November Ways and December Days ...

Ways ...
This is one of my favourite months, November - partly because there are no big occasions this month (once the 5th is past!), no cards or presents for immediate family and friends to feel anxious about remembering (or rather, forgetting). I love it for its lightness. Counter-intuitive, perhaps, as the days shorten and the clocks go back. Up here, leaves continue to soften into lemony gold, the needles of larch drift on misty mornings across along the path, and the dark silhouettes of trunks and branches quietly settle into view ...

It feels a good time of year to be sifting through things, and letting go. I like Francine Jay's reminder: "I've never known a traveller to envy how much luggage his neighbour has". Though when she suggested that this might mean only having enough craft things to fit in one box, even my I-love-minimal spirit shivered!

... and days
Last Monday when I posted my page plans for a Book of December Days, some of you asked if I might be able to make available the files themselves. Happy to - it's taking a little time, as I hadn't got as far as actually creating them!, so will half of them do today? I've zipped psd. files for my templates 01-04. These are the top row on last Monday's photo, and am hoping to have the rest finished for anyone who'd like them later this week. They should work for both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, and if there are any problems, do let me know and I'll do my best to help.

A4 Size
Download AlexaDecDays01-04(A4)
Letter Size (8.5x11 inches)
Download AlexaDecDays01-04(LT)

Warm regards to you all, and hope to see you on Wednesday?

 

 

 

Comments

[Miriam]

Your words & photo are so beautiful Alexa, x

[Amanda]

One box! I have trouble with one room :) Thank you for the page plans that's very generous of you to take the time to prodcue them.

[jo sowerby]

thanx for the templates alexa, how kind of you. hope your building is growing as we speak
Jo xxxxx

[Sian]

And a happy November to you too Alexa! What a beautiful photo. And if anyone is going to persuade me into photoshop, it's going to be you..

[Mel]

Yay! Thank you very much :-) Happy November to you xx

For us it's the start of a mad 2-month run of birthdays, beginning today with my best friend's husband, and including my father-in-law, sister-in-law, Dad, husband, son, brother, sister and then finishing with Christmas!!

[kel.light@journaljourneys]

November has gone far too quickly! I love the photo and I am now off to investigate this Book of December Days!

[Sarah C]

What a beautiful and stunning photo. Just looked at your plans for the Book of December Days. Fantastic idea and good luck with the extension and your parents' move.

Thanks for the comment about my cleaning fairy. I see you're not fussy what your's looks like hee hee xx

[Sarah C]

Oh and thanks for the great comment about what I do on my blog. I had a short spell designing websites for companies and absolutely loved it. Would love to do it for a living, but everyone wants qualifications and/or years of experience! :(

[Jane Hakes]

What a beautiful photograph! Your blog link on UKS didn't work, but I found you anyway and it was worth the search!

[Alexa]

Hi Jane, and glad to meet you, and sorry that the link didn't work - I'll go and see what the problem is, and am looking forward to visiting you too! :)

[Karen]

What a stunning photo and I love your post.

[Alexa]

Thank-you, Karen, and glad you liked it!