tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48530000153615595522024-03-13T04:38:08.852+00:00Ginger Pie DesignsGinger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.comBlogger438125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-57696939114417157362014-02-03T20:35:00.000+00:002014-02-03T20:35:00.191+00:00Make It Monday #151: Drop Shadow Die Cuts<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So the challenge this week over at <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2014/02/make-it-monday-151-shadowed-die-cuts.html">PTI</a> was drop shadow die cuts. So here's the card I made for the lovely Hans for his 50th Birthday. I love this technique and can see it being used a fair bit in the coming weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great week and thank you for the warm welcome back in to blogland.</span></div>
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Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-67069121734996764852014-02-02T23:35:00.001+00:002014-02-02T23:57:44.496+00:00Back in blog land!<div class="separator" style="clear:both; text-align:left;">After a long time away it's time for me to return to blog land. It's mainly for a weekly challenge that I'm undertaking with the most talented Anna. After a fabulous weekend of creativity with my darling friend we want to keep that vibe going, so we're going to follow the make it Monday challenges, over at one of my my favourite creative spaces, papertrey ink.</div>
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<p>So a big thank you to Anna for the challenge. Let's do it.</p>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know it's a sign of getting old but where on earth has this year gone. This year just seems to have flown by although you wouldn't know that from the lack of activity on my blog. Unfortunately when life gets super busy my blog is the first thing that seems to get neglected. So I am really sorry to those of you who pop by here occasionally to see what I've been up to. So before I show you what I've been up to today I can tell you since my last blog post, I've been dancing in London and malmo (Sweden), had a fabulous holiday in the US visiting Julie, Eric and Jane, been on two crafting weekends with my lovely friends and taught an amazing group of ladies how to make a wall hanging and a cute card at Craftaganza. So as usual just a quiet couple of weeks!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This weekend, I've had a very relaxing weekend at home. I've caught up on lots of mundane bits but also my My Life scrapbook, one page for each week of the year for 2012. Then I decided to get a little Christmassy and make a decoration for the hearth. I'm covered in glitter but so happy with the way it turned out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've entered this into a competition over at SVGcuts.com but I'm also popping it into challenges at:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/challenge-145-anything-christmasy-but.html">Totally Papercrafts</a> - Anything Christmassy but a card </span></div>
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Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-26501251406599450862012-10-01T09:00:00.000+01:002012-10-01T09:00:08.715+01:00Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; text-align: center;">As it's time for the </span><a href="http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; text-align: center;" target="_self" title="">Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; text-align: center;"> it must be the 1st of the month again and this week it really feels like winter is here with all the wind and rain. However before we move in top Christmas we have our Crafter's Companion birthday to celebrate in October, so this month the challenge is BIRTHDAYS. I've had these SVGs from SVGcuts (Happy birthday To You set) a while but not got round to cutting them with my beloved eCraft machine, but now I'm completely hooked. I love the K-card (or sometimes called a lever card) and it literally took minutes to cut and assemble and how cute is the little cupcake that can be filled with a gift or choccies.</span></div>
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Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-52725976055540524192012-09-15T23:51:00.000+01:002012-09-26T02:53:33.171+01:00Rolf Harris and the Circus<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">You've got to love any day that starts with you knowing you're off to meet Rolf Harris and then later you're going to the circus. For those of you that pop over to read by blog ramblings regularly you will not be surprised that this is a weekend with my lovely friend Anna.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So after a great breakfast (yes I'm still obsessed by food) we went into Cheltenham to the Whitehall Gallery for the VIP meeting with Rolf. Yes it meant we went in first and Anna got to buy some original line drawings and get them signed too. He's genuinely funny and was lovely to everyone. Here he is with Anna.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Then we came back to Anna's to relax and have some dinner. A new recipe for me out of the one pot cookbook from Slimming World, creamy mushroom pasta - delicious.</font></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Trebuchet MS">Then it was off to Giffords Circus at Cirencester. If I'm honest I had no idea what to expect, but whatever I did expect it wasn't the amazing magical experience I had tonight. Just driving up to the field made my heart skip a beat. The tent was beautifully lit and all the caravans and trailers were the old fashioned ones all painted the same. It was adorable. The tent wasn't huge and I loved that and we managed to squeeze onto the from row. From the moment we took our seats I was either laughing, clapping or just aghast at the whole spectacle.</font></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Trebuchet MS">At first we thought the white suit people were just going to dance but no this is the circus after all! The chap danced up and down those stairs on his hands - totally amazed.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Trebuchet MS">During the interval Anna grabbed a cup of tea and we also got a peek at where they serve dinner after the show. Next time the circus is in town we so want to do this.</font></span></p>
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<p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS">Then there was the kooky bird girl, she was so expressive.</font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Last but by no means last we're the acrobats that had us enthralled and catching our every breath.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Anna and I even got involved at the end when we got up to dance in the finale. Thank you tap dancing lady for coming to get us. Gifford Circus is really something special and magical, so if ever you get the chance to go, jump at it.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Thank you for another fabulous day Anna, you book the best adventures. Now it's time to play with some paper and glue.</font></p>
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<font face="Trebuchet MS"> </font><br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-85983723953731700472012-09-09T23:39:00.000+01:002012-09-18T07:35:33.124+01:00Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">How do you a follow a night at Carfest with a night out with your swing dance friends of course. Meschiya Lake and her fabulous band were playing at Gateshead Town Hall, so we went along to listen and dance. Luckily they'd left us plenty of room to dance. They're such a great band to dance to, they even have their own dancers on stage, the lovely Amy and Chance.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">After they'd finished we decamped to Hoochie Coochies for more dancing and I even had a dance with Chance. Jazzy took some great photos - </font><a href="http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/jazzylemon/7971709914/" target="_blank" title="">Flickr</a></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also big thank you to a friend who was there when I needed a virtual hug :-)</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Oh my what a fantastic day. I had a great demo day then rushed down to meet Anna so we could go to Carfest. She really is the best friend a girl could have and knows me so very well. We're both avid fans of Chris Evans and his breakfast show on BBC radio2 each weekday morning and when we found out he was organising a festival we knew we wanted to go. One slight problem, tickets were like hens teeth. But Anna to the rescue via the florist in Nailsworth and at the last minute 2 day tickets were obtained.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So we arrived rather late in the day but that didn't stop us having the most fabulous time and being rather excited. We got to see the cars, including the magnificent seven and even chitty chitty bang bang</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The great setting of Cholmondeley Castel (pronounced Chumley)</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The atmosphere was electric but family friendly too, with lots of little people being there. We got to see The Proclaimers, Paloma Faith (swoon - she is amazing) and Texas, all hosted by Mr Evans himself.</font></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Proclaimers - 2 guys with guitars that know how to start a party.</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The beautiful, kooky, hilarious, super talented Paloma Faith</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> He even got the local constabulary dancing to YMCA!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">We ended up pretty much at the front, not bad as we were last to arrive. I don't think I stopped, singing, screaming, dancing and jumping up and down for hours. Well it was only when it was time for the. Fireworks before we left that I calmed a little, but not much as they were great fireworks.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Thank you Anna for making this night happen and thank you to Mr Chris Evans for giving up bread for Lent and because of it, making Carfest happens and raising lots of money for Children in Need.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The only regret I have is I had to cancel on another of my bested friends to go to Carfest, sorry Gwyneth. I will make it up to you.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p>
<br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-28145759750420648492012-09-07T20:37:00.001+01:002012-09-07T20:37:04.362+01:00A week at the NEC<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Yes we've been at the NEC in Birmingham since Saturday, at Autumn Fair. I think it's not seeing any natural daylight for days that confuses me and leaves me not knowing what day it is! Either that or it's the jäger bombs taking their toll. The nights in the bar have definitely been interesting and I've met vets, farmers, a man who sells bulls you know what for a living and a chap who paints rubber ducks! Thank you to lovely Anne-Marie and the fabulous Anna for keeping me in check, well just about! I'm definitely in the Ginger zone right now and can cause trouble without trying.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Talking of which this photo </font>was taken while we were setting up the stand. It's one way to get me to be quiet!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gs44A-wCKZA/UEpJ9eni5lI/AAAAAAAAE-Y/1k9qIQ2RNNw/s598/Photo%2525207%252520Sep%2525202012%25252020%25253A23.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gs44A-wCKZA/UEpJ9eni5lI/AAAAAAAAE-Y/1k9qIQ2RNNw/s402/Photo%2525207%252520Sep%2525202012%25252020%25253A23.jpg" id="blogsy-1347046371228.5513" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="538"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Here's the stand before show one morning, looking all slick and span.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YBWG5_mOT0k/UEpIgj2T15I/AAAAAAAAE-Q/Eb9dphbtWY0/s2048/IMAG0394.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YBWG5_mOT0k/UEpIgj2T15I/AAAAAAAAE-Q/Eb9dphbtWY0/s402/IMAG0394.jpg" id="blogsy-1347046371319.0325" class="aligncenter" width="402" height="226" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> I'm glad to be home and back in my own bed. I need the sleep before getting back into the office and catching up with everything.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Love ya</p><p style="text-align: center;">Ginger</p><p style="text-align: center;">xxx</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-19813094066402177432012-09-01T03:27:00.001+01:002012-09-01T03:27:50.859+01:00Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">If it's time for the <a href="http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_self" title="">Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog</a> it must be the 1st of the month and hurtling towards Autumn, we welcome September. This month the challenge is gold. So after a little panic at not having anything gold, I remembered I'd done a gold leafing project for a magazine ages ago. So armed with some gold foil, an eCraft machine, a file from SVGcuts.com and some card, I made this fabulous bird cage</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AaKec94C-D0/UEFvaUPbYfI/AAAAAAAAE9k/Y6xTs__fVfY/s768/Photo%25252030%252520Aug%2525202012%25252007%25253A51.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AaKec94C-D0/UEFvaUPbYfI/AAAAAAAAE9k/Y6xTs__fVfY/s403/Photo%25252030%252520Aug%2525202012%25252007%25253A51.jpg" id="blogsy-1346466467081.18" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="538"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I've got say as with most of the eCraft projects that I tackle, I'm totally amazed that this 3d project is made from little more that 3 sheets of 12" x 12" card. Here it is in bits:</font> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I9xyo2EWq8I/UEFvfkeXjJI/AAAAAAAAE90/wD_ssWEq31s/s960/Photo%25252029%252520Aug%2525202012%25252022%25253A25.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I9xyo2EWq8I/UEFvfkeXjJI/AAAAAAAAE90/wD_ssWEq31s/s400/Photo%25252029%252520Aug%2525202012%25252022%25253A25.jpg" id="blogsy-1346466467032.0344" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And part assembled</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AI91lSNAr_Q/UEFvdOk_LAI/AAAAAAAAE9s/cpmp6VJnGHE/s960/Photo%25252029%252520Aug%2525202012%25252023%25253A16.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AI91lSNAr_Q/UEFvdOk_LAI/AAAAAAAAE9s/cpmp6VJnGHE/s403/Photo%25252029%252520Aug%2525202012%25252023%25253A16.jpg" id="blogsy-1346466467059.8528" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Don't forget to enter the challenge to be in with a chance of a fabulous prize.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Today has been another exciting day with a couple of major unexpected things coming out of the blue. But it is the night for a blue moon, so maybe I should have expected the extraordinary to happen. Anna and I are going to Carfest North, courtesy of the florist in Nailsworth. Ok I'm working that day but I'll get there as fast as I can as it was an opportunity not to turn down, as we both so wanted to go. I love that I have people as crazy as me in my life and who look for adventure wherever they can. Also tonight I love Facebook. If life really is all about random adventures then Facebook can really help in just helping guide the way and making plans.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Goodnight</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-54638984605418600572012-08-28T01:09:00.001+01:002012-08-28T01:09:15.733+01:00More Festival Fun<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">After a relaxing morning starting with French toast, Jen and I headed off into Edinburgh with no real plan other than getting Jen another pair of jeans and finding fun wherever we could.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8ns_Jm6Xxhg/UDwKp74vFII/AAAAAAAAE9A/daM_fEndhPU/s960/Photo%25252026%252520Aug%2525202012%25252010%25253A47.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8ns_Jm6Xxhg/UDwKp74vFII/AAAAAAAAE9A/daM_fEndhPU/s402/Photo%25252026%252520Aug%2525202012%25252010%25253A47.jpg" id="blogsy-1346112530466.7961" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So we walked up the Royal Mile where we saw a great street performer, he was only a bairn with the skinniest legs but pretty talented and funny too. </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3RC_WElwHng/UDv8kiRP1aI/AAAAAAAAE5c/bT-9-Q0MUZE/s2048/IMG_1794.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3RC_WElwHng/UDv8kiRP1aI/AAAAAAAAE5c/bT-9-Q0MUZE/s403/IMG_1794.JPG" id="blogsy-1346112530411.9395" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="538"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A6Z-GTkPvaA/UDv8lWod5kI/AAAAAAAAE5g/z-5j4eSiyBk/s2048/IMG_1795.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A6Z-GTkPvaA/UDv8lWod5kI/AAAAAAAAE5g/z-5j4eSiyBk/s403/IMG_1795.JPG" id="blogsy-1346112530408.9712" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="538"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I also got to touch Chris Hoy's golden post box</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UWMpnH8uMDs/UDv8EAeekmI/AAAAAAAAE4g/olDT311PxxI/s2048/IMG_1791.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UWMpnH8uMDs/UDv8EAeekmI/AAAAAAAAE4g/olDT311PxxI/s402/IMG_1791.JPG" id="blogsy-1346112530448.368" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="536"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> With it being the last official day of the festival there were still plenty of people out distributing flyers. Our favourite had to be the one with a moustache on.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_TbgtqYAyOY/UDv8wUj5LrI/AAAAAAAAE54/9nkw0jm5-eg/s2048/IMG_1796.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_TbgtqYAyOY/UDv8wUj5LrI/AAAAAAAAE54/9nkw0jm5-eg/s400/IMG_1796.JPG" id="blogsy-1346112530410.4775" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">We had lunch at Porto & Fi before moving down onto Princess Street and Primani! New coat for me and plenty of tops for Jen, even the owl one!!! Shopping done we headed over to Udderbelly. I've had a secret desire to visit an upside down cow. </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jqrLwYL0Hq4/UDv-NlpZMNI/AAAAAAAAE8U/PTUYjyNlC68/s2048/IMG_1815.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jqrLwYL0Hq4/UDv-NlpZMNI/AAAAAAAAE8U/PTUYjyNlC68/s500/IMG_1815.JPG" id="blogsy-1346112530495.8005" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Bribing the staff with sweets we got in to see Barry Morgan and is Amazing Organ (OK no bribing required for this one only 2 rows full). Jen and I have definitely found our level in comedy and we loved Barry and even took part in the show and got to play on his organ.<br></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zIKuAxXbvY8/UDv8Nlh1wBI/AAAAAAAAE48/n8YjzwQvRio/s1840/IMAG0373.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zIKuAxXbvY8/UDv8Nlh1wBI/AAAAAAAAE48/n8YjzwQvRio/s402/IMAG0373.jpg" id="blogsy-1346112530473.008" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="713"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y1WhcnpGMlk/UDv8cKRB2GI/AAAAAAAAE5U/8wrdEFWl044/s1840/IMAG0376.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y1WhcnpGMlk/UDv8cKRB2GI/AAAAAAAAE5U/8wrdEFWl044/s403/IMAG0376.jpg" id="blogsy-1346112530437.0405" class="aligncenter" width="403" height="716" alt=""></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Our last show of the weekend was Ian Stirling, a funny young chap (not helped by the 2 women who left part way through the show and really didn't get it!) who apparently as a day job is on kids TV. </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So all round it's been a fantabulous weekend and I'll be back for the festival again, well if Jen invites me. She's the best pixie friend a girl could have. </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-12381120345524803982012-08-28T01:02:00.001+01:002012-08-28T01:02:02.139+01:00Fantastic Fringe<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Being in Edinburgh at this time of year means it's festival time. This means that the city is more bonkers than normal and that's without Miss Jaffers and I heading out into town! But before comedy it is time for fun and dancing. It just so happens that it was Balboa Brunch at the Meadows Hotel up here this morning, and Miss J kindly let me go out and play for a couple of hours. I stepped and twirled to my hearts content - thank you to all the lovely leads for a great time. Talking of lovely leads, Miss Jackie was there and joined Jen and I for lunch at Reverie afterwards. Yum, rather delicious Scottish mussels.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CZ5UkGe31Ak/UDv7fBstFnI/AAAAAAAAE3g/9-4RlnGOLPI/s2048/IMG_1784.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CZ5UkGe31Ak/UDv7fBstFnI/AAAAAAAAE3g/9-4RlnGOLPI/s403/IMG_1784.JPG" id="blogsy-1346112040757.9812" class="aligncenter" width="403" height="302" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Jen and I then hit the shops and somehow I came home with 3 new dresses. The rather good news is that I'm almost set for my Titanic themed fancy dress that I need for the end of September.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">A quick turn around and it was time to go out to see Rhod Gilbert - yes Welshmen can be funny, very funny. Shopping for potatoes will make me giggle for a long time.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="http://southwestshows.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rhod-gilbert-battenburg.jpg" id="blogsy-1346112040766.7683" class="biv-img" alt="" width="362" height="217"></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">After that we headed to the Three Sisters which becomes the Free Sisters during festival time. We stumbled across the show Bogon Bingo and loved every minute of it, even if we didn't get to win a prize and suffer the appropriate humiliation! Fab soundtrack, great dance moves and genuinely funny.</font></p> <br/><br/><img src="http://www.edfringe.com/uploads/event/boganbingo_sq(250).jpg" id="blogsy-1346112040746.9597" class="biv-img aligncenter" alt="" width="473" height="473"><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The adventure home on the bus was slightly more scary but only due to a few drunk locals.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Another good day.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-29418973518130994142012-08-28T00:59:00.001+01:002012-08-28T00:59:41.769+01:00A day of randomness!<p style="text-align: center;"> Today has been bonkers even on a Ginger scale! I started the day off by attending a speed awareness course, well it was better the 3 points on my licence. It meant I had to go to the Aston Hotel, so it was lovely to see Tracey & Susan, even though they laughed at me. The course was quite bearable and not as condescending as expected, thank Rex and Doug, you were quite amusing course tutors and I definitely picked the best table to sit at, all quite sensible people.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">As I was on my way home I had a phone call from one of my dancing friends (when i say friend it was someone who was in my class at summer camp last week - making dancing friends works that way) from Germany who's in the UK for a few days. How weird that I was actually off work, normally you have to get an appointment in my diary at least 3 weeks in advance! Anyway I headed down to Wetherby services, which was teaming with kids off to Leeds festival, they looked great in their funky Wellies. So we had coffee (yes I had a latte but a skinny one and I've only eaten fruit and veg for the rest of the day) before heading for an impromptu trip to York. We wandered around the old cobbled streets and of course saw the Minster. It was over all too soon and time to head back to Durham for my train to Edinburgh.<br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6TinHG23_34/UDv7DDeaHxI/AAAAAAAAE2k/ZQ-AMYuaksI/s2048/IMG_1778.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6TinHG23_34/UDv7DDeaHxI/AAAAAAAAE2k/ZQ-AMYuaksI/s402/IMG_1778.JPG" id="blogsy-1346111952445.171" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uBCNMFd7rRc/UDv7ItaLX1I/AAAAAAAAE20/bbidOTw45wg/s2048/IMG_1779.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uBCNMFd7rRc/UDv7ItaLX1I/AAAAAAAAE20/bbidOTw45wg/s402/IMG_1779.JPG" id="blogsy-1346111952484.207" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XjpQHldFN0Y/UDv7RytDjKI/AAAAAAAAE3E/liUxWEDwtuo/s2048/IMG_1780.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XjpQHldFN0Y/UDv7RytDjKI/AAAAAAAAE3E/liUxWEDwtuo/s400/IMG_1780.JPG" id="blogsy-1346111952467.5764" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I hadn't left quite enough time to get back, especially with York races being on, but ignoring most of what I'd learned at speed awareness in the morning I made it to Durham with a little time to spare, especially as the lovely Alison brought me to the station as I was leaving my car at their house. Thank you, you really are the nicest people xx</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">On arrival at the station the train is delayed indefinitely. I guess a girl can only have so much good luck in one day. That's not actually true as sitting on the station platform has been quite lovely. I'd forgotten my headphones but the chap (later introduced as Andy, off to see his wife and kids in Edinburgh) next to me has lent me his, so I've had tunes to keep me amused. I'm still currently addicted to Ren Harvieu. Also the station master has been fab keeping me up to date with the train situation and giving me the form to claim back the train fare due to the delay. He also made sure I could get on the first train going up to Edinburgh. Thank you lovely man.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I am starting to wonder if I have a damsel in distress sign over my head, or if lost please help badge on! But I guess being nice to people reaps it's rewards, and I did help a girl on the train who was worried about which seat to sit in.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Then of course the loveliest Jaffnetta Noo Noo Fondley was waiting for me at the other end. Thank you pixie, you're a star.<br></p><p style="text-align: center;">So within my day of randomness I've learned that you need to take every adventure that comes your way and that people really can be so very nice. Thank you all the randomness for making this a day to remember and hopefully the start of a wonderful weekend.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Love ya</p><p style="text-align: center;">Ginger</p><p style="text-align: center;">xxx</p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-50197896402251364132012-08-22T21:56:00.001+01:002012-08-22T21:56:44.786+01:00Tunnels & Home<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Today is the last day of our road trip adventure and it started with our trip under the Channel on the Shuttle. It all went far too smoothly, you've just got to love the way they book you in and move you around to load you onto the train.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qjoDmG_k-io/UDKmNSPFDyI/AAAAAAAAE0w/bK9w_TkvULg/s2048/IMG_1773.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qjoDmG_k-io/UDKmNSPFDyI/AAAAAAAAE0w/bK9w_TkvULg/s500/IMG_1773.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668919797.127" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8ltLfcLKXGg/UDKmS5UzQrI/AAAAAAAAE04/JT_T9Nwei-M/s2048/IMG_1774.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8ltLfcLKXGg/UDKmS5UzQrI/AAAAAAAAE04/JT_T9Nwei-M/s500/IMG_1774.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668919809.8333" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So once back in the UK I thought that would be the end of anything exciting to report but it appears that I was to have the Dartford tunnel to myself! Yes I'm serious. As I drove through the toll both they closed all the toll booths to move a broken down lorry at the mouth of the tunnel. Hence there was no traffic behind me in the tunnel, it looked so weird.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Les has been a wonderful travelling companion, we've had so many adventures and just laughed and smiled the whole way. He even thanked me with a bottle of my favourite pink champagne. Thank you Les it's been a blast.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E0Sf_aGO4QY/UDKR0vjbP_I/AAAAAAAAEPk/pt4vPmAQKBY/s720/Photo%25252020%252520Aug%2525202012%25252020%25253A34.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E0Sf_aGO4QY/UDKR0vjbP_I/AAAAAAAAEPk/pt4vPmAQKBY/s400/Photo%25252020%252520Aug%2525202012%25252020%25253A34.jpg" id="blogsy-1345668919778.7324" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I'm back to work tomorrow with a big meeting with my boss, but I know the memories of this holiday will live in my memories and in my heart forever. Thank you to everyone that has shared this holiday with me - big hugs.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-48053655553267898702012-08-19T22:49:00.000+01:002012-08-22T21:54:10.526+01:00Paris - yes really!<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The aim of today was to get as close to Calais as possible, so we set off from Argenton Sur Cruese and continued to head north. As we were making such good time I laughingly joked about lunch in Paris. Not such a joke seeing as I was driving and went for it. So Les and I spent the afternoon doing a whistle-stop tour of Paris. We abandoned the car at an underground car park (i love French car parks) at the Hotel d'Ville and within minutes we'd passed the Paris beach and were stood in front of the Notre Dame cathedral.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kAKbhiAKdWc/UDKfpFpMneI/AAAAAAAAEpE/V-TLP3y84fI/s2048/IMG_1689.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kAKbhiAKdWc/UDKfpFpMneI/AAAAAAAAEpE/V-TLP3y84fI/s402/IMG_1689.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668775996.6807" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yH0xJI50Gxg/UDKfxL5qLQI/AAAAAAAAEpY/OqgeipzIOrg/s2048/IMG_1691.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yH0xJI50Gxg/UDKfxL5qLQI/AAAAAAAAEpY/OqgeipzIOrg/s403/IMG_1691.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668776001.7927" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5s3DF09Ok1s/UDKf6TcjoQI/AAAAAAAAEpo/skjs-lQgHFo/s2048/IMG_1693.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5s3DF09Ok1s/UDKf6TcjoQI/AAAAAAAAEpo/skjs-lQgHFo/s400/IMG_1693.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668776039.1145" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">A quick but lovely lunch of goats cheese salad and then it was off to do some more exploring. So in just a couple of hours, mostly walking you can see:</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Uz7itR04W2Q/UDKgQX0oHoI/AAAAAAAAEqU/ni7_eEJSI0Q/s2048/IMG_1698.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Uz7itR04W2Q/UDKgQX0oHoI/AAAAAAAAEqU/ni7_eEJSI0Q/s402/IMG_1698.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668775968.989" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Le Louvre</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yRDcmnMPsQE/UDKhlvZ0LHI/AAAAAAAAEsc/4xXSxHM78XI/s2048/IMG_1713.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yRDcmnMPsQE/UDKhlvZ0LHI/AAAAAAAAEsc/4xXSxHM78XI/s402/IMG_1713.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668776004.7048" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">L'Arc de Triomphe (really it's in the distance!)</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CDr7lcXVbYg/UDKiekktn4I/AAAAAAAAEuM/5Al_58qWFFM/s2048/IMG_1726.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CDr7lcXVbYg/UDKiekktn4I/AAAAAAAAEuM/5Al_58qWFFM/s398/IMG_1726.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668775992.421" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="398" height="299"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my self portraits</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HWik2xO7tEc/UDKiC0lYggI/AAAAAAAAEtQ/gSuB1lV65C8/s2048/IMG_1721.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HWik2xO7tEc/UDKiC0lYggI/AAAAAAAAEtQ/gSuB1lV65C8/s500/IMG_1721.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668776009.7021" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The Eiffel Tower</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PDI8ebvrxYA/UDKjraT37EI/AAAAAAAAEwY/1ad0YFwruYU/s2048/IMG_1741.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PDI8ebvrxYA/UDKjraT37EI/AAAAAAAAEwY/1ad0YFwruYU/s397/IMG_1741.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668775978.1272" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="397" height="529"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Although my favourite could be the bridge with all the locks on it. Now I want to go back and put my own lock on it, maybe even one day with a special someone - we'll it might happen!</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0dfI2clapVg/UDKgy-zYgtI/AAAAAAAAErE/lCU23tYHXqU/s2048/IMG_1703.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0dfI2clapVg/UDKgy-zYgtI/AAAAAAAAErE/lCU23tYHXqU/s403/IMG_1703.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668775964.2642" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-h21qIBWrUSQ/UDKgykOraSI/AAAAAAAAErA/6uPekfr7--I/s2048/IMG_1704.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-h21qIBWrUSQ/UDKgykOraSI/AAAAAAAAErA/6uPekfr7--I/s400/IMG_1704.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668776052.6921" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">A very pleasant and unexpected afternoon and then onto Boulogne-Sur-Mer where again my pigeon French served us well and a bed was acquired for the night. Slightly worrying was the fun fair opposite the hotel but they told us the music stopped at 10.30 so we took the room. Actually it was great.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Les is amazed at my knack of finding hotels in pretty towns and even more so with the fact that I have a pretty good nose for finding great restaurants. Tonight was no exception and after a walk around the old town walls it was time for fish soup(I love all the gibbons it comes with), although I did steal 2 of Les' oysters (omg - they were delicious), mussels in cream sauce and a pretty cake all washed down with a Demi carafe of rose wine. France I will miss you and your delectable cuisine but my waistline will be happy to get home and back on plan!</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-I0hf0-zyigc/UDKkbq-HHdI/AAAAAAAAEx4/pw9UfLiViYw/s2048/IMG_1752.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-I0hf0-zyigc/UDKkbq-HHdI/AAAAAAAAEx4/pw9UfLiViYw/s402/IMG_1752.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668776032.4258" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="536"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r38X9j1sAY0/UDKlYxzVOWI/AAAAAAAAEzI/8A2aVxsVlPE/s2048/IMG_1761.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r38X9j1sAY0/UDKlYxzVOWI/AAAAAAAAEzI/8A2aVxsVlPE/s400/IMG_1761.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668775985.2212" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XrThonuC3Vk/UDKlk2vXA3I/AAAAAAAAEzU/Q8agJeqCfX8/s2048/IMG_1762.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XrThonuC3Vk/UDKlk2vXA3I/AAAAAAAAEzU/Q8agJeqCfX8/s398/IMG_1762.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668776067.4885" class="aligncenter" width="398" height="299" alt=""></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mSOVG14mdyc/UDKlqMpAXRI/AAAAAAAAEzg/buMe2n-7CDg/s2048/IMG_1763.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mSOVG14mdyc/UDKlqMpAXRI/AAAAAAAAEzg/buMe2n-7CDg/s388/IMG_1763.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668776064.134" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="388" height="290"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3SBn9cx6xOk/UDKlkTXIFTI/AAAAAAAAEzQ/kTV4-g4yPKs/s2048/IMG_1764.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3SBn9cx6xOk/UDKlkTXIFTI/AAAAAAAAEzQ/kTV4-g4yPKs/s400/IMG_1764.JPG" id="blogsy-1345668775982.0508" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">All in all a fabulous day full of adventure.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-50359027599538611522012-08-18T23:47:00.000+01:002012-08-22T21:35:57.575+01:00Big hugs all round<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So camp is over and it was time to say our goodbyes. Some people I'll see next week, or in the coming months but others I may never see or dance with again. Many will become Facebook friends and will hopefully stay in touch. Now I'm looking forward to watching the camp DVD when I get home, But first another mini adventure to get home.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Les and I headed north with no other plan than to get as far as possible before I was too tired to drive. Les had partied so hard at camp he was tired before we set out today, so I had a snoozing passenger most of the way. We had a mini detour to Saint Emillion.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eGtXMLOM-qc/UDKc4fntKFI/AAAAAAAAEkM/PdvxGfDs_eM/s2048/IMG_1659.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eGtXMLOM-qc/UDKc4fntKFI/AAAAAAAAEkM/PdvxGfDs_eM/s402/IMG_1659.JPG" id="blogsy-1345667730203.538" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="536"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4U93E905f78/UDKdAgmYCRI/AAAAAAAAEkc/LZJymKcvsv4/s2048/IMG_1660.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4U93E905f78/UDKdAgmYCRI/AAAAAAAAEkc/LZJymKcvsv4/s402/IMG_1660.JPG" id="blogsy-1345667730261.003" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="536"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o7fxzX_YmPg/UDKdy-7hE9I/AAAAAAAAElk/sPZDgUbZ2A8/s2048/IMG_1668.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o7fxzX_YmPg/UDKdy-7hE9I/AAAAAAAAElk/sPZDgUbZ2A8/s400/IMG_1668.JPG" id="blogsy-1345667730213.9175" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OvJV2Uhy9yw/UDKek7KssnI/AAAAAAAAEms/uMHgdFVQLmE/s2048/IMG_1678.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OvJV2Uhy9yw/UDKek7KssnI/AAAAAAAAEms/uMHgdFVQLmE/s402/IMG_1678.JPG" id="blogsy-1345667730193.5078" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">At the end of the day, we ended up in Argenton Sur Creuse, which is a really pretty town. I managed in my pigeon French to bag us a room at the Cheval Noir with two beds. See i did learn something other than how to read a menu when I failed O'level French (twice). </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--iYyyhAgsk8/UDKcR8YmAAI/AAAAAAAAEi4/X8TFe_KNFzk/s1840/IMAG0355.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--iYyyhAgsk8/UDKcR8YmAAI/AAAAAAAAEi4/X8TFe_KNFzk/s400/IMAG0355.jpg" id="blogsy-1345667730196.8142" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="710"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ft-WlV976LU/UDKcYnglPzI/AAAAAAAAEjE/p-OVShOV8dI/s1840/IMAG0361.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ft-WlV976LU/UDKcYnglPzI/AAAAAAAAEjE/p-OVShOV8dI/s402/IMAG0361.jpg" id="blogsy-1345667730228.9011" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="713"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">We ate at the hotel restaurant as it seemed the busiest place in the town and smelt great. It didn't disappoint and I had a little tower of crab, artichoke and tomatoes, followed by fish (yes it had a name but I can't remember what!) veggies and gratin dauphinoise with a pudding of peach melba. Totally delicious and completely naughty, but I'll be back on track as soon as I'm back in the UK, especially as I've got weigh in on Tuesday night.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IDOgsP_GoV4/UDKfNIIeDII/AAAAAAAAEoY/DP2F_or40l8/s2048/IMG_1683.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IDOgsP_GoV4/UDKfNIIeDII/AAAAAAAAEoY/DP2F_or40l8/s500/IMG_1683.JPG" id="blogsy-1345667730216.0632" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CMgCrnDBrzo/UDKfZXXyxdI/AAAAAAAAEos/ntKl6d_BRpA/s2048/IMG_1686.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CMgCrnDBrzo/UDKfZXXyxdI/AAAAAAAAEos/ntKl6d_BRpA/s500/IMG_1686.JPG" id="blogsy-1345667730266.4294" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Today's lessons include, trying not to look too surprised when a good looking French man knows your name, and totally unrelated, there is no point waiting for something that is very unlikely to happen.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Oh and especially for KT and Archi - Ren Harvieu is definitely worth a listen.</font></p><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="500" height="305" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q_l6ICftvfQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-91309831186287721182012-08-17T23:58:00.000+01:002012-08-21T07:33:34.294+01:00Last day<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> I can't quite believe how quickly this week has gone and I'm already on my last day of classes and just one last dance party tonight. It really is like being in balboa heaven with so many great dancers. It's weird to think that tomorrow we all float away back to our own little worlds and smaller balboa scenes. But in the meantime I'm enjoying every last minute of summer camp. There was jousting with French sticks during lunch which of course escalated into a water fight.b I got totally drenched (thanks Trent) but it was so hot it was lovely and I even dried out before afternoon class.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HmP93UthGx4/UDKZfU1IjFI/AAAAAAAAEdg/pngPCYujUHE/s2048/IMG_1616.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HmP93UthGx4/UDKZfU1IjFI/AAAAAAAAEdg/pngPCYujUHE/s400/IMG_1616.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779101.5085" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_gHy-xznY08/UDKZr8X0rvI/AAAAAAAAEdw/Syn1EFovjQs/s2048/IMG_1618.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_gHy-xznY08/UDKZr8X0rvI/AAAAAAAAEdw/Syn1EFovjQs/s392/IMG_1618.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779123.2861" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="392" height="523"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I loved Mickey & Kelly's class on lollies, lots more footwork for me to get practising.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">As it's the last night it's time to get dressed up in our poshest but danceable frocks, everyone looked totally fabulous. </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Richard, Janet and Chris</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-41Fbx3pu8TE/UDKaGLQ8wXI/AAAAAAAAEek/ldoUguQQRAg/s2048/IMG_1625.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-41Fbx3pu8TE/UDKaGLQ8wXI/AAAAAAAAEek/ldoUguQQRAg/s402/IMG_1625.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779121.5503" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="536"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss Jean, Julie, Jo, Mel & Me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iEnswY1rY_4/UDKaVukbtDI/AAAAAAAAEfI/LfwIHZzf-do/s2048/IMG_1628.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iEnswY1rY_4/UDKaVukbtDI/AAAAAAAAEfI/LfwIHZzf-do/s400/IMG_1628.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779093.2507" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking good</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5MTDGdn-egA/UDKan6BQRFI/AAAAAAAAEfc/7Cce6bLOMhQ/s2048/IMG_1631.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5MTDGdn-egA/UDKan6BQRFI/AAAAAAAAEfc/7Cce6bLOMhQ/s403/IMG_1631.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779118.2888" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty ladies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xkImPJO9Fqw/UDKa8lM7V7I/AAAAAAAAEgI/VYQDYJwtoqA/s2048/IMG_1637.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xkImPJO9Fqw/UDKa8lM7V7I/AAAAAAAAEgI/VYQDYJwtoqA/s402/IMG_1637.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779139.5898" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Julie and me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4AXsVjJwvO8/UDKbkKiGBcI/AAAAAAAAEhM/swpE8wXxmic/s2048/IMG_1647.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4AXsVjJwvO8/UDKbkKiGBcI/AAAAAAAAEhM/swpE8wXxmic/s402/IMG_1647.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779075.542" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We couldn't leave the lovely Kate out. I think this could be my favourite photo from camp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bQUsTJbhnnc/UDMqO9_bZTI/AAAAAAAAE2M/m_8N2xIrdq0/s720/Photo%25252021%252520Aug%2525202012%25252007%25253A26.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bQUsTJbhnnc/UDMqO9_bZTI/AAAAAAAAE2M/m_8N2xIrdq0/s402/Photo%25252021%252520Aug%2525202012%25252007%25253A26.jpg" id="blogsy-1345530779102.07" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="249"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The fact that we were all dressed up did not stop the high jinx and there was </font>a little singing competition that ended up with all 8 of us from our table stood on benches! Dinner was a rather marvellous affair with awards, we won one for our Alice costumes and it appears I will forever be known as Alice in certain circles.n Then there was a film show and cake and burning Armagnac. Too much fun before we even went dancing.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0itnrHlxMvM/UDKb55FjKjI/AAAAAAAAEh4/3no2EXcksQc/s2048/IMG_1650.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0itnrHlxMvM/UDKb55FjKjI/AAAAAAAAEh4/3no2EXcksQc/s402/IMG_1650.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779095.7644" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UdXMscUsdSI/UDKcPw1za_I/AAAAAAAAEik/VqJzJauiFZI/s2048/IMG_1651.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UdXMscUsdSI/UDKcPw1za_I/AAAAAAAAEik/VqJzJauiFZI/s400/IMG_1651.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779136.3518" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-umEShXyQKC0/UDKcRr0WnyI/AAAAAAAAEiw/PJUYl76Z7Ac/s2048/IMG_1653.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-umEShXyQKC0/UDKcRr0WnyI/AAAAAAAAEiw/PJUYl76Z7Ac/s403/IMG_1653.JPG" id="blogsy-1345530779104.5195" class="aligncenter" width="403" height="302" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">As with every night this week the dancing was amazing, but what would you expect from people who spend a whole week learning and practising their balboa. I'm going to miss this soooooooo much.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-22916470739513133272012-08-16T23:55:00.000+01:002012-08-21T07:19:05.228+01:00A flocking good time<p style="text-align: center;"> I'm so proud that I managed to do all my classes today. Yep that's another 4 hours of lessons done and dusted, which then had to be rewarded with a glass of Floc. Now i'd been a good girl until then and managed to stay away from it, but gosh it's good and of course I had to try the white and the red to see which I liked best. It was great just to sit and chat and relax.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Also as it's not only the 10th anniversary of Studio Hop Summer Camp, but 20 years since Anne-Helene & Bernard got married, they renewed their vows, which was a complete surprise for Anne-Helene! Etta and Lara got to be flower girls, they were so excited and looked so cute in their matching dresses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R91wKHXJfT0/UDKX-V3L8wI/AAAAAAAAEbA/9BozwMQutF4/s2048/IMG_1599.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R91wKHXJfT0/UDKX-V3L8wI/AAAAAAAAEbA/9BozwMQutF4/s400/IMG_1599.JPG" id="blogsy-1345529872296.6929" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--HPnr2ZLank/UDKYJmpsheI/AAAAAAAAEbY/IdyOkHS2b4Q/s2048/IMG_1601.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--HPnr2ZLank/UDKYJmpsheI/AAAAAAAAEbY/IdyOkHS2b4Q/s403/IMG_1601.JPG" id="blogsy-1345529872291.2207" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Q73rygZ5iyQ/UDKYWYEFj-I/AAAAAAAAEbo/-_ImhW_Y9o0/s2048/IMG_1603.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Q73rygZ5iyQ/UDKYWYEFj-I/AAAAAAAAEbo/-_ImhW_Y9o0/s400/IMG_1603.JPG" id="blogsy-1345529872247.1182" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">So then it was a dash back to the chalet as we were breaking out of camp again tonight and going out for dinner. Janet, Miss Jean, Chris, Richard and I headed back to Montreal to a restaurant we'd spotted the other evening and it couldn't have been a better choice. Madame made us feel so welcome and they shuffled tables around to squeeze us in. I started with a kir but a blackberry one and had foie gras ravioli that had the most amazing sauce, so full of cream you could feel your arteries hardening but far too good to leave a single drop in the bowl. The entercot with copes was equally as good and I finished off with a local dessert of croustade du pomme, a crunchy little apple tart with rum & raisin ice cream. Totally delicious and well worth the dress size I've probably gained! So back to the chalet to get ready to go to the dance and work off some of those calories.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r-Dx0VYY5Rc/UDKY30mt7TI/AAAAAAAAEcY/5w--CuHiKdU/s2048/IMG_1608.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r-Dx0VYY5Rc/UDKY30mt7TI/AAAAAAAAEcY/5w--CuHiKdU/s403/IMG_1608.JPG" id="blogsy-1345529872318.4624" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0eqG89B6dSs/UDKZBvXUk6I/AAAAAAAAEcw/J86C5SVzUUM/s2048/IMG_1611.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0eqG89B6dSs/UDKZBvXUk6I/AAAAAAAAEcw/J86C5SVzUUM/s402/IMG_1611.JPG" id="blogsy-1345529872285.75" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4I8TmSHo1Dc/UDKZM2WnfBI/AAAAAAAAEc8/NPY_auG38pU/s2048/IMG_1612.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4I8TmSHo1Dc/UDKZM2WnfBI/AAAAAAAAEc8/NPY_auG38pU/s402/IMG_1612.JPG" id="blogsy-1345529872319.5942" class="aligncenter" width="402" height="301" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It's totally amazing that every evening has been jam packed with fabulous dances and I've been very lucky to get asked to dance a lot. My poor little feet don't know what's happened to them. Generally at home I live in trainers most days, so I come away for a holiday and wear heels for class and then for the dances. No wonder my feet are aching.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I am past working out what time I'm going to bed. On the grounds that we didn't get to the dance until midnight it's best not to think about it, especially as I have class at 10am tomorrow morning and I couldn't miss my last class with Bobbi & Kate.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Love ya</p><p style="text-align: center;">Ginger</p><p style="text-align: center;">xxx</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-68164168291996887702012-08-15T23:44:00.000+01:002012-08-20T22:36:51.321+01:00Out and about and down a rabbit hole<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">It's the day with no classes today, so I slept in before heading out to Eauze with Janet, Chris, Miss Jean & Richard. As it's a bank holiday in France today the shops were closed but luckily not the restaurants. I had margaret de canard with veggies and a jacket potato, followed by a tangy blackcurrant sorbet. Ok I did start with a kir and partook of a tipple or two of wine.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ecig0LAkXK4/UDKS-fXNTeI/AAAAAAAAERs/OwpWoZAEDXc/s2048/IMG_1534.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ecig0LAkXK4/UDKS-fXNTeI/AAAAAAAAERs/OwpWoZAEDXc/s402/IMG_1534.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366141.971" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9zz1M2ttSlg/UDKTHjlRVaI/AAAAAAAAER4/s1llzmUA9Cg/s2048/IMG_1536.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9zz1M2ttSlg/UDKTHjlRVaI/AAAAAAAAER4/s1llzmUA9Cg/s400/IMG_1536.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366197.7402" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oj5aToTs4Ts/UDKTQkk6FaI/AAAAAAAAESI/iv2TKsmYeMI/s2048/IMG_1537.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oj5aToTs4Ts/UDKTQkk6FaI/AAAAAAAAESI/iv2TKsmYeMI/s403/IMG_1537.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366203.1606" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bL8eXOD62jw/UDKTXIl5qeI/AAAAAAAAESQ/UVxBQfDshkQ/s2048/IMG_1538.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bL8eXOD62jw/UDKTXIl5qeI/AAAAAAAAESQ/UVxBQfDshkQ/s402/IMG_1538.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366175.9954" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">From there we headed to Montreal where we found a pretty square, a car boot sale, a funny little museum and a huge local church. </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZRwbFhtr0Jc/UDKUCksNZfI/AAAAAAAAETY/fUFRDqzfrsU/s2048/IMG_1547.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZRwbFhtr0Jc/UDKUCksNZfI/AAAAAAAAETY/fUFRDqzfrsU/s400/IMG_1547.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366161.9905" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sjMEMyYP01U/UDKUWKwtlpI/AAAAAAAAET8/zqxwa_QeZQE/s2048/IMG_1550.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sjMEMyYP01U/UDKUWKwtlpI/AAAAAAAAET8/zqxwa_QeZQE/s500/IMG_1550.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366136.395" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> The rain sent us back to the chalet where we chatted before heading up to the Daisy Show (I still have no idea why they call it that), but Bobbi, Nick and Saren made us laugh and got us singing. Dinner was a fun affair with soul music which had us dancing in our seats, (thanks for the great actions Sylvia) and then on our feet. Lots of fun and laughter. We had to tear ourselves away to get ready for Movie Night.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OV6n0VcP7k4/UDKU4rncCoI/AAAAAAAAEU8/cvkWb7I2SWI/s2048/IMG_1557.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OV6n0VcP7k4/UDKU4rncCoI/AAAAAAAAEU8/cvkWb7I2SWI/s403/IMG_1557.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366134.779" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="538"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OGRplZC7jwI/UDKVQJ8qmcI/AAAAAAAAEWI/Fm3hrehuFKk/s2048/IMG_1563.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OGRplZC7jwI/UDKVQJ8qmcI/AAAAAAAAEWI/Fm3hrehuFKk/s402/IMG_1563.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366209.9443" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rXencsQoW-Q/UDKVmxJmniI/AAAAAAAAEWw/6jGHZiJnEN8/s2048/IMG_1567.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rXencsQoW-Q/UDKVmxJmniI/AAAAAAAAEWw/6jGHZiJnEN8/s400/IMG_1567.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366151.6443" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">We'd decided to go as characters from Alice in Wonderland, and I got to be Alice, with Jean as the Red Queen, Mel as the Mad Hatter (very apt) and Jo as a Cards-Man. We also picked up Jennie as our white rabbit. Julie, Michaela and Helen looked gorgeous as usherettes and their popcorn went down a storm. There were loads of fab costumes, the mask, jaws, Bollywood, 101 dalmations, starlets, handsome old time stars and so many more. It was brilliant that so many people had made such an effort.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fRAhmrGxI9A/UDKV7jqAqPI/AAAAAAAAEXY/wm62Dq1KomA/s2048/IMG_1573.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fRAhmrGxI9A/UDKV7jqAqPI/AAAAAAAAEXY/wm62Dq1KomA/s403/IMG_1573.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366173.5774" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lgdW9f4t9Dg/UDKWG0V4sRI/AAAAAAAAEXo/GoAY3acyPVA/s2048/IMG_1575.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lgdW9f4t9Dg/UDKWG0V4sRI/AAAAAAAAEXo/GoAY3acyPVA/s402/IMG_1575.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366188.2686" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="536"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8Iym4HVidvw/UDKW35-IiaI/AAAAAAAAEZE/_eLlPEK1s7I/s2048/IMG_1585.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8Iym4HVidvw/UDKW35-IiaI/AAAAAAAAEZE/_eLlPEK1s7I/s403/IMG_1585.JPG" id="blogsy-1345498366168.998" class="aligncenter" width="403" height="302" alt=""></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">I took it a bit easier tonight and didn't dance quite as much, I did manage to go home with a mans jacket though!<br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">xxx</font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-69067153996900682082012-08-14T23:42:00.000+01:002012-08-20T22:20:39.146+01:00Jack and Jill<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I started the day with fruit & yogurt. Fruit club has gone international!</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kIu_Bz15_As/UDKpCUipbAI/AAAAAAAAE1c/J-4X9_rf6W8/s960/Photo%25252014%252520Aug%2525202012%25252008%25253A52.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kIu_Bz15_As/UDKpCUipbAI/AAAAAAAAE1c/J-4X9_rf6W8/s403/Photo%25252014%252520Aug%2525202012%25252008%25253A52.jpg" id="blogsy-1345497597770.0393" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302" style="text-align: center;"></font></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Then onto 5 hours of classes, which was made tougher due to the heat. But with such great teachers you just don't want to miss a class. We did have a break for lunch which I got to share with Phil & Sue, Hans & Dorrie and Steve & Julia. This place has such a great atmosphere, it's amazing to be here.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kiw-oMVmH3A/UDKSpeU1fkI/AAAAAAAAERA/N9k65qPtF4Y/s2048/IMG_1530.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kiw-oMVmH3A/UDKSpeU1fkI/AAAAAAAAERA/N9k65qPtF4Y/s402/IMG_1530.JPG" id="blogsy-1345497597791.37" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301" style="text-align: center;"></font></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I'm not sure teaching Kate Hedin the Paddington Bear Stare was a good idea though. You'd never guess though with her having a girlie dinner with the lovely Susana</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2mYIzjZZJ6E/UDKS4u8fRzI/AAAAAAAAERk/SB1EQL1lADE/s2048/IMG_1532.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2mYIzjZZJ6E/UDKS4u8fRzI/AAAAAAAAERk/SB1EQL1lADE/s402/IMG_1532.JPG" id="blogsy-1345497597794.3962" class="aligncenter" width="402" height="301" alt="" style="text-align: center;"></font></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Another mad idea for today was to enter the Jack & Jill competition. It's where you have to dance with various different leads, some you may have never danced with before, or in my case, all of them! It was great fun and Miss Jean said I looked neat & tidy, so I'm pleased I had a go. Everyone in our chalet entered and there were four winners, Jo got third, Julie and Chris got second each and Mel took top spot. Congratulations guys, you were amazing.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I must have really relaxed after the competition and enjoyed my dancing as we didn't leave until 4:30 (I think!). Then when we got back Jean and I were having a snifter of port before bed when Mel & Jo came home. Thus putting the world to rights and more port made a very late night/morning. It's a good job there's no classes tomorrow.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> </font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-56163621552785475432012-08-13T23:32:00.000+01:002012-08-20T22:13:06.160+01:00More classes and a cult<p style="text-align: center;"> Today was a tough one with 5 hours of classes and a rather hot day. I had an hour off so nipped off to the supermarket to buy fruit & yogurt and Helen came with me to buy white underpants for David Lam. Well it was quite amusing trying to work out what size he was! Sorry David we plumped for small., but look how tiny his tent is!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CrLQ1g0GMxk/UDKe4-Npj0I/AAAAAAAAEnk/p2v83OvNrhs/s960/Photo%25252011%252520Aug%2525202012%25252017%25253A23.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CrLQ1g0GMxk/UDKe4-Npj0I/AAAAAAAAEnk/p2v83OvNrhs/s400/Photo%25252011%252520Aug%2525202012%25252017%25253A23.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496847140.7651" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></a> </div><p style="text-align: center;">I was also craving greenery with lovely big prawns, so I bought supplies at the supermarket and treated myself to a salad for lunch rather than going up to the house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ThFTrVhjfvM/UDKcMwp0cJI/AAAAAAAAEic/X4ezxXGjABc/s1840/IMAG0353.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ThFTrVhjfvM/UDKcMwp0cJI/AAAAAAAAEic/X4ezxXGjABc/s403/IMAG0353.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496847099.2866" class="aligncenter" width="403" height="716" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Tonight's party theme was white, which was nice and easy. On entering the hall it did feel like entering a cult with everyone dressed in white doing a strange shufflie dance? Welcome to balboa heaven.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Love ya</p><p style="text-align: center;">Ginger</p><p style="text-align: center;">xxx</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-82304326792892235282012-08-12T23:50:00.000+01:002012-08-20T22:03:26.456+01:00Audition Day<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> Before classes start we have to audition to make sure we're in the right class level. It's not quite as daunting as it sounds as everyone trying for that level dances together, it's still pretty daunting though and you get to dance with 4 different leads. I'd signed up for level 3 and we had to wait until after lunch to wait for the class lists to be posted.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">The lovely Miss Jean, Julie & Richard</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CyqbmcskM7k/UDKR555SoJI/AAAAAAAAEP4/9Bi3WCk2Kts/s2048/IMG_1518.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CyqbmcskM7k/UDKR555SoJI/AAAAAAAAEP4/9Bi3WCk2Kts/s500/IMG_1518.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496590714.1045" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></font></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Julie looking very adoringly at me. So many giggles and it's only Sunday!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XsNRI4GJBn8/UDKSXoEGlEI/AAAAAAAAEQs/ZfqbeT14_vA/s2048/IMG_1526.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XsNRI4GJBn8/UDKSXoEGlEI/AAAAAAAAEQs/ZfqbeT14_vA/s500/IMG_1526.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496590700.3186" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></font></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> I later found out that I'd been moved up to level 4, so one happy little dancer here. Then it was time for our first classes. A mere 3 hours this afternoon with some great teachers. I think I could be told every half an hour to dance with my feet directly under my hips and I'd still need reminding more often. My fellow classmates are lovely, I've met some of them before but there's lots of new people for me to get to know.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So after great classes it was time for dinner. When we went back to the chalet Mel popped the TV on which meant we got completely sucked into the closing ceremony of the Olympics, which in turn meant we didn't go out to the dance until 1am! It was still worth going though as I had some fabulous dances. I made it to 3am before my bed called.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So far I'm loving Summer Camp.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> </font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-7732782977114472162012-08-11T23:37:00.000+01:002012-08-20T22:02:37.279+01:00Cognac and beyond<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">As we'd arrived in Cognac late last night we decided to have a little wander around the town before leaving. Of course that meant a good French breakfast of coffee and a pain aux raisin! Judith (my Slimming World consultant) I'm sorry, but I'll try and dance it all off this week!</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GOYjEERRpfo/UDKRVkzsewI/AAAAAAAAEO0/37jagNle-FU/s2048/IMG_1513.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GOYjEERRpfo/UDKRVkzsewI/AAAAAAAAEO0/37jagNle-FU/s403/IMG_1513.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496542930.8943" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">We found some pretty buildings</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E42JEdXMrEs/UDKRLFJgY6I/AAAAAAAAEc4/pcROGiqZUzo/s2048/IMG_1511.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E42JEdXMrEs/UDKRLFJgY6I/AAAAAAAAEc4/pcROGiqZUzo/s500/IMG_1511.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496543014.7285" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Oh and I just loved this old sign</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zm0da4hHRaw/UDKRozk4s-I/AAAAAAAAEPY/mvGWelqd_fk/s2048/IMG_1515.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zm0da4hHRaw/UDKRozk4s-I/AAAAAAAAEPY/mvGWelqd_fk/s402/IMG_1515.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496543004.9739" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="301"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">And this slightly newer sign! We didn't really have time for a Cognac tour but I'm sure my liver will have enough alcohol to contend with this week, so maybe it was a good idea.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-r1d2NWJ_UmE/UDKRnpkoxyI/AAAAAAAAEPM/G2CUSkB9ewA/s2048/IMG_1517.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-r1d2NWJ_UmE/UDKRnpkoxyI/AAAAAAAAEPM/G2CUSkB9ewA/s500/IMG_1517.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496542972.3633" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The trip down to Eauze was great, we stayed off the motorway and drove past lots of vineyards and sunflower fields. It really feels like we're in France now.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VoJt7hdz6Nw/UDKbrzANFQI/AAAAAAAAEhU/5GGl7kv-UGY/s1840/IMAG0345.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VoJt7hdz6Nw/UDKbrzANFQI/AAAAAAAAEhU/5GGl7kv-UGY/s395/IMAG0345.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496542990.9705" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="395" height="701"></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="7"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Obviously the 3 course lunch also helps with that French feeling. Well how can you say no when it was only €12 for goats cheese salad, duck confit and chips, creme brûlée and coffee! </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Pme5za8klDw/UDKbyXkUC7I/AAAAAAAAEhw/ryR91xPFp1o/s1840/IMAG0346.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Pme5za8klDw/UDKbyXkUC7I/AAAAAAAAEhw/ryR91xPFp1o/s402/IMAG0346.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496542969.5747" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="402" height="713"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--NWBpj443f4/UDKb9CJnfJI/AAAAAAAAEiA/pCF1S-0U7DU/s1840/IMAG0347.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--NWBpj443f4/UDKb9CJnfJI/AAAAAAAAEiA/pCF1S-0U7DU/s400/IMAG0347.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496542986.633" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="710"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t-MJDcRp4vo/UDKcE3s7JDI/AAAAAAAAEiU/2RTptkAbg8g/s1840/IMAG0349.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t-MJDcRp4vo/UDKcE3s7JDI/AAAAAAAAEiU/2RTptkAbg8g/s400/IMAG0349.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496542950.232" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="710"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">So now onto Summer Camp. I've never been before so was excited to arrive. My first impressions are that it's beautiful and everything you could want. A beautiful house, large tents for dancing, a bar and lots and lots of the best balboa dancers. Within 5 minutes of arriving I'd already seen the beautiful Ellie and knew that I'd see lots more friends arriving plus i'm hoping I will make lots more this week. </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gOzabn9ctqw/UDKeudqJYYI/AAAAAAAAEnE/PT6NUJuEQdQ/s960/Photo%25252011%252520Aug%2525202012%25252016%25253A18.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gOzabn9ctqw/UDKeudqJYYI/AAAAAAAAEnE/PT6NUJuEQdQ/s403/Photo%25252011%252520Aug%2525202012%25252016%25253A18.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496543011.8477" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RiACPLGxukU/UDKeyVA2UEI/AAAAAAAAEnM/2JPfolkZN2w/s960/Photo%25252011%252520Aug%2525202012%25252016%25253A18.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RiACPLGxukU/UDKeyVA2UEI/AAAAAAAAEnM/2JPfolkZN2w/s403/Photo%25252011%252520Aug%2525202012%25252016%25253A18.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496543016.0051" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="403" height="302"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FqL0YbO9zuE/UDKe1txp6dI/AAAAAAAAEnU/Ugp3z_yEosc/s960/Photo%25252011%252520Aug%2525202012%25252016%25253A18.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FqL0YbO9zuE/UDKe1txp6dI/AAAAAAAAEnU/Ugp3z_yEosc/s405/Photo%25252011%252520Aug%2525202012%25252016%25253A18.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496542941.646" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="405" height="304"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Dinner was an international affair with dancers from the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and France. Then it was time for me to find my chalet, with Jean, Julie, Mel, Jo, Janet & Chris. I've been super spoilt and got a room to myself. A quick freshen up and then off to the first evenings dance. It's always a little daunting but I should have known there would be a warm welcome and plenty of dances for me. I stayed until 3am before searching out my bed.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">A busy but happy day. It's so good to be with so many of my friends and also meeting people from all over the world who love to dance.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Sleep tight</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">xxx</font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-68772413885757840392012-08-10T23:58:00.000+01:002012-08-20T22:01:54.707+01:00Bonjour<p style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I always think a holiday feels a little more real as you step onto a plane or in this case a ferry. I thought I'd try and be at least a little bit healthy and do my own mini fruit club. We do fruit club at work every day!</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3B3QCtGyaVM/UDKVBwSRAkI/AAAAAAAAEVU/1KmKPKcVpts/s960/Photo%25252010%252520Aug%2525202012%25252006%25253A39.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3B3QCtGyaVM/UDKVBwSRAkI/AAAAAAAAEVU/1KmKPKcVpts/s405/Photo%25252010%252520Aug%2525202012%25252006%25253A39.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496493752.653" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="405" height="304"></font></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">We've had a great drive through France today and lady (my sat nav) even took us on a couple of mini adventures. You can tell it's still early in my holiday as my healthy eating is still prevailing! Salad and slimming world tuna & sweetcorn quiche for lunch and the only snacks in the car have been homemade jelly sweets and mandarins. Ginger polishes her halo just before it slips so much that she can hula hoop with it!<br></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7CIzaduxCks/UDKVGTXKRyI/AAAAAAAAEVg/S5oBmqpzUIg/s960/Photo%2525208%252520Aug%2525202012%25252008%25253A15.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7CIzaduxCks/UDKVGTXKRyI/AAAAAAAAEVg/S5oBmqpzUIg/s405/Photo%2525208%252520Aug%2525202012%25252008%25253A15.jpg" id="blogsy-1345496493768.2314" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="405" height="304"></font></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">We've made the decision to go via Bordeaux on the way, well it wold be rude not to really. Ok scratch that we made a detour to La Rochelle instead. It's just as beautiful as I remember from my last visit over 20 years ago. We had dinner over looking the old port and my salad of red mullet, scallops and grapefruit was tremendous. Ah, holidays make me happy.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iTbOpL5kn1A/UDKQ2IL2AgI/AAAAAAAAEOA/_Oqfv9R7FsI/s2048/IMG_1507.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iTbOpL5kn1A/UDKQ2IL2AgI/AAAAAAAAEOA/_Oqfv9R7FsI/s400/IMG_1507.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496493752.5273" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9bcE-8UdYYo/UDKQmwMcx6I/AAAAAAAAENo/u9Dp7fRnif8/s2048/IMG_1504.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9bcE-8UdYYo/UDKQmwMcx6I/AAAAAAAAENo/u9Dp7fRnif8/s400/IMG_1504.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496493735.7563" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7THRdf_9CNY/UDKRJOlY6QI/AAAAAAAAEOc/Hs6HNDSB1jM/s2048/IMG_1510.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7THRdf_9CNY/UDKRJOlY6QI/AAAAAAAAEOc/Hs6HNDSB1jM/s400/IMG_1510.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496493818.634" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="534"></font></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">I've even found somewhere i want to eat next time i visit. This little boat smelt devine and served grilled sardines and mussels cooked in a foil bag, just too cute.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0HEypx2TjBs/UDKQsb2vtLI/AAAAAAAAEN0/aDVEPa5f0i0/s2048/IMG_1506.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0HEypx2TjBs/UDKQsb2vtLI/AAAAAAAAEN0/aDVEPa5f0i0/s398/IMG_1506.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496493749.4465" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="398" height="299"></font></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Especially for my suster Joanna, I've checked and Michael Monkey is definitely dead!</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">As there was no room at the inn, or any inn in La Rochelle we had dinner there but then drove to Cognac. Not a bad start to my French adventure.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-5705900792306869582012-08-09T23:48:00.000+01:002012-08-20T21:55:59.116+01:00And we're off!<p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"> My blog is going to be a paper craft free zone for a week or two as I'm off to balboa week at Studio Hop Summer Camp, in South West France. In fact all my posts may come through at once when I get home as I'm not sure how much internet access I'll have. But as I'm off on a big Ginger adventure I wanted a place to capture all the fun - well hopefully that I'm going to have.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Today I spent the morning in work, even fitting in a meeting before heading to Durham to pick up my travelling buddy Les. Oh yes, I forgot to mention we're driving, so it's time for a ROAD TRIP!!! Well part one of the trip, to Dover has gone brilliantly. We even managed to deliver some statistical data to Marissa, one of Les' students. Her lovely Mum & Dad were very hospitable and we were treated to a 3 course dinner at their home. So it was a late end to the day but all ready to catch the ferry first thing tomorrow morning.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f9O6lo-Gf14/UDKQGznnxyI/AAAAAAAAEMs/3L2Gq2dI29w/s2048/IMG_1496.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f9O6lo-Gf14/UDKQGznnxyI/AAAAAAAAEMs/3L2Gq2dI29w/s400/IMG_1496.JPG" id="blogsy-1345496139389.1455" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="400" height="300"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">So the French adventure begins tomorrow.</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Love ya</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">Ginger</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'">xxx</font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Ginger Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952179471528905773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853000015361559552.post-88801939056393832522012-08-07T07:40:00.000+01:002012-08-07T09:42:53.167+01:00Make It Monday<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yes, I know it's Tuesday but I wanted to share the card I made for <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/08/make-it-monday-77.html" target="_self" title="Make It Monday">Make It Monday</a> this week. The challenge this week was to watercolour ith ink pads. Having trawled through my PTI stamps I realised I don't have many of their stamps that are designed for colouring in. I could have used Delightful Dahlias the same as Dawn, but I knew mine would come out nowhere near as beautiful as hers, so I reached for Stitches & Swirls and made my own background. I loved the technique so much I ended up with enough background paper to make 2 identical cards:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love the fact that from a blank piece of paper you go to this</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then into a card, such fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now something to make you smile. Last night before card making I decided I'd spent far too much of the day sitting on my derrière, so Olympic fever took hold and I jogged along whilst watching the womens 3000m steeplechase on TV. Don't worry I didn't take it too far and start leaping over the furniture or designing a water jump! Anyone else joining in with the Olympics?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Right I'm off to work. Have a great day.</span></div>
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