Sunday 6 May 2012

Storytelling Sunday–Midsummer

I'm joining in with Storytelling Sunday, will you? It's just such a lovely event to join in with.
It was such a perfect summer’s day on midsummer 2010. I had a meeting near London and the 7 hours round trip in a car with no air conditioning had left me all stuffy. Even though it was a school night, I grabbed the kids and Mum when I got home and we tore down to Coombesgate beach for an hour.
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This photo doesn’t reflect it but the beach was quite busy with lots of families doing the same, just enjoying the balmy evening and watching the sunset on midsummer.
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The light was perfect and the boys couldn’t resist getting in the pools….
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or running and jumping.
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It was just lovely and peaceful and warm.
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I thought of this story as I scrapped this photo yesterday for a challenge for America’s National Scrapbooking Day. That was a nice way to spend an hour or two. I am already beginning to hope that it will be similar this midsummer.
So I am adding it to another tradition that is Storytelling Sunday, hosted by Sian at From High In The Sky.

27 comments:

  1. "Balmy" sounds like the perfect word! I think I won't be the only one who is trying to picture myself right there enjoying it too..

    Jen, I have just discovered that your link was leading back to my blog rather than yours, so I have fixed it for you and I hope you haven't missed out on any visitors :)

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  2. That is beautiful. Your photos are fantastic.
    Lovely

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  3. Beautiful pictures, lovely story. Thank you for sharing

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  4. What fab photos, and a fab layout - love how you've framed the boys with the heart :)

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  5. I'm a big fan of hearts and I love how you've used them on this LO :o)

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  6. Hi,
    Fantastic pics and LO! Thanks or sharing.
    Have a nice Sunday,
    Cheers from France

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  7. So thankful Sian fixed the link 'cause I was hoping it would be fixed.

    Love the idea of a balmy summer - especially if it's dry...

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  8. what a fab memory and those photos are beautiful. I totally want to scraplift your gorgeous LO too, I adore the heart frame sooo cute xxx

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  9. what beautiful photos, it makes me long for those long, warm summer days.

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  10. Wow! What beautiful photos and I love your layout too :)

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  11. You could have got home and wanted to put your feet up. But thankfully, you didn't. The photographs and layout are stunning. Lovely memory to have.

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  12. You take such lovely photos Jen. I love the hearts and I'm rather partial to the turquoise button lol!
    Gorgeous page.

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    1. Susi, I'm so sorry I should have mentioned your fabby etsy shop Susibees Buttons. I did mention it yesterday ;) xx

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  13. Wow wow wow! Can't think of anything better to say, Jen. Just stunning.
    Sue xxx

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  14. Love the silhouette photos you got with the setting sun!

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  15. Awesome :)
    Amazing photos - love the cut-out hearts and the clouds and....well all of it xxx

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  16. Jen, they are beautiful photos and Coombesgate looks an amazing beach. I am just going to have to find out where it is so I can visit if I am in the area. It sounds the perfect way to end a day!

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  17. Your layout is beautiful. I love the way you did the hearts. Especially the one in the bottom right. Spur of the moment trips are wonderful.

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  18. I love the photos of the sunset and the kids silhoutte...just perfect!

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  19. Such beautiful photos - and a "balmy" is just the perfect way to descrobe what they show. Lovely story = Jen x ( here via Storytelling Sunday)

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  20. Oh for some lovely weather! Please!! Great layout.

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  21. Looks like a great spot to forget about a harsh day. Great page too.

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  22. Fab page for a wonderful story and photo set. How wonderful to have such a beach within reach!

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  23. I started to question what I get from blogging, as it eats into so much of my time and takes me away from other things I should/could be doing. I took a break for a while to concentrate on some of these other things but I am quickly reminded why I blog. Because I love connections and finding out other people share experiences and the things I love. So thank you Jennie, I can justify why my house looks a mess, there are several piles of paperwork waiting to be filed, and why I have 18 months of photos sitting on my computer waiting to be organised.
    We usually visit Devon at Easter so have already been this year, but now we have a campervan who know's where it will take us? Before we had children we used to camp at Croyde Bay but I imagine the site is now very different. I love that coast and know it quite well. Yes!! I loved to meet up next time I am down that way.

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  24. Beautiful pictures Jennie, especially that sunset one and the layout looks great. Thanks for sharing.

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  25. Stunning photos and you've described the day so well.

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Aren't you lovely, you have made me smile =)