Hello and welcome! I know - it's been a while. There was a bit of cliff fall. Though yes, you're right, that probably is a little dramatic. Let's say that I slithered and slumped, with a bad dose of February-itis. But having climbed back up, relatively intact, blinking in the daylight of March, I'd love to join in with you all again for Sian's lovely weekly catch-up Memos, Mail, Me over at From High In The Sky.
Somewhere at the bottom of the canyon, there was a birthday which involved lots of happy mail ...
You probably can't quite see the glorious pile of seven little Fabriano notebooks under those pretty paints, each one with a different type of paper and a name which just slips deliciously off the tongue: Vellutata, Goffrata, Pergamentata, Vergata ... (I'm very much afraid they may never see a pen and I may end up simply stroking them whilst sipping a Martini.)
A few days later, popping through our lop-sided letterbox (it's in need of some serious surgery), came Melissa's lovely card and hopeful memo: Light tomorrow with today. Thank-you so very much, Melissa, for your kindness - occasionally something floats into your life which is just what you need :). Which brings me to the happy Herma package. You see? - it can't all be digital ahead if I've actually bought glue ...
And just to show you I mean business, I broke open a box of it to put this together in my Traveller's Notebook ...
Wishing you all a week of happy creativity and good things in your life :).
Happy belated birthday! And I'm so happy to see you here again. Those are inspiring gifts--in so many ways, and your photograph of them is also inspiring----and very cheerful, I must say, on this very gray morning in March.
Posted by: Karen | Monday, 06 March 2017 at 12:59 PM
Sending along, while belated, happy of the happiest birthday wishes. That is seriously a great haul of treats & all so pretty in colours. I chuckled what you said about several of your beautiful notebooks every seeing a pen. I have one in particular I am nearing to fear to write in - it is so absolutely gorgeous I am waiting to write only beautiful thoughts. February was a rough sunless month for sure. Cheers to sunny days & happy thoughts.
Posted by: Mary-Lou | Monday, 06 March 2017 at 02:38 PM
A very Happy Birthday!
It's always a pleasure to spot that you have hoisted sail: hope you have a good week. That's two of us stocking up on glue this week, then :)
Posted by: Sian | Monday, 06 March 2017 at 05:02 PM
Belated birthday wishes! Hope that the year starts to get much better from you now March is here.
Posted by: Debs | Tuesday, 07 March 2017 at 06:36 AM
I know that feeling of just wanting to stroke the different paper types. Have a good week
Posted by: helena | Tuesday, 07 March 2017 at 07:35 AM
Happy belated birthday! Glue purchases are popular, I received a resupply just this morning.
PS: I'm so looking forward to meeting you at the Bloggers' Weekend later this year.
Posted by: Ruth | Tuesday, 07 March 2017 at 12:49 PM
Happy Happy Birthday! I hope you are still celebrating and thanks for sharing all that glorious color of gifts and your TN page! As Karen said: My heart did a little jig seeing you in this space!
Cheers~
Posted by: Honoré | Tuesday, 07 March 2017 at 05:02 PM
Happy belated Birthday Alexa!
It is lovely to see a new post and what a pretty page you have created in your TN!
xx
Posted by: alexandra sirugue-macleod | Tuesday, 07 March 2017 at 11:42 PM
Best (belated) Birthday wishes, Alexa! and what a treat you've shared with us. It's a grey wet day here, but those colors are making me smile!
Posted by: Mary | Wednesday, 08 March 2017 at 12:27 PM
Belated happy birthday from me too! How lovely to get creative presents ... look forward to seeing what you do with them :)
Posted by: Rosie Radcliffe | Monday, 13 March 2017 at 10:40 AM
Oh what a wonderful selection you have there. The givers of those gifts clearly know you well. Belated Birthday wishes to you Alexa xx
Posted by: Fiona@Staring at the Sea | Thursday, 16 March 2017 at 10:24 AM
Great peek at your travelers journal! Looks like a nice birthday haul! Hope you are having a wonderful March!
Posted by: Melissa Gross | Saturday, 18 March 2017 at 02:48 AM
Catching up on my blog reading! A very belated happy birthday! Love the peek into your travellers notebook.
Posted by: Becky | Wednesday, 12 April 2017 at 09:27 PM
Oh i love that TN spread! Have you put those pretty presents to good use already?
Posted by: Nathalie | Thursday, 13 April 2017 at 10:48 PM