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Challenge #3 So, your paper is beautifully organized, your scraps carefully stashed or purged, and your desk is gleaming!   I've posted photos in our  Facebook group  but you are also welcome to post links to your challenge photos as a comment here. You are starting to be organized.   Doesn't it make you feel creative? Don't you want to get cropping? Well, you CAN'T scrapbook without PHOTOS! Our third challenge is to organize our photos. Here is an excellent article to get you thinking about how to organize those precious photos before we  S.P.A.C.E.  them: https://www.scrapbook.com/articles/organizing-and-storing-your-photos-and-negatives SORT : Gather together all of your photos, and sort them into categories that make sense: TRASH (it's okay to throw out photos with bad colour, expression, or composition. Why keep them? You're not going to scrapbook them), TO SCRAPBOOK (the shots you know you are going to use), TO STORE (photos that need to be kept, but ...

We love this excellent beef stew-ish recipe. https://www.soscuisine.com/recipe/harvest-pot-feu Quantity : 4 servings Preparation : 15 min  Cooking : 3 h 370 calories/serving Ingredients 1/2 onions, finely chopped 100 g 2 cloves garlic, minced 750 g blade pot roast, cut into large cubes 2 tbsp olive oil 30 mL 2 tbsp white flour (all purpose) 16 g 2 1/2 cups beef broth 625 mL 2 1/2 cups water 625 mL 1 bay leaf 0.2 g 2 tsp herbes de Provence 2 g 1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g ground pepper to taste [optional] 3 carrots, cut into large chunks 300 g 2 rutabagas, cut into large chunks 300 g 5 1/2 cups Savoy cabbage, cut into large chunks 400 g 8 small potatoes, whole 360 g Method Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic. Cut the meat into large cubes. Heat the oil in a casserole dish or dutch oven over medium heat. Add the meat and brown thoroughly on each side until golden, 7-8 min total, then take the meat out of the pot and set it aside. Add the onion and garlic to the pot, then sau...

How did you make out on the first challenge?  It's not too late to share your photos.  Doesn't it feel great to start the new year with a clean work surface? Let's move on to the next challenge . . .  Challenge #2 Here is this week's challenge: Your challenge this week is to  S.P.A.C.E.  your paper - - and I mean ALL of your paper: cardstock, patterned paper, specialty papers, and all those SCRAPS! Scrap cardstock Extra cardstock SORT : Bring all of your paper to one area. Sort it all into piles: KEEP, SELL, DONATE, TRASH PURGE : bag up, and assign a price to paper bundles that you want to SELL at a garage sale or online, and put the bags in the garage sale box. Throw out the TRASH pile. Bag up the DONATE pile and immediately make arrangements for drop-off/pick-up or put in your vehicle. ASSIGN : separate your paper into categories that make sense to you. For example, you may want to divide it simply into cardstock and patterned paper. If you have a huge stash o...

My husband and I attended the September 4th, 2018 meeting regarding amendments to the original Ontario Municipal boards order as it applies to the former Alma College site.  An official from the City of St. Thomas explained the details of the original OMB order which was issued January 15th, 2008.  It allowed that the buildings could be demolished. The north central entrance way has to be retained and the north facade was to be replicated excluding the belfry and spire.  The order required the property to be measured and documented and for the city to repeal the heritage designation.  On May 26th 2008 Alma College burned to the ground. The remains were demolished the next day. In January 2018 the Alma College property was purchased by Patriot Properties to develop 430 new high-end multi residential units in three separate buildings. Research has shown that there's a desperate need for higher-end rental housing in St. Thomas.  After seve...

Challenge #1 September. Kids going back to school. You may even find time for some crafting now. But first you really need to get your craft space organized. The first challenge is to clear off your crafting work space. Maybe you have a desk committed as your craft space, maybe you have an entire room, or maybe you have taken over the dining room table. Wherever you craft, completely clear off the entire surface of your work space, dumping everything into a big box. Give your surface a good scrub and polish, removing every speck of paint, adhesive, and uh.... is that chocolate???? Take a photo of your newly scrubbed craft space and upload it to your blog or other online sharing site. Don't forget to post the link to your photo here in the comments section. Here are my BEFORE photos: My big ugly table  My genealogy work space  My computer work space  And now for my AFTER photos: Okay, now it's your turn. Let's get to work on that big box of stuff you just remov...

Although I do enjoy the challenge of a really complex layout once in a while, in general I prefer my layouts to be clean and simple.  This is why I love 4 x 6 Photo Sketch Blog for inspiration.  

It has been a rather quiet couple of weeks . . . which is really weird in my world.  Because of the peace and quiet I have been able to do some serious crafting on both big projects and small.  Three whole art journal pages . . .