Scrapboook Life Journal for March

It was my intention to make the Ashes to Beauty course my focus for March and I did really well for the first two weeks.  Then we went away (see this post) and I didn't ever make it to the start of Week 3.

On Tuesday and today it was my intention to work on the questions from Ashes to Beauty but procrastinated instead.   However not my usual style of procrastination - as in time wasting or catching up on all the programmes I've recorded and not watched!  No, this time I filled my time with creative projects - either my Art Every Day journal or my Scrapbook Life Journal.

So although March still has a couple of days to go I am pleased to say that I have finished all my entries in my Scrapbook Life Journal for March.   You can find more information about my Life Journal here, here and here.

So, on to March.
This is the March divider page.

 The focus for this month was Talents and Abilities.  Last year I did an online course called 'She has 3 hearts' during which I asked my friends and family to describe me in 3 words.  I used their words for this page.

 I have continued to walk each week.

 This poem was used in session 8 of the Freedom in Christ course and I it really 'spoke' to me so I thought I would include it.

 I had a minor tantrum about the fact that I had 'killed' my phone and had spent hours trying to revive it.   A friend had put this as her Facebook status and I really needed to read it! So to remind me I have included it in my scrapbook.

 And my last two walks for March.

If you want to find out more about Ashes to Beauty please read Nana's blog.  If you go to her page and sign up please let her know you found her from my blog.  Thanks.  And do come back and tell me you have signed up.  It is well worth it.  I can tell from how much procrastinating I'm doing!!!

Happy Mail

We've been away for a few days and what days to choose!  Who knew from last Sunday's weather forecast for the week that we would end up with a day like yesterday where it was nearly 20 degrees (C).

We had been to Pembrokeshire and whilst there did Walk 12 of my weekly walks.  We walked round Dinas Island - which isn't an island, just a headland.  We started the walk at somewhere unpronounceable and walked along to another unpronounceable place called Cwn-yr-Eglwys which my family call Eggwhisk.  (Apologies to any Welsh readers at this point!)

Eggwhisk is one of my favourite places in West Wales

This was part of the path we walked along!

And this was us at the topmost point.

And just to prove that I was there, rather than just my camera!

 And this is my favourite photo from the walk.

On our way home yesterday we stopped off at Lydney Harbour which is on the River Severn.  However the tide was out and the river flows on the other side of the estuary.

 Then we called in at Westbury Court Gardens which is a restored 17th century Dutch water garden.

And went a 1 mile walk from the gardens to the River Severn.

When we got home there was a lovely parcel waiting for me.

This was some Happy Mail from Ruth.   Read about her postings here. And inside were some lovely cards to use.  Thank you Ruth.

Ashes to Beauty

I wasn't sure about signing up to the Ashes to Beauty online class because as you know I am not renowned for finishing these things.   Anyway Nana assured me that she would hold me totally accountable for finishing it - facebook messages, skype calls and emails were threatened!!!

It is a 4 week course with a preparation section before week 1.  It also includes creative exercises.   I made another journal like the one I made at Dina's class so that as different things are revealed during the class so they are echoed in the journal with the pages covering hidden nooks and crannies!

I made the cover with the title of the course.

Here are the first two creative exercises

 which sit like this in the journal

Then the third creative exercise.

Here's the last creative challenge for week one which is now finished.

Of course I should be half way through week 2 by now but I shall keep focused on it.