Before we head out on our road trip, I thought I should get my POTD layout completed. I printed differently (by accident) this month. The plus is that the photos are larger, but it seemed more difficult to scrap.
I used a few Papertrey Ink dies on this one: Heart to Heart #6, Clouds 1 and 2, and the Block Alphabet. I hand cut the banner. I love the little button on the tag that says "Here's the Story" . . . and here it is:
July started with a birthday cruise on the Erie Canal to celebrate Ellie’s birthday. Greg and Sonora were here from Texas, so it was a bigger family group than usual. We left on the 4th for Hyde Park to celebrate Stephanie and Kevin’s wedding on the 6th. All the festivities were wonderful! We had an early breakfast with Dane on the 7th, and arrived home in plenty of time for Dane and Jen’s wedding here that afternoon.
Other fun events: the Giant Panda concert at Highland Park, camping with Bob & Cathy at Keuka Lake, Mati’s baptism, and a day in Niagara-on-the-Lake with Dane who came for a three day visit. It’s not often we see one another twice in one month. We entertained our bridge group, attended a film at The Eastman House on the Lost Bird’s project, and went to the Third Church Picnic.
On the 28th, we celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary. Amazing how time flies! It’s still great after all these years!
Our neighborhood had it’s first-ever book group and the author attended. He gave us some advice on how to create a more active, caring, and interesting neighborhood. I had lovely meals and visits with Nancy & Karen, Chris, Mary & Jean, and Tina. It’s so nice to have the time to really catch up with friends.
I finished three books: Canada by Richard Ford, The World Without You by Joshua Henkin, and The Cost of Hope by Amanda Bennet. I liked them all. I started and abandoned John Irving’s new novel. After 80+ pages, I hadn’t become invested in the narrator’s story. There are just too many books I want to read to finish one I don’t care for.
I have all but two of the photos for Rinda’s Summer Scavenger Hunt, created 13 cards & 2 layouts, and made great progress in another purge of unused/unwanted supplies in my studio.
Hopefully, I'll have time to schedule a post or two before we leave tomorrow morning. We're lucky to have a friend's daughter living here while we're away, a young couple who will harvest the vegetables from our community garden, and neighborhood kids who will water plants and mow. I'm quite sure time at the computer will be sporadic, but I'm hoping to visit blogs occasionally, and perhaps do a post or two from the road. I'm so looking forward to time with my kids!
