T stands for This, that and TIOT

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week got off to a good start.

After my fall on Saturday I got awful pains in the 

night, so dragged myself to the ER Sunday morning.

I have 2 cracked ribs, and as well as the bruising on my

knee, I am developing a black eye with a matching

nose - I must have kissed the ground with power!

Pity it's not carnival, it would make a good

disguise....And as I am not allowed to lift anything,

or bend, or do housew**k, I am happy that there

is something positive to report.... And I have a few weeks

to read, do some crafting, watch old films etc -

'Always look on the bright side of life.....'

On Tuesday we are starting a new Challenge at TIOT -

Anything but square.

As always, you have 2 weeks to link your creations to us,

and projects of all formats are allowed, as long as they fit the theme.

I made a mixed media tag (8"), using lots of elements which are 

not square. As usual I used my clear-the-table-technique, 

AKA everything but the kitchen sink - scraps of old 

letters, paper napkins, stenciling, stitching and more:

And I have another not square piece.

I altered a Moleskine A5 journal I got

for my birthday, using a piece of my vintage, rusty linen

from the erosion bundle and an iron-on

beaded owl - quick and simple:

I am linking the journal cover to Art Journal Journey.

And today is also Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday, I would like 

to welcome all of the nice ladies of the T Gang.

This was taken on New Year's Day. People take their Sekt down

to the Rhine, use the bottles as rocket-launches,

and then leave all their garbage behind them

when they stagger home!

 I like to bake a tray of spice bars each week, they are cheaper

and better than shop cookies. These were

filled with strawberry and ginger jam - help

yourselves:

I had an English visitor and made 'Toad in the Hole',

sausages backed in Yorkshire pudding batter:

 And lemon cake and cappuccino are high on my list of faves:

I was fascinated to see men working at the top of the old mill

last week:

And the moon this week was really magical:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!