Photo Session #18 - Swallowfield/Black Water Walk

Easter Monday and the weather was so friendly witha light wind and lots of sunshine. It was an absolute pleasure to be outside. So I decided to go for a little walk ... well this was the plan .... but I got a little bit lost (twice) and it turned into a 9 mile-walk around Swallowfield in Berkshire, UK through lovely countryside and later joining the long distance walking path 'Black Water Valley' ... I thoroughly enjoyed it!

 

 

Photo Session #17 - Exmoor and South West Coastal Path

Peter had his last training race (as he put it 'only 33 miles') before his big day in May. It took place in the North Devon along the coast in Exmoor National Park. It is absolutely beautiful with very varied landscapes and stunning scenery.

 and here he is at the finish ... have a lovely evening, Petra.

Photo Session #16 - A Sunday Walk in Windsor

Today is the first day of Spring, it is a nice feeling ... a feeling of a promise of nice warm weather, Spring flowers and new life. Last Sunday was a lovely sunny day here in the South of England and we went for a lovely walk in Windsor and along the Thames ... I took some photos to capture the glorious sunshine (yes, the sky was as blue as in the photos) and the enjoyment it brought

 

 Enjoy the first day of Spring and happy crafting! Petra.

Sweet & Savoury

Yesterday was chocolate making and bread baking day. I made some little Malteser chocolates at home

 

to take them to a bread baking session  a colleague of mine had organised. The bread baking session was great fun. Everybody had a good time and we all learned a lot. I am very happy the way the bread turned out andwill bake some more soon

Wishing you all a happy Sunday, Petra.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I wish you all a wonderful and very happy Day, Petra. x

Photo Session #13 - South Devon/Beesands 08.02.2014: Never Give Up

Well, I thought the race should have been cancelled ... South Devon/Beesands last weekend flooding everywhere and more bad weather to come .... but the Endurancelife race organisers have this slogan: Never Give Up ... so it was not cancelled or re-scheduled and my DH still training hard for his long race had to go and I, well, I went with him ... although quite reluctant I have to admit. And it was quite an experience ... the area is absolutely beautiful with its small villages, wonderful beaches and brilliant walks along the coast ... if it would not have been for the weather ... like in April with sunshine and rain and not to mention the hail which felt like bullets and the gusts (up to 80 mph) and the mud .... and some flooding along the way ....

here they are waiting for the start (marathon distance)

facing some muddy paths and rainy weather and hail during the day

quiet moments full of sunshine and wonder

 effects of the storm

 some flooding along the trail

 and he made it and he did really well!

 While Peter was running, I went for a walk and experienced all the difficulties just like the runners and I enjoyed it (lol)

See you for the next adventure! Keep safe, dry and warm wherever you are.

Petra.

Photo Session #12 - Cross Country Running ..... and the first signs of Spring

.... no, not ME! Peter and our friend Paco had another little running race here in the South of the UK. Last Sunday morning was beautiful - a day almost without rain! It was fun to watch everybody geared up for the race and quite clean.....

 The runners faced those tracks and I can assure you that nobody looked quite the same anymore (LOL)

 

 But amongst all the mud and wetness there were the first signs of Spring .... giving hope for some nicer weather and enjoyment.

Take care and keep safe wherever you are, Petra. x

A Sprinkle of Snow

Yesterday I mentioned that there was not even snow at my parent's place,  so unusual at this time of the year.  This morning I woke up to a chilly wind and a light sprinkle of snow (lol)

Hope yyou have a lovely weekend. Petra.

Tag Tuesday - Winter Landscape

What a Winter is has been so far, very very wet and windy and very warm. So warm that the birds have already started to twitter in the morning and all the Spring bulbs decided it is time to show their first leaves! Oh dear ....
This is the first tag I created for Tag Tuesday: Winter Landscape this year using one of my photos from last year's winter as focal point. I just love the texture of the snow crystals and the way they sit on the seed head

The tag is cut from Karftcard, dry-embossed and slightly inked. the photo is layered on musical note paper (Kaisercraft) and BazillBasics card. To adorn the tag I added some twine, vellum snowflake and a little wooden heart.

Stay safe and warm wherever you are, Petra.

 

Also linked to: The Shabby Tea Room challenge

Cheerful Monday #34 - Autumn in Purple and Yellow

The new challenge on the Cheerful Stamp Pad is a colour challenge: Yellow and Purple. These two colours also belong to Autumn, purple for the lovely aster and purple for Autumn leaves. I created a little tag

 

The focal point is an image from one of my garden asters. I layered it on Basic Bazills cardstock, the background is stencilled with distress inks. The finishing touches are some halfpearls, baker's twine and a little stamped word from PaperArtsy.

For wonderful inspiration pop over to Vicki's blog. Hope you can join us for the challenge, Petra.