TRUELY A SCRAPPY CUFF

DURING THE CLASS THAT I MENTIONED IN MY LAST POST, REBBECCA SHOWED THE CLASS HOW TO USE EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BITS OF FABRIC, STRING AND THREAD TO EMBELLISH FABRIC COLLAGES. (RIGHT UP MY ALLEY!) THIS IS MY VERSION TO MAKE THOSE SCRAPS USEFUL. i TOOK LENGHTS OF VELVET RIBBON, IN THIS CASE TO FIT THE WRIST, HAD A SMALL PILE OF SCRAPS ON THE TABLE TO THE LEFT OF MY SEWING MACHINE, AND SET IT FOR A DECORATIVE STITCH PATTERN. PLACING THE RIBBON UNDER THE STITCH FOOT, I SIMPLY FED DIFFERENT PIECES OF SCRAP, (CAREFULLY) UNDER THE PRESSURE FOOT WHILE THE MACHINE WAS SLOWLY RUNNING. I SEWED UP ONE SIDE AND DOWN THE OTHER SO THAT THE SCRAP PIECES WERE SECURE. I THEN TRIMMED THE SIDES A LITTLE, ATTACHED RIBBON END CAPS, A SMALL BIT OF CHAIN AND AND A CLASP. ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF COFFEE DYED MUSLIN, I WROTE A SIMPLE WORD AND GLUED IT IN THE CENTER WITH A FEW BUTTONS. I THINK THIS METHOD WOULD ALSO MAKE SMASHING CHOKERS AND BELTS. EVEN FABRICS OF A SENTIMENTAL MEANING WOULD BE A USEFUL AND FUN WAY TO PRESERVE MEMORIES.

FABRIC COLLAGE

LAST THURSDAY I TOOK A CLASS FROM REBBECCA FOR VINTAGE LIVING. IT WAS ON FABRIC COLLAGE AND AS SHE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM AN ADVENTURE IN COLORADO WITH K.C. WILLIS, THERE WAS MAGIC IN THE AIR. REBBECCA HAS A WONDERFUL EYE AND IS VERY GENEROUS WITH HER COACHING AND SUPPLIES. IT WAS A GREAT CLASS AND I USED AN OLD PHOTO OF MY MOM WHEN SHE WAS FOUR, WITH HER MOM, HER GRANDMOTHER, AND HER GREAT GRANDMOTHER. ALSO, I USED A RECENT PHOTO OF MY GRAND DARLING, ALICE. I LOVE THE COLORS AND THE OVER ALL FEEL OF THIS WALL HANGING. I WILL BE ADDING PICTURES OF MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND PROBABLY ONE OF MYSELF AS A CHILD TO BRIDGE THE GAP. THAT WILL ENCOMPASS SEVEN GENERATIONS OF PICTURES THAT I AM BLESSED TO HAVE.

WHITE WEDNESDAY (SORT OF)

EVEN THOUGH I TOOK THESE PHOTOS IN JUNE, I WANTED TO SAVE THEM FOR THE HALLOWEEN SEASON. THE CEMETERIES IN ENGLAND ARE FILLED WITH SOME VERY ANCIENT AND BEAUTIFUL HEAD STONES. IT WAS VERY PEACEFUL PLACE TO VISIT IN THE LIGHT OF DAY,BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ANY WHERE NEAR THEM AFTER THE SUN WENT DOWN AND THE NITE TIME FELL WITH IT'S TOTAL DARKNESS. EEUUU! JUST TO THINK OF IT MAKES THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK STAND UP! SPOOKY!

WHITE WEDNESDAY

THESE CHOICES FOR WHITE WEDNESDAY ARE SOME OF THE NEW ITEMS IN MY SHOP THAT I HAVE MADE. THE OLD CABINET DOOR BECAME A HANDY NOTE HOLDER, (SORRY, SOLD) AND THE CANVAS TOTE BAGS ARE EMBELLISHED WITH SOME OLD BLACK AND WHITE ENGLISH PRINTS WHICH I HAVE TRANSFERRED ONTO THE CANVAS. I AM ALSO WORKING ON SOME SMALLER TOTES WITH CHRISTMAS SCENES THAT WOULD MAKE WONDERFUL GIFT BAGS. THE CHAIR IS ONE OF A PAIR THAT I PURCHASED AT A RESALE SHOP AND COVERED WITH LINEN AND A TRANSFERRED CLOCK FACE. THANKS FOR VISITING AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY.

I WON THESE.......

WONDERFUL ITEMS FROM RITA @ MAMMABELLARTE.BLOGSPOT .COM. THE PACKAGE CAME IN THE POST YESTERDAY AND I WAS SO EXCITED! RITA MAKES CUSTOM SIGNS AND BOY DO I EVER NEED TO SEE THE SIGN SHE MADE FOR ME, EVERYDAY! SO... THIS IS GOING IN MY HOME STUDIO. AND...........AS A BONUS, SHE SO GENEROUSLY ADDED THIS WONDERFUL, SOLDERED CHARM NECKLACE OF A LITTLE METAL DOVE. I JUST LOVE IT! RITA, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND THE AWARDS GO TO.....

1. LAUGHING WITH ANGELS...

2.IOWA JUNK GYPSIES...

3.RHUBARB REIGN...

4. ANYTHING GOES HERE...

5.SEPIA DREAMS....

6. COLLECTED TREASURES...

7. 52 FLEA...

I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE 10 THINGS ABOUT YOURSELVES THAT I'M SURE YOU ARE JUST DYING TO DIVULGE, AND THE 7 PEOPLE YOU PASS THIS ON TO! JUST GRAB THE HONEST SCRAP AWARD AND GO..........

HONEST SCRAP AWARD

REBECCA FROM VINTAGE LIVING SENT ME AN HONEST SCRAP AWARD.

IT SEEMS THAT I NOW HAVE TO DIVULGE TEN THINGS ABOUT MYSELF THAT IS NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE. HERE GOES..........

1. THE ONLY REASON THAT MY BED GETS MADE EVERY DAY IS THAT MY HUSBAND AND I DO IT TOGETHER.

2.I LOVE TO EAT POPCORN IN BED WHEN I READ.

3.LENGTHY TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS IRRITATE ME.

4.IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE HUBS, I WOULD BE THE STAR OF THE NEW REALITY SHOW, "HOARDERS"!

5. I DON'T LIKE TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO WHILE I'M DRIVING.

6. MARCHING BANDS AND PARADES MAKE ME CRY.

7.BASICALLY, I'M A LONER, THEREFORE......

8. I DO NOT LIKE TO SHOP WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

9. I AM NOT COMPETITIVE NOR DO I STRIVE TO BE #1.

10. I DO NOT HAVE TO BE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. (#9 AND #10 TAKE TOO MUCH NEGATIVE ENERGY.)


NOW I HAVE TO PASS THIS AWARD ON TO 7 OTHER PEOPLE WHICH I WILL DO TOMORROW.

OHIO FALL EXTRAVAGANZA

THIS PAST WEEK-END MY FRIEND JANICE AND I SET UP A BOOTH AT THE SPRINGFIELD, OHIO SHOW. IT WAS A FIRST OUT OF STATE SHOW FOR BOTH OF US AND THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD TOWED A TRAILER! HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. SALES WERE VERY GOOD, PEOPLE WERE FRIENDLY AND APPRECIATIVE OF OUR HAND MADE STUFF AND THE WEATHER COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER! ( A BIG THANK YOU, JOE AND SANDY, OF RHUBARB REIGN, FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND HELP WITH THE TRAILER. OH!, AND THE DELICIOUS CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES. YUM!) HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ITEMS WE HAD IN OUR BOOTH.

WHITE WEDNESDAY

MY CHOICE FOR THIS WEEK'S WHITE WEDNESDAY IS SOME PICS I TOOK WHILE IN ENGLAND THIS YEAR. THE WEATHER WORN, BLEACHED DETAILS OF ANCIENT THINGS, EVEN IF MADE OF METAL AND STONE, HAVE TIMELESS APPEAL.

WHITE WEDNESDAY

I GOT THESE WONDERFUL CLOCK FACES FROM THE IOWA JUNK GYPSIES LAST WEEK END AT KANE. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THEM! I MADE SOME TRANSFERS OF THEM AND APPLIED THEM TO SOME RAW SILK PILLOWS THAT I HAD MADE. I ALSO COVERED SOME CHAIR SEATS WITH THE TRANSFERED CLOCK FACES. WILL SHOW THOSE PICS LATER.

BOY DO I EVER NEED HELP

I LOGGED INTO MY BLOG JUST NOW WITH THE INTENTION OF POSTING MY WHITE WEDNESDAY PICS. BUT BEFORE I BLOG I ALWAYS LIKE TO READ WHAT WAS POSTED IN THE BLOGS THAT I FOLLOW. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I COULDN'T FIND ANY POSTING AND THE MESSAGE WAS THAT I WAS NOT FOLLOWING ANY BLOGS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!! OH, YES I AM!!!!!!!! BUT I ONLY REMEMBER SOME OF THEM!!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED. I CERTAINLY DID NOT DELETE ANY! THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, RIGHT AFTER I STARTED BLOGGING, AND MESSING EVERYTHING UP, BUT I THINK BY NOW I WOULD KNOW ENOUGH NOT TO DELETE THE BLOGS I FOLLOW EVEN ON ACCIDENT!... ANYWAY, BLOG FRIENDS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I FOLLOWED ANY OF YOU SO THAT I CAN PUT YOU BACK ON MY LIST..............AND TO MAKE MATTERS EVEN WORSE, I WAS TOLD BY RITA, ON MY JUNK JEWELRY BLOG, THAT I WON A CONTEST BY HER AND I SHOULD E-MAIL HER WITH MY ADDRESS. WHEN I CLICKED ON HER NAME, (about ten times)I WAS TOLD THAT HER PROFILE IS NOT PUBLISHED AND THEREFORE, I CANNOT ACCESS HER BLOG SITE!!!!! WHAT!!!!!!! (rita if you read this, please give me your blogsite name) OR IF ANYONE WHO READS THIS KNOWS WHERE I CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH RITA, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! I WAS SO EXCITED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE WON ANYTHING. RITA PAINTS THE MOST GORGEOUS SIGNS WITH LOVELY WORDS ON THEM. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

JUNK JEWELRY

Periodically, I think it's fun to look through my boxes of junk. This morning I did that and picked out some items to make into necklaces. I've been selling a lot of jewelry lately, so it is about time to start making more. These are what I can up with. Maybe I'm on a roll! Hope so!

SOLD!!!!!!!

I didn't remember that I had this really cool, vintage bat button till I saw it this morning. It's the perfect season for it!

SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOLD!!!!!!

RAG COUTURE

HI BLOG PALS, I STARTED A NEW BLOG SITE CALLED "RAG COUTURE". JUST CLICK ONE THE RAG COUTURE LINK ON MY LEFT SIDE BAR IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT I'VE BEEN PLAYING AROUND WITH LATELY.

I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!! I HAVE 5 WHOLE DAYS OFF FROM THE SHOP, (THANK YOU BONNIE). FOR VARIOUS REASONS, I HAVE HAD TO MAN MY SHOP ALONE. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A LANDFILL TYPE STUDIO AT THE SHOP, I GET VERY LITTLE DONE IN THE WAY OF CARRYING OUT AN IDEA. I NEED TO CREATE AND I WANT TO BLOG, SO HERE IS WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT TODAY!..............I BOUGHT THESE VERY PHONY LOOKING VIOLETS FOR .25 AT A MICHEAL'S CLEARANCE A LONG TIME AGO. WHY? DON'T REMEMBER!I DECIDED I WANTED SOME RUSTED METAL FLOWERS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECT. WELL, THERE ARE NONE! AND IF THERE WAS ANY, THE COST WOULD BE PROHIBITED. SO I EXPERIMENTED WITH THIS BUNCH BY RUSTING THEM WITH A RUSTING SOLUTION. I LIKED THE WAY THEY TURNED OUT.

I ALSO HAD A DOZEN FRENCH, SEMI-RUSTED PASTRY CONE THINGIES THAT I WANTED TO MAKE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS OUT OF. ALSO A HUGE HANDFUL OF VINTAGE, METAL TINSEL THAT I LOVED, BUT NEEDED TO STOP HOARDING!

ANY WAY, THIS IS THE RESULT. I MIGHT ADD SOMETHING ELSE TO THESE, BESIDES A HANGER OF COURSE. I HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM FOR AWHILE.

MONDAY WITH ALICE

MY DAUGHTER TAMMY AND BABY ALICE CAME TO VISIT FOR A FEW DAYS ( ALICE IS A YEAR OLD, CAN I STILL CALL HER A BABY?) IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WE WENT UP TO THE LODGE'S SWIMMING POOL FOR A DIP TO COOL OFF. ALICE LOVES THE WATER AND WANTED TO STAY IN A WHILE LONGER, BUT SINCE SHE HAS VERY FAIR BABY SKIN, WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WOULD BE SMART.

LATER THAT DAY, ALICE WORE A T-SHIRT THAT I HAD ALTERED FOR HER. SHE HAS JUST STARTED WALKING AND IT WAS GREAT FUN TO WATCH HER TODDLE ABOUT. WE SANG "A PRETTY GIRL".........(THINK BURT PARKS)...... AS SHE SHOWED OFF HER BABY COUTURE.

BEFORE FELTING, THE PUMPKIN COLORED PART OF THIS SWEATER WAS AN ADULT SIZE. IT WAS FUN FOR ME TO CUT IT APART AND MAKE A WARM AND COZY AUTUMN SWEATER FOR MY LITTLE PUMPKIN. I THINK SHE LIKED IT ALSO!

SHE'S NOW READY FOR COOLER DAYS!

BECAUSE I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 4:00 A.M. AND COULDN'T GO BACK TO SLEEP, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO WORK ON MY RECENT ATTEMPT TO ORGANIZE. PHHEFF, WHO AM I KIDDING! IT WAS JUST AN EXCUSE TO PLAY WITH MY STUFF! I WAS QUIET, THOUGH. WOULDN'T WANT TO WAKE UP THE HUBS! IT WAS EXCITING! I MADE SOME COFFEE, (STRONG AND FRESH, JUST HOW I LIKE IT. I DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE IT WEAKER CAUSE IT WAS ALL MINE AND I INTENDED TO ENJOY THE WHOLE CARAFE! ( thought about you, trish) ALL I DID REALLY, WAS MOVE MY BITS AND BOBS FROM ONE BOX TO ANOTHER! SO NOW I WILL KNOW WHERE THINGS WERE, BUT NOT WHERE THEY ARE! SO LADIES, IT'S REALLY FRUITLESS TO RE-ORGANIZE CAUSE YOU STILL WILL NOT KNOW WHERE ANYTHING IS! I GOT A LITTLE SIDE-TRACKED AND MADE THESE TWO BRACELETS THAT I AM QUITE PLEASED WITH. THEY'RE MADE OUT OF OLD STUFF, WHICH I LOVE RE-PURPOSING. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHITE WEDNESDAY

THIS WEEK FOR WHITE WEDNESDAY, I CHOOSE SOME ITEMS IN MY YARD AND ON MY PATIO.

THIS IS A ROW OF QUEEN ANNE'S LACE THAT I SEE WHEN I LOOK OUT MY GLASS DOORS THAT OPEN ONTO MY WALLED IN PATIO. IT IS AT THE TOP OF A GRASSY HILL. THEY ARE GORGEOUS RIGHT NOW, BUT THE HILL IS TO STEEP FOR ME TO CLIMB RIGHT NOW WITH MY BUM KNEE. I REALLY WANTED TO GET SOME CLOSE SHOTS, BUT THIS WILL HAVE TO DO FOR NOW.

WHITE WEDNESDAY

THE FOLLOWING WHITE THINGS ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN MY SHOP. THE TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, BUT I GOOFED AND FORGOT THAT YOU HAVE TO POST BACKWARDS TO GET THE PROPER SEQUENCE. I NEED TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM!

OH,DEAR, I'M LATE WITH THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT TODAY WAS TUESDAY! HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY HEAD IS SOMETIMES. (AND YOU BLOGGERS THAT KNOW ME DO NOT NEED TO COMMENT ON THAT, O.K.?) I WILL NOW PROCEED TO RUSTLE UP SOME WHITE STUFF............

ALICE'S FIRST BIRTHDAY

ON SATURDAY, JULY 18th, BABY ALICE HAD HER FIRST BIRTHDAY! IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A YEAR HAS GONE BY SINCE THIS LOVELY LITTLE LADY ENTERED THE WORLD. SHE HAD A LITTLE BIRTHDAY PARTY AND PEOPLE CAME AND WENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WHOA, MOM, MIND MY HAT, WILL YA!

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. NOW CALM DOWN AND KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY CROWN!

WILL YOU JUST STOP TALKING AND LET ME HAVE A BITE OF MY BIRTHDAY CAKE!

MY UNCLE IS SERENADING ME (ON ONE KNEE) WITH A SPANISH BIRTHDAY SONG. HE'S NOT BAD!

SMILE (AGAIN) FOR THE CAMERA!

AUNTIE JILL WITH S.O., PAUL

THEN WE ALL SANG, (WELL, SOME OF US DID, SOME JUST MOVED THEIR LIPS) A SONG BY WILLIE NELSON AND SOME OTHER GUY, CALLED "PONCHO AND LEFTY." THAT ONE WAS NEW TO ME, SO I JUST SORT OF BANGED ON MY TRAY CAUSE I WANTED MORE CAKE! PAUL'S NOT BAD EITHER! ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A FUN DAY AND I HOPE WE DO THIS AGAIN SOON. THE ADULTS WERE ENJOYING A GREENISH DRINK WITH THE NAME" MARGRITE "OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND WERE LAUGHING A LOT EVEN THOUGH THEY WEREN'T THE ONES GETTING PRESENTS! IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A WHILE TO FIGURE THESE PEOPLE OUT!

WHITE WEDNESDAY

BEFORE I THROW THIS SLOOOOOW, IRRITATING, FRUSTRATING, ANNOYING COMPUTER OUT THE WINDOW, I WILL TRY TO POST SOME PICS OF THE WHITE IN MY LIFE TODAY FOR "WHITE WEDNESDAY". I SPENT A FEW DAYS AT MY FRIEND MARY'S HOUSE AND THESE A JUST A FEW OF THE WONDERFUL WHITE VIGNETTES AROUND HER HOUSE. TRISH, ARE YOU OUT THERE?CLOSE UP OF HER STASH OF FOSSILS FOUND WHEN SHE VISITED ME IN ENGLAND. THEY LOOK FAB IN THAT OLD, WOODEN BOWL.

CHECK OUT THIS HAND MADE PAPER BOWL HOLDING A HOARD OF SHELLS.

A SWEET, LITTLE CLAY ANGEL MADE BY ONE OF HER TALENTED DAUGHTERS.

A BIRCH BRANCH LADDER HOLDS A COLLECTION OF WHITE, HAND MADE THROWS.

BELOW ARE SOME MORE OF THE SIGHTS TO TAKE IN WHILE HIKING ON THE PATHS OF CARRDINTON VALLEY. THE HIGHER YOU GO AND THE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CAR PARKS, THE NARROWER THE PATHS GET. STILL, THEY ARE VERY MANAGEABLE. AT ANY TIME DURING A WALK, SHEEP ARE AROUND SOMEWHERE NEARBY. IT IS COMFORTING, SOMEHOW, TO FEEL AS IF THERE ARE OTHER LIVING CREATURES CALMLY ENJOYING THE DAY. IT ADDS TO THE PEACE AND SERENITY OF THE MOMENT. IT IS AWESOME! A FEW OF THE PICS ARE OF THE FOXGLOVE THAT GROWS WITH ABANDON ON THE HILLSIDES. COME AUGUST, THESE SAME GREEN HILLS WILL BE PURPLE WITH HEATHER.

AFTER LUNCH......

.......I WOULD DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE CARDINGTON VALLEY. THIS IS AN AMAZING AREA THAT IS PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL TRUST. WHETHER YOU WANT TO SIT BY THE BROOK OR HIKE THE BRACKEN AND HEATHER HILLS, THIS IS AN AWESOME WAY TO SPEND PART OF YOUR DAY. FAMILIES WOULD PICNIC AND WADE IN THE STREAM AND COUPLES WOULD READ OR NAP, JUST TO ENJOY AND APPRECIATE THIS WONDERFUL PART OF NATURE.

LIFE IS GOOD

MY VERY FAVORITE PLACE TO HAVE LUNCH WAS IN A TOWN NAMED "CHURCH STRETTON". BERRY'S COFFEE HOUSE HAD THE FRESHEST AND MOST DELICIOUS FOOD IN THE AREA. AS AN ADDED BONUS, THEY HAD A WALLED IN GARDEN COURTYARD TO EAT IN ON REASONABLE WEATHER DAYS. I TRIED TO EAT THERE SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. THE MEAL BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE: A BOWL OF ASSORTED SALADS THAT WERE MADE WITH FRESH, LOCAL ,INGREDIENTS , ALONG WITH A PLATE OF HOMEMADE GRAINERY BREAD, LOCALLY MADE BUTTER AND A YUMMY CUP OF CAPPUCCINO. YUM!!!! THE SCENERY WAS MY DESSERT.

SAFELY HOME

HELLO DEAR BLOGGER FRIENDS. I'M HOME AND HAVE TERRIBLE JET LAG. ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP, AND THAT'S NOT LIKE ME AT ALL! I HAVE LOTS OF PICTURES TO SHARE AND TALES TO TELL, BUT ALL IN GOOD TIME. BELOW ARE A FEW PIC OF THE COTTAGE THAT WAS MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR 5 WEEKS. THE TIME WENT SO FAST, YET IN SOME WAYS SEEMED LIKE I WAS GONE FOREVER.

THE FIRST SATURDAY OF MY HOLIDAY, I WENT TO A VINTAGE AND HANDMADE FARE THAT WAS 2 HOURS FROM MY COTTAGE. I DIDN'T BUY A THING NOR DID I GET TO MEET ANY OF THE BLOGGER FRIENDS THAT WERE PUTTING ON THE SHOW AS THE HALL WAS PACKED WITH PEOPLE! I SPENT OVER AN HOUR TRYING TO SEE THEIR GOODIES, BUT ENDED UP JUST MOVING OUT OF OTHER PEOPLES WAY. I THINK THEY HAVE A GOOD THING GOING AND I'M SORRY THAT I WASN'T ABLE SHOP THERE.

IN THE DAYS AHEAD I WILL BE ABLE TO BORE EVERYONE WITH MY PICTURES AND STORIES. CONSIDER YOURSELVES FOREWORNED! CHEERS!

I DREAM OF ENGLAND

WELL, DEAR FRIENDS, I'M OFF TO ENGLAND TODAY. MY PLANE LEAVES AROUND 6:00 PM AND I'M ALL SET. I WILL TRY TO BLOG WHILE THERE, BUT IT MIGHT BE HARD FOR ME TO FIND A COMPUTER TO USE. IF NOT, I'M SURE I'LL HAVE PLENTY TO BLOG ABOUT WHEN I GET HOME. PLEASE DON'T FORGET ME, BLOG FRIENDS. I VALUE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THE COLLAGE BELOW IS ONE I MADE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH IN MY LIFE. EVER PIECE IN HERE MEANS SOMETHING TO ME AS IT WAS MY WAY OF JOURNALING IN PRIVATE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THE WORDS, BUT IT SAYS "I DREAM OF ENGLAND". KEEP WELL AND SAFE, MY FRIENDS.