Thursday 14 January 2010

Still Leaning on a Lamp-post

Because I've been working on this:

And because I wanted to go back to Tuesday's post and apologise if I gave anyone the wrong impression. By the time we lived in the house in the photo, the little boy Jack and his brother were long gone. And so were his cousins: we never met any of them. We just happened to buy a house across the road from where they used to live. That much is true..and the lamp-post really was still there in the 1960's when my photos were taken. I wonder if it has disappeared now? I really should go back and check.

Today I'm Loving...This blog about blogging. It's worth a look: there's a great feedburner tutorial just waiting to be used.

21 comments:

Julie Kirk said...

It looks lovely! The photo is inspired [nice to know The Small One shares your flare for a touch of beautiful memory capturing]. :D

Maria Ontiveros said...

This is sooo beautiful!I love everything about it... do tell about the little white flowers.
Rinda

Ifa said...

i am loving all the old photos Sian.

scrappyjacky said...

This is gorgeous,Sian.....such a wonderful vintage feel to it.

humel said...

Oh, my. STUNNING layout. Love it! xx

Tinkertaylor said...

Beautiful lo it's so feminine with the ruffle and flowers

Micayla said...

So beautiful and I loved the story. Love what you did with that patterned paper, it must of took an age!

Alana said...

Such a beautiful, timeless layout, Sian. Can we have another story...pleeeese?

Lizzie said...

Your layouts have such an amazing 3D, tactile quality about them. I love this one, especially those little white flowers, twining around and the wavy, ruffly ribbon at the bottom, with the title peeping out.
Didn't think about the house story - Jack Lewis was at Oxford in the 1930's... he would have been long-gone by the time you lived there!

debs14 said...

Did you cut round all those little flowers by hand? What patience! Love the vintage feel you have given this, the velvet ribbon is a great addition.

Amy said...

Can you please explain how you put that stunning masterpiece together - I am awestruck! Your attention to detail is gobsmacking :-)

Anonymous said...

Stunning layout; it must have taken hours and hours! I enjoyed the link to freshblogtips, too.

Anonymous said...

Stunning layout; it must have taken hours and hours! I enjoyed the link to freshblogtips, too.

Sandra said...

wow .. such stunning, stunning layout. Thanks for the link, it will really help me :)

Anonymous said...

Love all those textures ... And that soft blue-green is very atmospheric. Makes me want to step in! x alexa

JO SOWERBY said...

i tried the wardrobe to get to ur narnia but there must be a communication error and our land has now melted so i think mr tumnus and the wicked witch are off somewhere else!!! shame we don't have any old lanterns ours are modern ones around the car parks!!!!
Jo xxx

Angela said...

Looks like a gorgeous LO - I love the little flower layering. I did think you were much too young to have known Mr Lewis!!

Carrie said...

So pretty! Such a neat picture too.

Liberty :) said...

thanks for de-confusing me <3 !!

I love this page! and I love the story! Gorgeous!

Amanda said...

Beautiful Sian. I love the cut out blossom.

Fun Mama - Deanna said...

What a great page! I love that your daughter wanted to stage the photo.

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