A few
weeks ago, I drove up to Cape Cod to visit my brother and sister-in-law. This
is happily becoming an annual thing, with several of my sisters driving in from
Western New York to make it a family gathering.
We do spend a lot of time reminiscing and
catching up and sampling some of Linda's wine in the evenings.Our afternoons
are pretty lazy, mostly visiting the beaches and (on Jean's and my part)
watching the others go kayaking. This year, Linda took Jean and me to Buddha
and Beads, an incredibly eclectic store filled with yes, Buddhas, and a lot of
antique and vintage things. I had a ball, finding earrings and stings of
mother-of-pearl and cards of buttons.
The
best part of this trip was meeting Keida, who just turned one and who is total
puppy, full of kisses and needing hugs and thrown balls. As the weekend was
over, she could sense that her new Aunties were leaving, first my sisters who
had a much longer drive, and then me a short while later. I caught this image
of Keida staring out the window as the first of the leaving was taking place.
The
latest kit from Swirlydoos - Creamsicle, featuring Bo Bunny's Bella Rosa
collection - is full of end-of-summer colors and fun elements - perfect for
scrapping the photos that I've taken during the past few months.
Of
course, this would not be a Swirly Kit without a sketch by the marvelous
Beggahuna; this is my take on it.
I've
turned my main sheet - Whisper - on its side to create a pattern of flowers on
the bottom. The "wheel" circle is fussy cut from the Elegant
cut-apart sheet, the others were made with scraps from the Athena and
Reflection papers. Also from the Athena sheet are the tags that I've tucked
behind the photo. About those tags - I not only dug out my Crop-a-Dile; I
dusted off my long-neglected eyelets and reinforced the holes before tying on
some twine.
Now
for the flowers. Some are from my stash, but those large ones are actually
clip-on earrings from Buddha and Beads. One of the pair is damaged (I'm saving
those pieces for another time) and the owner gave them to me for free. The
damage worked out; I do like the way that the half flower goes down the side of
my photo!
