ooh so i finally got my journalling ON this afternoon - been waiting for the magic moment all week and finally had a small window of stillness and silence in my house (so rare). i plopped down in front of the fire with journal, crayons and this random basket of, er, stuff that has been in there for several years and just started making some colour and sticking in some stuff without thinking. IT FELT SO GOOD! it has been so long since i have done this!!

i had to dedicate the first entry to my nanna, who i have been carrying thoughts of lately. so many memories swimming around but this one came straight to mind as i'd told the story several times over christmas. feels good to have it written down.

nanny has been on my mind a lot lately, especially this christmas. several people have asked me about our 'traditions' from home, and i always think of nanny's christmas pudding. no kid really enjoys the taste of a boiled and soaked in brandy old fruit pudding! but she would wrap 1,2,5 and maybe a 10c piece in foil and bake it in. so exciting to get a piece and find a coin! after a few years *and i'm guessing too much wasted pudding?) nanny was onto us - the cousins only ate it for a coin and she stopped doing it! sad but at least we weren't expected to eat the pudding anymore! i think of all the work and love she put into her kitchen cooking whenever i think of her.

come and join the 'remember when..?' flickr group! each week i'll post my journal page (perhaps you want to stick with the same theme? perhaps you have a completely different theme? whatever prompts you to journal a memory!) - come and share and squizz at what others are doing...

 

and in other journalling news, i opened the family journal to discover this little number! hoping it was actually meant to be a witch, i complimented the artist herself. to which i learned the frightening truth "its a pikcha of you mumma!"

(i have been a bit of a witch lately)

but journalling is going to be good for us all!

Comments

[Monnah]

I LOVE seeing some of your paper creations again. Love, love, love! Thank you for sharing. And that pic of you is amazing. :)

[kate]

I am not necessarily participating in the journaling but I am being inspired nevertheless... sweet memory.

[Amy]

What a beautiful page dedicated to the memory of your Nanny. And what a great memory! I'm home with a sick little one today and am hoping to get some journaling done myself, finally! :)
http://amysreallife.wordpress.com

[Els]

Got my stories down this morning. One for each of my grandparents, once I went at it I kept going. Just writing though, no illlustrations or embellishments and my not too pretty handwriting. Could be fuel for illustrations though, so maybe one will find it's way through my fingers anyway.

[lisavc]

My mother put coins in the pudding too.
Lol about the witchy picture :D

[patty]

L*O*V*E your journaling story! and the "witch"...priceless!

[Jenni]

I love this idea. I ordered a smashbook and have collected a bunch of pictures of my brother when we were little and the time we spent at our grandparents. I'm all set to start once my smashbook gets here. :)

[mustardseed]

oooohhhh, this sounds fun!! Great idea! Love the mixed media, btw- really beautiful colors.<3

[Lis]

I love your journaling and am so excited to see you carving out time for yourself (and us!)

Laughed out loud at the Witchy Em! It is always humbling to see myself translated into crayon or markers ... a messy swirl of orange and I know that is meant to be me and my stylin' hair!

xo Lis

[Suyai]

This totally made my day. Thank you for posting!

[Georgia]

Look at you in your sexy red number!!! I have always loved the taste of Christmas pudding with lashings of brandy custard and cream, mmmmm. EVERY year i promise myself that I will make one, and yet i NEVER have. I wish I had my grandma's pudding recipe....iI remember when she used to make them in October or September and hang them all up...she used to sell them. What i would give to have some of her pudding!!!!

[Holly C.]

I cracked up at your witch comment!

I've always loved your scrapbook/journaling style. :)

[Sara @ Walk Slowly, Live Wildly]

Love this! Yummy art. I LOVE the picture of you...ha ha. I've just started to venture into art journaling...and I love seeing this!

[Amieewright.wordpress.com]

Now this is a journal idea I can get behind...brilliant! I loved your story too, made me chuckle as your writing often makes me do.

[Lajla Mac Donald]

At least she has a beautiful smile xx

[margie]

my grandma called it Plum Pudding. don't really think there were any plums in it but we sure liked it more and more as we got older. don't know if it was the pudding or the brandy sauce we liked but I sure miss it.

[Anthea]

So good to see you scrapbooking and journalling again. You were my inspiration about 10 years ago and still are. I still have some Bali ribbon to use and this might be just the thing to use it on.

[rachel whetzel]

:::squeee!!:: I'm so excited to have created something!! I'm really excited about the journaling part of this journey with you this year!! http://www.minetothine.com/2012/01/remember-when.html

[sandra]

really lovely! not much of a comment but i really mean it!

[Lindsay]

i am de.ter.mined to join you this time.

[naomi]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EMILY... Once again you inspire me to live simply and create daily. I love your goals this year to look after your 'whole' self. once I get back in the swing I will be joining you...xxx

[kristen Van Dyke]

HAHAHA - well at least you are a smiling witch in the picture, eh? I love the journaling idea - I've got to get ON IT!!

[lisa]

Yay!! Its great to see you back journaling again missed seeing your fab stuff its so inspiring!
I played along am about to upload to the flickr group but have put it up on my blog too.
http://lifeinsegments.blogspot.com/2012/01/remember-when.html