WOYWW 165

This is an unusual Wednesday for me as I am actually joining before lunch time, the massive blog visiting fest that is hosted by Julia on her Stamping Ground each week . Do visit her to find out what it is all about. I am earlier this week because I woke up with a 'dicky tummy', probably due to the heat we are still experiencing, so I decided to give my usual Wednesday sewing group a miss.

Which doesn't mean that I have anything more exciting on my desk to show you than last week I am afraid. I did say last week that I only want the Olympics in short, sharp bursts, but I do watch the gymnastics. Beth Tweddle was training with Christine Still at Lilleshall, at the same time as my son was there, (back around 1995 when she was twelve and he was ten). We knew she had great potential then, and I am filled with admiration at the focus and determination she has shown to get where she is today. And it is great to see her doing so well in the Olympics this year. So I haven't spent a great deal of time at my  desk down here.

All that is on it this week is the photo collage and accompanying script page for July, for my Project 365, together with two lovely sheets of pastel swirl paper that I printed from a digi-set bought at Thyme Graphics. Later today I will hopefully put the two together! Even Baggins has dessertd me, looking for somewhere cooler to lay, which is fortunate as the project pages are 12"x12", so I need most of my desk space to work with them.

I thought I would also take this opportunity to showcase the ATCs I have received recently from you lovely folk. Due to family matters getting in the way, I just missed the third anniversary of WOYWW, and their ATC swap, but five ladies kindly offered to include me in a late swap. I have been waiting for the last one to arrive and I have it now, so here they are.

I had beautiful stamping and colouring from Sandra and Maxine, one of Shoshi's clever zentangles, something that I believe is called 'dumfing' from Annie, and one of Peggy's beautiful Filipino ladies. Thank you all so much. Aren't they beautiful? And I love the fact that one came from a few miles down the road from where I used to live, and one from New Zealand, as well as places in between. The internet has made our world so much smaller and more accessible somehow, and I love the fact that I have crafting friends from so many different countries now.

And while on the subject of friends, I have had a few new followers recently and am now just one away from the big '50'. I will have to do something about it when I get there. In the meantime, welcome to the new folk, and thank you for all the kind comments you leave for me. I do appreciate them.