Grey Dey Thursdey - Memories of France 2013

Have you heard

 there's a new linky party

Grey Dey Thursdey

hosted by
Petite Michelle Louise

 It's all about

grey

gray

gris

 

Michelle has listed seven adjectives describing grey

this is the one that resonates with me:

7.  ancient; venerable

a perfect description for these photos I took

in France in June/July this year. 

Ancient silvered/grey wooden beams of the lavage

Everywhere I looked I saw grey

ancient

timeless 

an exquisite  relief in a chateau

a sculpture of the little princesses.

Thank you Michelle for hosting this party

I'm a grey girl too!

 

Wishing everyone a very happy fun weekend!

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

A Favorite Thing.... making glue books

Before I left for France
I made a  few glue books.
This is one of my favourite things to do,
it's the child in me I guess!

I love cutting/tearing, painting and staining

paper, maps and cards
to give them a vintage look

before they are glued on to journal pages.

 Sometimes I do this in the evening

while my husband is absorbed in the history channel!

Every now and then I see him

giving me a quizzical look

and I know what he's thinking....

isn't this what kindergarten kids do?

I ignore him and carry on!

 I made this book as a birthday gift

for my friend

Rose

I left lots of pages blank so that

she could journal and

do her own thing.

You know me

I love a french theme!

I found this precious vintage card
at a village brocante
in France last year.
Delicate hand painted violets.
What a talent to paint like that.

If you would like to learn how to make a
Vintage Gluebook
I suggest you take Mary Green's class.
She will teach you her 
vintage paper and glue style.
(With the book I made for Rose
I added fabrics and lace because that's what she loves)

http://www.e-junkie.com/greenpaperpackages

 

Classes are only available until
30 September 2013
Class fee reduced to $17.50

Today I'm joining
another Mary of the blog Boogieboard Cottage for
Masterpiece Monday 

Wishing you all a very happy week!
 

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

Note Card Party Time...

Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkable mountains.

Hello dear friends
well here I am doing my first

blog post on my new laptop!

All these photos are from a post

way back in 2010.

Lake Tekapo and the Southern Alps

Today I'm joining

Vee

for her August

Note Card party

An old farm track in the high country of New Zealand

Vee left me a comment on

my last post.

She said I could use that post

for this months NC party!

That was so kind of you Vee

but I wanted to have a play

with my new toy!

An original log cabin in Arrowtown

I've now got Windows 8

which I've got to learn.

I tried to do my usual Pixlr

borders on the photos

but for some reason it saved

the photos in a strange format

that I couldn't use...

Please pop over to Vee's

and see a lovely selection

of note cards.

Thank you all for keeping in touch

now I can enjoy visiting your blogs again!

A big welcome to my new followers

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

ALMOST BACK IN BUSINESS!

Springtime in Cornwall Park

Oh my goodness

I never imagined it would take me

so long to decide on a new computer..

..but I needed to be sure that

what I bought would tick all the boxes

for my diverse needs.

I told my computer man

what I wanted to do

and he came up with an 
HP TouchSmart Sleekbook

that he has tweeked to give

me super-fast net surfing
and also do my business accounts.

I pick it up tomorrow

so I'll give you a quick preview then!

Isn't this little one adorable?

I'm so appreciative to everyone
who stopped by.
Thank you for your advice,
suggestions,
telling me about your set-ups
and all your encouraging words.

I knew if I put out the call
my dear bloggy friends would respond!

I weighed up the pros and cons.

Those of you who recommended
I stay with a laptop
for my business + blogging needs
YOU
were right!!!

THANK YOU

I'll be back in business tomorrow
and hope that I'm not too late
to join in
Vee's Note Card Party!

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

Auckland city from Mt Eden - an extinct volcano.

TABLET OR LAPTOP - I would appreciate your input

I'm quite keen to update my old laptop

with a tablet.

This Samsung tablet has USB ports

plus the added advantage of a

separate bluetooth keyboard.

...but it's more expensive than

a conventional laptop!

My requirements are

blogging (of course)

but I also do the bookwork

for my husbands business...

The store I visited

had hundreds on display....

I'm confused!

Please tell me how you operate

especially if you run accounts as well.

I can't wait to get back

in the swing of things!

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

My laptop is in hospital....

Hello everyone!

Just when I recovered from jet lag

and began to feel human again

I decided to sort my photos and do a new post....

Sadly that wasn't to be as

my laptop nearly died...

she's now in the 

computer hospital

undergoing tests

and then will be operated on - or not

depending on what the specialist decides...

I'm a total wreck!

For three days I've had no access

to the internet so I haven't been able to visit you!

Has this happened to you

and did you have withdrawal feelings too!

I should hear by tomorrow

what the diagnosis is.

My dear son has lent me his laptop

today just so I could put you all in the picture!

Meantime I'm cleaning my house

(surely you are blinded by the sparkle!)

and trying to find my garden

among the weeds.

I can't wait to share more photos with you

and get into the swing of

blogging life again!

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

Noyer sur Surein

MEMORIES OF 2013 FRANCE TRIP....

It gets harder and harder each time

I say 'au revoir' to my

french family.

I had the most wonderful six weeks

and shared many precious moments...

The girls and I made special cup cakes

on my last day

After a 33 hour trip home

I'm feeling jet-lagged

and naturally a little sad...

so I'm leaving you with a few

images of happier moments!

collecting raspberries

on her way up the garden -

as you do!

Dressed as a Princess at

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

a fun walk in the forest

le spectacle de ballet

Ready to leave for 

Charles de Gaulle airport Paris ....

THANK YOU

to my dear friends

Dagmar, Mary, Suzy and Carolyn

for your sweet

'welcome home'

messages - 

that means so much to me!

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥