Seven Boxes.....17 Nov 2018

17 November 2018. Last week 7 boxes went off to the David McCleskey Family, that cleared the storage shelf. Instead of taking photo, I made a video, that was a mistake, the file is so large I can't mail from phone to me in e-mail. So, there will not be photos of the boxes: 2 were Halloween and enough photos; one for Jamie had butterflies, for David the signature sheet of Proper Gentleman (I have another Proper Gentleman and Butterfly (Graphic 45) and will probably make a second box from each); a different butterfly; and 2 boxes from colorful paper. David, Jamie and blended family have moved to a country home in Temple, GA. The home is over 100 hundred years but has recently been renovated. They are loving it...and the 4 acres. He called to say the gift boxes had been well received and would be put to good use.

Junk Journal 27 Oct 2018

My One and only time into Junk Journals. Several years ago, and up to current time 27 Oct 2018, all the rage was Junk Journals. You went through your trash, saving Junk Mail and recycling into a journal. I didn't use example of junk mail. Junk mail is in this journal but I found it to take up space and be unusable. Making the journal was an exercise in learning something new: tea or coffee dying paper, folding and making signatures, and sewing the signatures into the spine to make the journal, among other techniques. I had fun and if I was to make another journal, I'd leave the junk mail out and just use copy paper and lined notebook paper. The cover for this journal was a hanging file folder that worked well.

    These pages covers my bone folders and how much I LOVE the new ones made from Dacon. They do not make marks on your paper when using to crease. And liquid glue or tape will not adhere, a real bonus.

    I will not be making anymore journals. John has a fascination with small note books and we have received some as gifts. There are plenty on small note books in the house for me to use. Right now, I am in the process of making boxes (many examples posted) using up my left over designer papers.

Halloween Boxes

4 October 2018  Preparing for Halloween!!  It is Halloween box building time. My friend Kathy King, a scrapbook designer, now turned paper designer has published two paper selections, one is a gorgeous Travel set and the other, Halloween. I'm not organized, nor does it matter when the paper came and I began building and decorating boxes for Halloween. Anyway, today is 4 October and I have 6 boxes finished and enough paper to complete 2 more. The pictures you will see are the first 4 boxes: Max, Kate, Danica and Nealy. So much fun for me. Heaven knows what family and friends will do with these boxes. LOL

Not only do I decorate the tops, but also the inside lid. Happy Halloween to ALL.

15 Aug 2018. For the last several weeks our son John Jr and wife Sandy have been preparing for a driving trip to Alaska. They are now on their way, with a stop-off in Federal Way, Washington to see his youngest brother, Scott, Darcy and Spencer. Here are a few photos so far:

While in Federal Way, they parked in front of Darcy's parent's home (Sheryl and Raoul Martin).   Today they called from Hope, British Columbia to say they have cancelled plans to go to Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper then join ALKAN Hwy. The Canadians are busy fighting 19 wild fires with lots of smoke in the air along with lots of airplanes fighting the fires. They will make Northward turn and head for Alaska. It is very long way.

I will be adding a few more photos and comments to My Favorie Books. This is a start: I moved and held these books for years, only donating them in Summer of 2017 as we prepared to move to Houston. I miss them but my family will be happy.  All of these books are Historical Fiction, the ones by Delderfield are about life in England, several generations; Ben A Williams, early America; John Jakes, early America, several generations; Dick Francis, English mysteries (while traveling); Wouk, WW II; only one by Margaret Mitchell, Gone With The Wind, my favorite!; A J Cronin, morality...English. Mary Higgins Clark, I read dozens of her quick reading mysteries while traveling.  YOU must read to be enlightened.

At the end of April we gathered again to Celebrate John's 92nd Birthday! We didn't get a group photo, just look at Christmas '17, the same group. For those who may see this years later.....he is still driving.😍

How could I be so slow to realize I hadn't added Christmas photos from 2017. Not only was it a Family Gathering for Eldens and Webbs, but John's and my 55th Wedding Anniversary. Our first Christmas in Houston since 1977. The gathering took place at home of Joe and Linda Bundcho. Little Kate Webb of the NC Webbs was a wonderful addition with her brother Max, joining their cousins Danica and Nealy Elden. We made so many New Memories. Wonderful!