Right: Visiting with our sweet friend, Carolyn McGrew, who was dying of cancer and living with her daughter, Jocelyn in East Bend, NC. Carolyn went home to be with the Lord on June 12, 2024. We will miss her dearly! 5/8/24 Carolyn S. Phalen McGrew, October 6, 1938 - June 12, 2024 The weekend...

Left: Mark split the tree and carved out a place for the birds to make a nest. He built a log cabin birdhouse, too. 5/3/24 I love seeing the blue birds perched in the trees. They never visit the bird feeder. They drop to the ground for their food and food for the babies. 5/5/24 I bought a...

Happiness …is lunch with my hubby. 8/16/24

Done for the CarolW Designer Template Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/carols-template-challenge-august-2024.40317/ Riding behind my hubby on our Goldwing, just enjoying the wind and the ride. 08/03/24

Monday Aug. 5, 2024 It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood... Yes, it really is, Mr. Rogers! Especially nice for my morning walk! The sun was bright but still not above the trees all the way. So the temp. was not yet too hot! I was able to get my 2 miles walked and a few pictures taken in...

Done for the Template Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-6-template.40291/

Mom 1953. She was 19 at the time. Done for the Free For All Challenge #5 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-5-free-for-all.40267/

Done for the Freebies Challenge #4 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-4-freebie-challenge.40256/ It has been so hot and humid this summer that we have not ridden the motorcycle very much. We decided to try riding to breakfast this morning. We rode to the...

Done for the One Word Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-1-one-word.40231/ I love the summer only because it gives me a chance to hang out with my daughter more. Ilene even got to be with us a couple of times, too! Soon school will be back in...

Journaling reads: Elisabeth, not quite 2 years old, greets her new baby brother with a sweet kiss. 6/25/85

Done for the Color Play Challenge #2 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/july-challenge-2-color-play.40133/ Journaling reads: I love lighthouses! So in June 2021 we took a trip on our Goldwing to North Carolina’s east coast to visit 7 lighthouses. Some of them were seen from...

Done for the Color Play Challenge #2 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/july-challenge-2-color-play.40133/ Journaling reads: I love lighthouses! So in June 2021 we took a trip on our Goldwing to North Carolina’s east coast to visit 7 lighthouses. Some of them were seen from...

Done for the Color Play Challenge #2 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/july-challenge-2-color-play.40133/ Journaling reads: I love lighthouses! So in June 2021 we took a trip on our Goldwing to North Carolina’s east coast to visit 7 lighthouses. Some of them were seen from...

Done for the Through the Lens Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/july-challenge-1-through-the-lens.40001/ Journaling reads: When I want to go for my morning walk, I have to go to a park near where my DH works. Wallburg is what I would consider as a small country...

Done for the Through the Lens Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/july-challenge-1-through-the-lens.40001/ Journaling reads: When I want to go for my morning walk, I have to go to a park near where my DH works. Wallburg is what I would consider as a small country...

Done for the Through the Lens Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/july-challenge-1-through-the-lens.40001/ Journaling reads: When I want to go for my morning walk, I have to go to a park near where my DH works. Wallburg is what I would consider as a small country...

I am using this album cover as my avatar for now with my name on it,

Paper 01 in Linear Burn mode over paper 3a in Lighten mode over brush 2 duplicated over paper 17. Added overlays above the paper, papercut and frame elements with masked photo. I copied and pasted parts of the washi tape to get the look I wanted, added the ink brush to the lower right of the...

You will need to read the individual pages for the journaling.....too many characters for recording both sides here.....Sorry!

Right: Sunday, May 12, 2024 Happy Mother’s Day! I’m so thankful my girls interrupted their weekends to spend time with me! I loved our girls weekend! And I loved having Jennifer, Tim’s sister, spend the weekend with us, too! We basically grew up together since she and her family moved to KY...