for years, but heck - I know I will watch it over and over.
Oh wow! Your story about the scam was amazing. Surely you and Nigel must have felt in your gut something was amiss! I hate it when complete strangers try to be persistent or overly friendly. It always makes me feel uneasy. Things like that can happen in the U.S. as well--especially in heavy tourist areas.
Talk about a village fete--I was watching our PBS station on Sunday and there was an episode to a series called "Penelope Keith's Coastal" (If it had any more of a title, it didn't show it in my info review). She was visiting English coastal cities and attended a small village fete. I wondered if you have ever heard of the show? It may be ages old for all I know. Has your town ever been spotlighted in any international television series that you know of?
Congratulations on getting all your windows finished. I can't wait to see what kind of view you have. I am sure it is lovely!
Posted by: Barb inAK | May 22, 2019 at 06:07 AM