Tuesday 29 August 2017

THE THREE MUSES


We have MAIL ART with a theme of WISH YOU WERE HERE at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of a postcard I received a while ago from Mabel which I thought you might like to see.

This was typical of the holiday taken during the 1950s when places of work closed down en masse for a fortnight in July and the workers made a mass exodus by bus or train to the seaside for a few days. They mostly stayed in 'lodging houses' where they were either provided with bed, breakfast and evening meal or where they provided their own food which was then cooked and served by the landlady. These guests were turned out after breakfast and were not allowed back into their rooms until late afternoon .... rain or shine.  Everyone had a ride on a donkey, ate an ice cream or too, ate fish and chips, bought rock to take home and many bought their own Kiss Me Quick hats too. Everyone sent postcards to their nearest and dearest and many had a good tale to tell!  :D

Credit to TumblefishStudio and to Mabel!

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Monday 28 August 2017

TAKE A WORD


Our theme at Take A Word this week is OLD FASHIONED,  but sophisticated, stylish and classic are always in vogue.  Sold out!

Credit to Itkupilli and the public domain.  Background is my own.

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Thursday 24 August 2017

THE THREE MUSES


UBRELLA'S are the order of the day at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of our visit to Plymouth a couple of weeks ago (to visit Daughter No 1).  Anyway it rained ... a lot ... and I couldn't resist taking a photo of a girl battling her way through it knowing I would use it somewhere in my art later!

Credit also to Kersten Frank and the PublicDomain.

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Friday 18 August 2017

DIGITALMANIA


Created for the Digitalmania (Inspired by Richard Curtner) challenge.

Credits SharingTubes and the PublicDomain.

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Tuesday 15 August 2017

THE THREE MUSES


Our theme for this week at the Three Muses is SNAPSHOT.  This snapshot is a photo of my sister and me as bridesmaids at a family wedding.

Credits to RoseyPosey and Kubivet (no longer trading) and my own black and white photo.

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Sunday 13 August 2017

TAKE A WORD


Our word for inspiration at Take A Word this week is BEAUTY and that reminded me that Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder!

Credit to Bluesse and Pixabay.

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Monday 7 August 2017

THE THREE MUSES


We have QUOTES as our theme at the Three Muses this week, and this is one of my favourites.

Credit to HolliewoodStudio, Pixabay with some of my own backgrounds blended.

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Sunday 6 August 2017

TAKE A WORD


A TOUCH OF PURPLE is our theme at Take A Word this week!

Credit to Irene Alexeeva.

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Friday 4 August 2017

DIGITALMANIA


Created for the Digitalmania (inspired byKinga Britschgi) challenge.

Credits to Pixabay whilst the brushes where courtesy of Mel.

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