Day in the Life - September

This month, I chose to record an ordinary work day which includes my monthly trip to Cape Town.  I'm up by 5 and out of the house on the way to Lanseria airport just after 6.  I usually take the 07h55 flight to Cape Town on Kulula, and arrive in Cape Town just before 10h00; after collecting a hired car from Avis, I drive to the office and start a day of meetings. 

 

However, on this trip, I first popped in to see a B&B on the coast where I will be holidaying for 10 days in October, and then visited a scrapbook shop to buy supplies for an upcoming scrapbook retreat with the Scrap Addicts group. 

 

"Where are you going mom?  Take me with you...pleeeease" 

 

wide awake, packed and ready to roll at 05h45 

 

the B&B is just off to the left in Camps Bay; I'll have the sea in front of me and the mountains at my back for 10 days 

the view from our  office in Cape Town

 

the view from my room at the Vineyard Hotel 

I am using this gorgeous paper to make up a double page layout kit

for each of the Scrap Addicts

 

exhausted at the end of a looong day

 

Weekend in Review

I have very few weekends where I am at home and have some time to potter around and go slowly.  This was one of those rare weekends.  A friend installed a rain water tank for me and I did a few things in the garden.  Otherwise, I caught up on a few taped programs on my PVR, read a bit and then uncluttered my bedroom.  I need many more more weekends just like this...

 

 

 

 

 

Garden inspiration

With spring on our doorstep (it's still a bit chilly) and an empty garden ready for planting, I'm reading tons of gardening books for ideas.  I also recently visited the garden show at Garden World in Northern Johannesburg.  Here is what inspired me...

 

 

 

Yes - these proteas are real

...and I bought this beautiful oversized pot for my garden

Art Journalling

I have been doodling and art journalling using the theme "good things".  These pages are a form of gratitude journalling.  I find that I'm more inclined to journal this way using Sharpie pens and colour, rather than just using a standard gratitude journal.