trimmingthesails

ZIZO (Week 22, May 14)

Hello and welcome! In this midweek moment, I have a couple of photos for you of our landscape here, 1100 feet up.

Zooming in, last Sunday, on a rare evening walk. United Utilities really did not want us hopping over the gritstone wall to get closer to the reservoir ...

Zooming out: they were, however, spectacularly unsuccessful in hindering us from enjoying the view ...

This comes with many grateful thanks to Helena, over at Helena's Creative Maven. Never seen (or heard of) a kelpie? Now's your chance, along with other great ZIZOs from across the world deserving of your oohs and aahs :).

Simply A Moment (May 14)

Hello and welcome to May's Simply A Moment ... I have felt overwhelmed by the number of you who have let me know that you have valued this meme and will miss it, and I have felt torn between guilt, sadness and the need to let it rest for a little while. I do hope that those of you who want to continue recording sixty seconds of your day from time to time will feel that you can do so :). And perhaps we can have a reunion every so often? This is how it was for me today, at the same hour and minute as my very first one back on the 31 May, 2012 ...

The Linky will be open for several weeks, so please do feel that you can pop in and add your moment whenever it is that you have time. This comes with warm gratitude to each and every one of you for all the moments we have shared together, whether in writing or in reading those of others, and for your kindness and generosity of spirit. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you ...

A bit of this ...

... and a bit of that - you know the sort of thing? Sometimes, a whole pre-planned meal seems like too much preparation in advance: just a selection of nice informal snacks popped on a plate hits the spot. A smorgasbord of texture ...

A handful of different fonts sprinkled liberally over the top ...

 And before you know it, the plate is full ...

I'm putting it down to the glimpses of sun inbetween the torrential downpours of rain - there's a faintest promise of (probably soggy) picnics al fresco soon. Summer scrapbooking, northern hemispherers, here we come!

And it's nearly time for a mid-month Simply A Moment later this week on Friday 16th. Those of you who read regularly (and thank-you so much for your lovely support) may remember its genesis as part of the 31 Things class run by Ali Edwards. It will be two years at the end of this month since that day, and I am feeling that it is time to let it gently go - so this will be its last appearance. If you would like to join me you will, as always, be most welcome; and links back to its history and ideas for recording sixty seconds of your day are just below.

In the meantime, whether you are settling down to some knife-and-fork scrapbooking or putting together a creative offering on the hoof, may your appetite be undiminished and your post-prandial satisfaction great :). See you on Friday?

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 As part of Ali Edward's 31 Things class 9.15 a.m.

The unfolding of a thought From blurry to clear ...

Ideas to help: click to download Simply a moment pdf

Bread and Butter ...

Hello and lovely to see you! I'm hoping that after many 'alarms and excursions' here (as my Grandmother was wont to say), though thankfully no major diasters, fairly normal service will be resumed. There wasn't lots of chocolate at Easter but (as with Christmas) I am always glad to return to the simple, ordinary and mundane, the bread-and-butter days. And some simple bread-and-butter scrapbooking - I do love making pages with a photo or two, a bit of writing, and perhaps one other item. Or maybe that counts as bit of jam?

As you can see, there were also some lovely times over the last few weeks - I so enjoy being with all that fresh young energy! And there are plenty more photos to scrap ...