Grandad Charlie.

I may not have posted for a couple of weeks but don't worry, I have not been idle! I'm still making good headway with scrapping old photographs and managed to get 10 double layouts done and quite a few single ones. One of my favourites this month is one of my paternal grandfather. My sister had this very old photograph and you could hardly see anything of the actual detail so I sent it off to Giselle at www.fixyourphotos.co.uk and she waved her magic wand and here he is in all his glory!


He really was a bit of a dapper young man on that day but we can only think it must have been for his wedding or something equally important as they were not the richest of people at all. So it is a bit intriguing what the occasion was! Unfortunately he is no longer around to ask. I have gone for a bit of a vintage look with the layout, leaving my edges rough and tearing and rolling the paper. I have used one of MM metal alphabets for the word CHARLIE. I must admit I really love this photograph and am pleased that I have achieved everything I wanted in the layout.

Everyday life is rushing along at it's usual speed. On the university front William has had offers from Leeds and Lancaster but he is still waiting to hear if he is going to get an interview at Cambridge. (We are still living with fingers crossed.) Thomas has an interview next Wednesday at Cumbria so we are off up there for the day. I am hoping to get to Lakeland to get some bits but may not have time. We also have parents evening coming up next week so that will give us a chance to chat to Thomas' teachers and get the low down on whether or not he is likely to get the entry requirements needed. He certainly has been doing a bit more work but maybe it's me but I think he is capable of more.

With Christmas coming up the calendar is getting rather full with one thing and another. We have a couple of festive outings planned in already and more to book. I am starting a new role within the company in the New Year. It is a full time joba bit of a promotion, so will mean a bit of a shake up in family life! I'm looking forward to it though as it seems to be something I can really get my teeth in to. I have just about closed the shop now as I don't have a great deal of stock left and it was becoming a bit of a bind with everything else going on. However if there is anything you want just give me a shout and I will sort out a good price for you.

To keep me crafting during the run up to Christmas I have signed up for Shimelle's 'Journal Your Christmas'. Prompts sent each day will hopefully make me look at my time in more depth and get it down on paper. I love Christmas and the whole run up to it but it always goes so fast. I'm hoping to savour it, and everyone around, a bit more this year.

Anyway bye for now....back soon.