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That looks strangely familiar!! 😉 I got my copies today, even though their ETA was June 24th! Woohoo!

Last week I took photos on a little meadow stretch nearby and this week I went there again. Last week the thistle wasn't in bloom but already had fat buds and yesterday when I passed there on my way to the station I saw its vibrant flowers from a distance. At that moment I had to catch the train but on my way home I had plenty of time to take a couple of shots.

Week twenty nine. There aren't many nestlings now. To my knowledge I have this family and the last of the Robins. A newly fledged Robin came to the dinner table this morning. This was the only easily accessible Mourning Dove nest I could find. Mind you I still had to get the ladder out, prop it up against an ajoining tree to take shots, without distubing the dove family.

Mary I love your dedication to the labs and tutorials. I just do them more haphazardly and when I need something for a particular layout I have in mind. Or one that takes my fancy😘

It would be great to see them and hopefully you have a lot to use in upcoming projects/challenges. I always like to have a good stash of new photos so I can choose what will go with a specific topic. Enjoy that day!

Sorry, but that's not me, either. (The prize will be pride in being right. lol )

You'd make a great Canadian (sorry).

heading to FB now, thanks. Enjoy the summer....we'll enjoy the fruits of your labour soon enough.

Me, too!!!

I will eventually get around to showcasing many of this season's photos. At present I'm taking a break, ejoying the summer, kayaking, cycling, riding, and of course photographing wildlife, of all kind. Head over to the facebook page, as I have posted some images of the Mouring Doves, which although I sized them down, not as much as I would have to on here, in the campus. I have never had so many Mourning Dove pairs as this year. I have six nesting pairs that I have found. THis family, although high up in a tree, it was fairly accessible, to take photos off.

Yeah, I was disappointed when I saw the price it cost to print a full-color book but I can't imagine this book in black and white. Not only is there the printing cost, but Amazon also takes a cut of the rest. Even for the Kindle books!

From their website: BookBub is a free service that helps you discover books you'll love through unbeatable deals, handpicked recommendations, and updates from your favorite authors. BookBub doesn't actually sell books. I get their email newsletter and it has books listed on it that are free or low cost but I have to click on a link to actually get to the book (usually on Amazon) to buy it. You can set up the email to only send recommendations for the books you are interested in. The newsletter is free as is signing up for an account. Bookbub.com

Really? You want us to guess that? Just wanna enjoy all those adorable, innocent faces and the delightful layout.

I'm still working on the history (Book #3 will be out later this year I think), but when I'm finished I will be sending the files I've accumulated to our historical society as well. The village is too small to have even a local history group or a place to display the collections. But we are getting a large heritage plaque in two weeks which I helped with. It seems to have become my "mission" to document and mark the history of the place. And I'm so happy to be doing it!

Look what was waiting for me when I got home a while ago! And guess what I'll be doing this evening? So exciting.

I was thinking maybe 71 or 72 from the photo. It was a lot like mine and I graduated in 74.

I have a scrapping friend on another forum that has a librarian husband. She mentioned in a thread about Kindles/ebooks that an ebook has a limited number of "uses" both for the number of people using it at one time and the overall number of times it can be used. Once it reaches its limit, it is taken out of circulation and usually replaced. I get the email newsletters from BookBub and BookGorilla daily. Some of those free books have gotten me interested in new to me authors. My favorite genre these days is cozy mysteries and I've found lots of good authors thru those newsletters. I also love authors that write series books and a lot of cozy mysteries are series. Win for me!

Ann when on the campus site on FB you see to the right a square with the most recent posts, but you can see more , you have to scroll down for them

Yes, it's one in a series being installed this year. There were seven last year, six this year. At the official event, the mayor of the municipality and others will attend. For a small village, there will likely be a good turnout for the unveiling as well as the reception afterwards. I hope to have lots of pix to use as layouts after that! So beware.....😉

This is STUNNING Corrie!

Doves/Pidgeons are very common over here. For instance when you visit Amsterdam, our capital, on the "Dam" a big square with our national monument there are hundreds and it is now forbidden to feed them. Where I live I see and hear doves on a daily basis but they are difficult to take a photo of. We just take them for granted, more or less that is!

Second row from the bottom, 4th from the left. Cant wait to have bragging rights, I know I nailed it this time!

Second row, second from the left in red. 🤞 (is there a prize?? 😉)

Sorry, no.

Red Dress in the front. Love the layout!

I don't have Netflix so never saw it. I agree we are fortunate and I was torn about whether he should be the VP pick or not. I live about 90 minutes from the town he grew up in.

Julie that is quite an achievement and you can be proud of it! It is a good decision to send it to a place where it will be kept and available for others as well. Will that plaque be officially unveiled and if so in your presence?

I wonder if Book Bub is available in Canada? I won't buy books unless the price is reasonable. Thirty dollars for a book I will read in 2-3 days just isn't worth it to me. I also get really annoyed when I'm informed I'm No. 137 on one copy! Why don't they offer more than one if the book is popular? I belong to several libraries as well so the selections are usually pretty good.

It is a pity that most of the libraries that have e-books are not open to people from abroad, you have to be resident in their area. Probably understandable but it means I have to buy my English e-books. Of course I can get e-books from my own library but they don't have that much in English and I have the feeling that I have read the most appealing of them already.😢

Yes Julie he has enjoyed it but at the moment there are very few things that haven't been documented and he transferred his archive with all the stories/photos to the local history society where it will be kept and made available to the public.

@Donna Sillia In the same vein, you might try Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead, which is also about Appalachia. It is quite inspiring and won the Pulitzer last year.

I watched "Hillbilly Elegy" on Netflix. We are fortunate to have JD as a Senator in Ohio. He is extremely knowledgeable and articulate. His story is inspiring.

Your progress through the Labs is inspiring to see. Love these cutouts.

Love is in the Air. Pink title is Billgates with layer styles: Emboss; green title is Arial with 3D Effects: inner bevel; background paper I made from a tile I developed from a CF item that I worked with; the 2 flower items in the bottom corners are a watercolor from CF. The silhoutte I got from someplace several years ago and they are in a flower frame which was a Cassel freebie several years ago. The exploded hearts cutout was the requirement for Lab 12 Mod 9. I also did one of dolphins but haven't used it in a layout and I may practice this on some other cutouts later. Seashells didn't work so that is why the dolphins - i used layer styles on them - inner bevel.

My local library is a member of the Ramapo/Catskill Library System which has 50 participating libraries in the Hudson Valley. I've done Libby but get annoyed with the wait for an e-book! I can't understand why a download would be limited. I usually use Book Bub which markets low-priced e-books. The most expensive is around $5.00 or less. I saw Carole's softcover priced at $40 whereas the Kindle I bought was $9.99. There's usually a dramatic difference between paper and digital. My Kindle collection is running to nearly 1000 books and I'm so glad I don't have to shelve them at home! Most cost less than $5.00 each. I shop the bargain bins! '

It's great to come here and see all these amazing layouts and techniques. I love browsing through the threads and being inspired by everybody's work. I never get tired of it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrie wrote: "Today I was at the optician's and after almost 5 month of eyedrops treatment my sight has improved and is no longer the 65% it was. It is a big relieve!" I am so happy to hear this, Corrie! 💟 ....................................................................................... Susan, I am like you, working on a layout to practice the tutorials from Lab11-Module 11, but it is so slow. It took forever to decide on a background paper. I tried creating a texture, but I wouldn't say I liked the result. Then, I went through all my kits, trying to find something suitable. I think I have it now, so now going to the tutorials. The only difference is that I haven't ordered my book yet; it will probably be only next month. I could have ordered the Kindle, but in this case, I'd rather have the paperback.

Great layout. Wish I had my yearbook handy, but it's in storage.

Early 70s.

BTW, if you're a Prime member, you get a free book to download for your Kindle. There is usually a choice of about six different genres to pick from. Not bestsellers, but free is free. lol

I agree that making a layout for a man is more challenging. You nailed it!

I hope your husband enjoys the journey of documenting the history of his village as much as I have mine. The population of my village has declined, and there is very little left in terms of commerce, but it has great spirit, and the folks who still live there are proud of the heritage.

I've scrapped all of my school pics already but don't have a small version to post. But I do have these 2 layouts about one of the elementary schools in town. It was torn down in 2010 and they let people go through it before that happened. My dad and his companion happened to be in town that weekend so we went through it. It had memories for me as I attended the school. It had memories for Martha as well since she taught there. In fact, that was where she met my mom and how the 2 couples became friends all those years ago.

I love the State of Ohio eBook Project. Thankfully, my small county library system is a member and I can download the books I want to read. I just put a book on hold... I'm #566 in line for a book that has 258 copies available. Guess everybody wants to read "Hillbilly Elegy"!

I have a nephew who is turning 60! It's much harder to make a layout for a male! And he's colour-blind, so I kept it simple. I made most of it and I INTERLACED the ribbon, but forgot to add the shadow! Always something. The background texture & ribbon are from elsewhere.

I love the Libby app. I also read while waiting for appointments. It makes the wait go so much faster.

I occasionally buy ebooks. I prefer Kindle over iBooks, but my main source is Libby through which you can download loans from your library. In my area, there are three libraries that I have access for loans--Cleveland Public, Cuyahoga and the State of Ohio. Covid gave us easier access by letting you sign up for a card online. They also have magazines, videos and audio books. Libby is a free app, and you can also download Kindle books.

I have several novels going at the same time: the main one on my Kindle and then I also buy Chirp audiobooks for when I'm in the car and use the Kindle app on my iPhone when I need to wait for something away from home. The only thing I could never do was read while a passenger in the car - it makes me carsick!

Julie it is so nice to be able to document the history of your village and old photos are a big part of it and make it more "real" for those who read the stories. My husband has been doing this for the small village he grew up in. A village of about 600 people and there were 4 bakeries, a grocery store, 2 elementary schools, 2 churches, a butcher, a bus service and later a garage with a petrol station. Now there live ca 1200 people and there is nothing , not even a bus!

I got tall around age 12, grew some more, and almost made it to 6', but not quite. I think now I am going the other way? And, it IS long ago!