THREE MUSES

 

 

GONE SHOPPING

It's my turn to host at the THREE MUSES this week and I have chosen STRIPES as my theme which reminded me of our smart new neighbour Daphne who favours stripes in every aspect of her life as could be seen today as I met her returning from yet another shopping trip for stripes.

Credit to Sharing Tubes, Holliewood Studios and Urban Fairy.

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YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS

Lizbeth, hosting at TAKE A WORD this week, has chosen GRANDMA'S COOKERY BOOK as our theme and that reminded me of Mum's Be-Ro Book which no self respecting housewife would have been without.  From the 1920s onwards generations of women learned their cooking skills from just such a recipe book and from the recipes within its pages our Mum made meat and potato pies, stew and dumplings, steamed ginger puddings, rice puddings,  Victoria sponges, macaroons, maids of honour, jam tarts and ginger parking to name just a few.  And in late summer, so they had time to mature, the Christmas cakes were made with directions from this same Be-Ro book.

But best of all each Sunday lunch's first course was a plateful of Yorkshire pudding and thick meaty gravy to whet the appetite for the weekly Sunday roast to follow.  Mmmmmmm.

Now the Be-Ro book was good, but my Mum and Grandma were better because they added a secret ingredient to that Yorkshire pudding mixture just prior to popping it in the oven.  What was it?  Well, I wouldn't want to tell you or I would have to kill you ......... hee hee.

Grandma's Cookery Book is a figment of my imagination!

Credit to SkelitalMess and my own stash.  The Font is 'Waking the Witch'.

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EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE

We have TRUNKS or BOXES as our theme at the Three Muses this week and that gave me cause to wonder what I might fill my trunk with.    Mmmmmmmm!

Thanks Bev.

Credit to Bluesse, Marta Van Eck and JoesSistah.

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TAKE A WORD

Natural Wrinkles

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is WRINKLES and that really made me think!

Beautiful Wrinkles

Credit to JoesSistah (Flickr) and Holliewood Studios (Deviantscrap), whilst the pensive lady is a photo I took in a Turkish market.

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DIGITALMANIA

GONE WITH THE WIND

WITH LOVE

At Digitalmania we have been looking at and taking inspiration from the work of CATRIN ARNO.

This is how she inspired me.

You can find credits on my Flickr page.

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SEIZE THE DAY

Thank you to Marie who has given us JOURNAL A QUOTE as our theme at the Three Muses this week.

Credit to HolliewoodStudio and the talented ladies of the WaterLO Project.

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IN HOT WATER

This week we have FANTASY as our word for inspiration at Take A Word and that reminded me of something strange that happened just last week.  I had filled the bowl with hot soapy water in preparation for washing up the dishes when I was distracted for a moment by the telephone.   As I turned back to the task in hand I saw my breakfast cup float by, and here's the strange bit, sitting inside the cup was a fairy princess holding onto a handful of the most astonishing balloons I have ever seen in my life.!

Credit to Marta Van Eck, Irene Alexeeva, Dover and Sharing Tubes.

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SOMETHING SEPIA

It's my turn to host across at the THREE MUSES this week and I've chosen SOMETHING SEPIA as the theme.

Here is my sample and I can't make up my mind whether this young lady, is waiting patiently for something or someone, or whether it's solitude she's seeking.   Mmmmmmm.

Credit to Sharing Tubes

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TAKE A WORD

ART

This week, at TAKE A WORD, we are exploring what ART means to each of us, and to choose a quote to illustrate our own ideas of what that might be.

Picasso said :

Every child is an artist.  The challenge is how to remain an artist when you grow up.

What art means to me :

ART for me means letting my inner child run free, to walk barefoot in the grass or to float above it;  to soar into the heavens or sit all day and do nothing until she feels the urge to create.   To create without boundaries from the soul whatever her heart desires. 

Mmmmmmm liberating.

Credit to Sharing Tubes

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DIGITALMANIA

LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING

This week at Digitalmania  we are creating 'digital' journal pages and since we are in the depths of Winter I wanted mine to be LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING.

Credits can be found on my Flickr page.

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CIRCLES

This week we have CIRCLES as our theme.

Thanks Bev.

Credit to CaliDesigns and Sharing Tubes for the background and boy, whilst the circles of life were Googled.

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