December Days 8 and 13

DAY 8
Hello and welcome! I am hoping the pictures today speak (rather less than) a thousand words - I suspect you'd have little time to read them, if your days are anything like mine! Day 8 is in the album ...

The design is as Day 9 but reversed, with additional journalling space - there's just never enough room to write ...

Behind the flap lies the rest of the journalling:
"Dearest grandson number 1. I loved: our game of footie under the breakfast table, the way he gave his Mum (and anyone else) a yellow card when he was cross; his ability to compromise - his newest phrase is “OK, I’ve changed my mind”; his pleasure, in his swimming lesson, when he had the courage to jump in without the instructor’s helping hand; the way he called “Did you see, Grandma? I’m very proud of me!

Dearest grandson number 2: it was delightful listening to him repeat words when we were reading (like ‘slimy’); such fun singing songs like Incy Wincy Spider with actions and seeing him copy us; being a little wary at table when he looked thunderous and quickly moving everything out of his way; watching him eat Start like there was no tomorrow (which when you’re nearly two is probably true!).

Me: recorder of events, player of games, reader, tidy-upper, just happy to be there."

DAY 13
A trifle tardy in tackling Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas, I was taken with today's prompt about the weather, what it was like where we each live, or what we might hope for ...

You may be feeling too frantic to even think about taking a moment to simply catch your breath and note what is around and within: but on Saturday the 15th, I will be enjoying Simply A Moment and you are most welcome to join me. If this is new to you, I hope these links will be helpful:

• From Blurry to Clear (14 September): the original post
• Simply A Moment Prompt (15 September): a pdf of tips and ideas
• September's Simply a Moment
• October's Simply A Moment
• November's Simply A Moment

This cold snap, may there be warmth in your woollies and something hot in your hand! (Old Irish blessing.) And if you're a lovely blog-reader in the southern hemisphere, may there be coolness in your cottons, and something chilled to press against your cheek :). See you soon?

Comments

[esther_a]

I love the design of your bottom page and that center photo is amazing!

[helena]

day 8 is a great way to talk about your trip - love the photo on the tag.

and your weather LO is fabulous - it looks so simple but then I started looking in detail at the design and noted all the small design components that make the whole thing sing

[Jacky S]

I love your weather page....it truly does look beautiful.....if only it didn't come with biting cold!!

[Mel]

I may not have been commenting recently Alexa, but I've certainly be reading and enjoying - and I actually have a bit of free time today to tell you so, yay! Loving your project, and the icy photos are stunning :)

[Mel]

How funny - I see that you're online too and were commenting on my blog while I commented here!! Hello! :)

[Cheri]

As always Alexa, the things you capture take my breath away. Well done!

[Michelle]

Stunning pages! This one about the weather is my favourite!

[Jen Hart]

It all looks beautiful. I will get you the brioche recipe this weekend :)

[Paul B]

Beautiful LOs Alexa. Again your journaling is superb and extremely evocative. What a joy it will be to read this album in the future years. Gorgeous photos too. You have such a clever eye for composition. Mind you, they do make me feel cold, all those snowy scenes lol Pxx

[Amy]

It is the 15th already and I am hoping to set aside some time to write later this afternoon. A lot has happened in the last month!

Your page about the weather is stunningly beautiful - icy photos always seem so calm to me. We have raging winds and stormy hot and humid weather at the moment - quite the opposite!

[S]

Well, it has been busy, but I'm loving catching up on blogs this Saturday a.m. Your work is stunning, Alexa. As beautiful as magazine layouts, but with lots more heart. I've enjoyed your last few post immensely.

[Louise]

really beautifully captured photos and words Alexa x

[Honoré]

So enjoyed sharing your visit with the grands... Good to have you back tho' I can see how/why you jump at the chance to spend time with the littles...Love your pages and I had to laugh reading your words of encouragement for those "down under." Clever.

Cheers~

[Sonja]

Great pages. Your album is going to look lovely when it's finished.

[Sian]

"I'm very proud of me" - isn't that just perfect?! I love it.

[Miriam]

Such beautiful winter photos and words too of course. Your irish blessing to the southern hemisphere folk is so funny... Love the back to back/mirror titles you are using, so artistic Alexa.

[Karen Walker]

I'm keeping notes and journaling, but the pages themselves have not come together yet. I'm thinking I'll have more time this weekend, but who knows?

[Suzanna]

Wow that middle picture of the winter weather is stunning! Fun memories Alexa!! I want you to know I did the October or was it November? (hmmm. one of them, promise) Simple Moment. I have to uncover it from the depths of a near toppling pile and type it up.

[Alexa]

Whenever you have time, Suzanna, will be just fine and look forward to reading it :). (You can add it to any current linky, if you like).

[kate adderley]

Hi Alexa, thanks for the always lovely comment, the TYPO store is a shop full of insprational words and letters and numbers that are printed onto cups, canvas, stationary, there are diarys, pens , pencils, you name it ,they got it, fantastic store. loved looking at the weather your having there, it looks so pretty, love looking at pics of the english countryside, my favourite show on a friday night is Escape to the country, maybe one day l'll get over there to see all the beauty.

[Alexa]

Hi Kaste and thank-you for the illumination - sounds just my kind of store! Lovely to hear your enjoy photos of our lovely countryside and if you are coming over, do let me know!