I received my toadstool from Tiffany today. She made me a lovely toadstool out of recycled fabrics. It was even stuffed with old stuffed animal filling!
Author: jenny
Thiepval Memorial, France
Thiepval Memorial, France, originally uploaded by Jennifer Young. We’re just back from a few days in France where we went to participate in a memorial service at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the First World War. The weather was beautiful and we were surprised how many people attended the service. My great uncle…
moo postcard and notecard
moo postcard and notecard, originally uploaded by Jennifer Young. I really want to make our own invitations for our wedding. My heart sank when my mum mentioned she had been looking at embossed invites and I quickly jumped in and told her we’d been thinking about using our own photographs through moo.com to send out…
A windy day
It’s just such strange weather for June, windy, windy and windy, especially on our little island off the south coast of England. I spent the morning trying on wedding dresses, which was both traumatic and strangely fun. I’ve been adamant all along that I don’t want to wear some white meringue monstrosity. Sure enough the…
I've got one of these
In tacky wedding news we don’t yet have a date but we do have a countdown clock and it’s wonderfully kitsch. We’re currently on the Isle of Wight looking at more venues and re-visiting a couple of favourite venues. I’m experiencing the full horror of dress appointments tomorrow! Wish me luck. PS I’ve finally turned…
toadstool
toadstool, originally uploaded by Jennifer Young. I perfected my toadstool for the toadstool swap and it stands un-supported, topped with my favourite Cath Kidston corduroy. I’m so happy my swap partner likes corduroy too as I love this fabric. It will be winging its way to America tomorrow. I hope you like it Tiffany!
Another weekend gone
I spent the weekend enjoying the sunshine on the Isle of Wight with my family. My youngest niece was particularly cute, although she didn’t really want her photograph taken.
Toadstool swap progress
I’ve finally succeeded in making a little toadstool which stands on its own! Toadstool, originally uploaded by Jennifer Young. I can sleep happy tonight…
We did a lot of this…
We escaped to Brussels after work on Friday and have just returned after a lovely long weekend. The weather was beautiful so we are both sunburnt from spending three days out and about. We seemed to walk the length and breadth of Brussels and visited some wonderful churches and Art Nouveau buildings, as well as…