Climbing the Lions at Nelson’s Column

Picking stories to scrapbook from our trip has been tough. There are so many to choose from, and there are so many types.  There are big stories, like jumping from 11 meters, and little stories like this one...  This day was so busy.  We visited the Memorial to the London Fire in the morning.  Hopped on the off and off bus.  Visited the biggest bookstore in London.  Walked to the National Portrait Gallery (where the two paintings I wanted to see were NOT there).  Got back on the off and on bus … [Read more...]

The Search for Blue Plaques

As I continue working on my album from my vacation in England, I'm having such happy memories! This is one of those crazy memories of things we did, just because John thinks it would be fun... And don't you know... It really was. It was a great way to get Sean engaged in British history while having fun hunting for something small.  We ended up having a great time looking.  It didn't hurt that John paid Sean £1 for each one he found. Again I used ephemera.  This time I used the London tube … [Read more...]

Thinking about ephemera…

I don't know about you, but I am an ephemera junkie. We go out to eat, I keep the kids menu, and often the receipt.  We go to the theatre, I keep the playbill, the ticket, and most times the coaster from the restaurant we had dinner at before the show. However, there are often times that I seek out things to buy as ephemera, and use in my scrapbooking.  A great time to do this in when you are on vacation!  We recently took a trip to England, and I was on the look out for things I could use in … [Read more...]