Hi and thanks for stopping by. I feel so negligent that I haven't been stopping by blogs and leaving comments for about a month now. I just got back from a 3 weeks vacation in the UK. I started out in London for 6 days where I was lucky enough to spend an afternoon with the lovely Ruby McGuire. It was so nice to meet her. She was so nice. I spent a lot of time walking and shopping. My favorite new place was Hampton Court Palace - it was beautiful there!!
Then, I left London for part 2 of my vacation. I went to Harrogate, North Yorkshire where I took a 3 day Art Journal course from the fabulous Dyan Reaveley. I had a great time meeting Dyan and making friends with all the other awesome ladies who were in the class. I wish I could go back soon!!
Finally, I left for part 3, a tour of Scotland. I took a 9 day tour that started in Glasgow, went up through the Highlands and ended in Edinburgh. I found out all about the 2 clans I'm associated with and realized tons of men there look just like my brother - I definitely think we're part Scottish.
While I was gone construction started on my new house. I planned the trip long before the house, so I still went. My parents took care of things while I was gone. Not much happened because we've had unbelievable amounts of rain for the past month. I hope it dries up soon so house construction will continue at a much faster pace. I started a blog to write about what's going on at the build site. It also has the floor plan and front elevation if you're interested here is the address
http://donnasnewhome.blogspot.com
Below are some pictures. I'll be back on Thursday with this weeks Play Date Cafe post.
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Me with Ruby McGuire
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At Hampton Court Palace |
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Me with Dyan Reaveley |
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Our Art Journal Class showing the journals we made. |
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Me with a Highland Cow at Glamis Castle in Scotland |
omg, Hampton Court ... can you imagine living there back in the day when it was a royal residence and people walked those gardens? And HAIRY COWS! Loved seeing them in Scotland. I even have a photo of a cow pie. I do. Sounds like you had a fabulous time!
ReplyDeleteI live vicariously through your FB photos, Donna! Glad to have you back and I am happy that you had such an amazing trip and even met Ruby McGuire!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a blast! The UK is one of my fave places... I've lived there 3 times now lol.
ReplyDeleteMy dream vacation! So happy you got crafty times in during your vacation! Great pics and even better memories. Off to check out your house blog :)
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