May Already?!!

May 20, 2008 on 5:49 am | In Uncategorized | No Comments

I can’t believe it’s almost the end of May!  Time flies when you’re having fun, but the past 6 weeks have been pretty unremarkable, apart from a quick trip to England, which was so short I can hardly believe I was there.  I have proof though; 5 extra pounds from Fish’n Chips and the best Indian food ever!  There was also an unbelievable hail storm after I got back and 5″ of rain in one evening - today it’s 99 degrees!   Hmmm…….  The hail storm demolished our roof, shredded window screens and where I once had beautiful rose trees, bare sticks now sprout from the ground :(    The magnolia trees have no leaves and leaves were stripped from most of the other trees around the yard.  Mother Nature is an amazing woman, but I wonder why she left the weeds unharmed.

England was brilliant.  There’s always something special about going back to the place you remember as a child.  It’s like putting on an old pair of comfy slippers.  I ate Fish’n Chips and bought sweets (that’s Brit speak for candy).  Not very remarkable I’m sure, except for the fact that I don’t eat candy except when I go home. Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles and Fruit Gums are my favourites, along with food like crumpets, malt bread, battenburg cake and custard.  Spring is definitely the most beautiful time of year to visit.  Daffodils are everywhere, growing like wild flowers along the roadsides and covering the roundabouts with a blanket of yellow.   Even Wordsworth spoke about “a host of golden daffodils” in one of his poems.  The weather was typically English - we landed out of blue skies and sunshine and the next flight was delayed due to thunderstorms and torrential rain.  We Brits do love the rain though - it makes the grass grow, so the cows can eat the grass and provide us with excellent beef, so we can stand up to all that “bloody” rain…….

I started a new page for the blog (if I did it right that is).  Look for FAQ.  I get lots of questions about scrapbooking and crafts and thought it might be helpful to put some answers here.  I don’t have any content there yet, but check back in a few days.  You can always send me questions via “comments”.  I may not know the answer to everything, but I’ll try to find out if I can.

Have a great holiday weekend!

Yours truly, Julie :)

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