This is my dad when he was about 6-8 months old. Today is his 70th birthday.Alphanumeric Blog Hop
I thought I was too late to sign up for it because I was a couple days behind on reading Mel’s blog, but then she contacted me and asked if I could do a post about punctuation. Punctuation? Yes. Punctuation. or perhaps I mean: Yes…punctuation. The first response is clear cut. Yes. It is about punctuation. The second is slightly less certain. Yeeessss. I suppose it is about punctuation, of all things. It’s kinda rambly & disjointed but still, you must admit punctuation is the focus. Punctuation is very important when communicating on line – we have no sarcasm font or snarky response font – so punctuation helps fill in the gap. At least for me. I use ellipses … all the time. Sometimes they mean “and yes, here is the punch line” or “here is the sarcastic bit”. Usually they just express a general dubiousness about the whole thing, such as in my example, which is in line with their accepted use to suggest faltering or fragmented speech accompanied by confusion, ...
Boy you make pretty things...what a great eye for colors and textures you have!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jay, you do Stace. I just love all your layout. I love that photo of your Dad. I wish I have with my Mom's.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm a yarn addict too. I'm crocheting two blankets at the moment.
Have a great weekend!
Another amazing SS from you! These are all great! The first one is my fave!
ReplyDeleteThose pages are GORGEOUS! I love the Layout for your father -- it's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
I love the expressions of his parents. He was such a treasure to them, you can tell. Love these!
ReplyDeleteThose are wonderful Stacey!
ReplyDeleteThe page for your dad is really sweet. I have yet to make my dad one for his coming birthday. Thanks for reminding me! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, great pages.
ReplyDeleteI have entirely too much yarn too (but for knitting), I'm just dying to learn how to crochet.
Oh my, you made all these in a week, wow! The choices of color and elements are nicely put together, nice pages! Happy SS! Here's mine http://www.scrappymommy.com/2008/09/scrapbook-saturday-so-cute-gift.html
ReplyDeleteYou are so crafty! Happy Birthday wishes to your dad!
ReplyDeleteYou sure are talented!! I love all of these pages, and the last one?
ReplyDeleteA wonderful, heartwarming page. I love everything about it, but most especially, I love the effect you created with his baby pic on one side of the journal and your notes on the other.
Fascinating. Truly... :)
Happy SS!
they all look great, but my favorite is the last one. i love the nostalgic look!
ReplyDeleteGreat pages. I love everything about it. The everyday things that we sometimes neglect, you made it into art.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your dad. A very heartwarming layout.