Monday 3 November 2008

3rd November
Is it the Monday morning blues for you, or the start of a fresh new week of anticipation? * Who – Colin and Abbie.
* What - Arriving home from school
* When - This afternoon.
* Where – By the front door.
* Why – Abbie comes to us after school on a Monday, Colin goes up to school to meet her.
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“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
~ Maria Robinson
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2nd November
Sunday,
A day of rest. I will be teaching today, what will you get up to? * Who – Me – a photo taken for my blog in May.
* What - Making 16 4”x 4” pages all day for a 365 retreat.
* When - Today.
* Where – In my craft room.
* Why – Steph a fellow 365 er has made us all albums to use.
We are all doing pages to swap so that we have a complete album of everyone at the retreat.
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“Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest”
~ Ashleigh Brilliant
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1st November
Its the weekend, what’s a typical saturday for you? * Who - Me.
* What - Screwing up my lottery ticket.
* When - After the prize draw.
* Where - By the bin.
* Why – I always loose – should really stop taking part!!!!
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“Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you”
~ Ogden Nash
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31st October
Its Halloween, and I will confess to no SP. Show me what you got up to today! * Who – Abbie and friends.
* What – Dressing up for Halloween.
* When - In the evening.
* Where – Indoors because it is very cold.
* Why – Going around the village calling on friends and family only.
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“A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.”
~Erma Bombeck
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30th October
Capture a morning routine. * Who - Abbie and me again.
* What – Posing by the pumpkins.
* When – this morning - not a weekly routine but we go together ever year!
* Where - At Peachcroft farm.
* Why – We were there to order the Christmas turkey.
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“We fancy men are individuals; so are pumpkins; but every pumpkin in the field goes through every point of pumpkin history”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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29th October
Record a daily activity, remember we are doing a "week in our life". Use these questions for your journalling. * Who Abbie and me.
* What - Reading together.
* When – Just before bedtime Abbie
* Where – In the lounge.
* Why – Abbie’s staying for a sleepover.
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“A home without books is a body without soul.”
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
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28th October
We are going to do something different this week. I have loved Ali Edwards idea of a "week in the life" concept. This week lets take snapshots of our week, self portraits of course!, and keep our journaling to a simple bullet list. * Who - Me.
* What – Needed to do a sign in page for a circle journal.
* When –Today photo from May!
* Where - On a tag !
* Why - We are doing a Crafty Magpies team circle journal.
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“Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”
~ Spanish Proverb
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13 comments:

knitkath said...

Great pics again! Like the sneaky peeks for the 365 pages and the cj!

Mary B said...

There are some really great photos here and I especially love the pumpkin one.

Curly said...

Another brill set of pic's Shirley, I love the pumpkin gathering one too!

Minty Magic said...

Lovely photos again Shirley. Your DH looks like someone famous but I can't think who?

Unknown said...

Great posts. Love the quote for today. Think I may borrow that and display it in my office.

Anonymous said...

Wow love all your photos and the quotes to go with them are fab. Off to nosey now at your past posts!

Emma XXX

Lynne said...

Fab photos as usual Shirley

A Christmas turkey ordered already lol!!

Just love your quotes

Only 4 more sleeps, so excited now!!

Cass said...

Love all your photos and such great quotes.I recognise that picture with the screwed up lottery ticket,that's usually me too..lol

Cass xxx

Ginny said...

what a great blog!!!

here's the post on mine about what we did for halloween ;0)

http://my5bratz.blogspot.com/

Barbara said...

Brilliant photos Shirley.

jay670120 said...

great photos as usual especially like halloween one x

Summer Sunflower said...

Fantastic photos for the week, Shirley.

Anonymous said...

Fab set of pics and quotes Shirley
I too love the pumpkin one