Feel Good Photos

Brian planned a surprise grown-up weekend away to Bruges and arranged for the boys to spend a few days with obliging grandparents (thanks Mum & Dad). We took a 40 min BA flight early Friday morning from Heathrow to Brussels, then it was first class by train to Bruges where we checked into the gorgeous 4* Relais Oud Huis Amsterdam. We had a stunning room overlooking the canal and the weather couldn’t have been better Friday & Saturday.

We did most of the typical touristy things including the canal boat trip and walked for miles & miles

One of the highlights of the trip was the discovery of belgian waffles – devine – I will be seriously hunting for a waffle maker

Sunday started a bit wet so although I’m not a chocolate person but we did visit the Huis de Croon Museum (choc museum) and watched pralines being made. Then we returned to Brussels & took the City Bus tour. We had no idea how impressive the Atomium was at 335 feet tall.

To finish here’s a self portrait at the Lake of Love with my old romantic husband

Last night we had the Rap Party for the ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP.

I set some fun photo challenges, like a photo while reading the camera manual in the style of one of the modules !

Three things that they couldn’t live without

Bernie couldn’t resist a little sucking up Works for me (latest issue of Scrapbook Inspirations)

The final challenge was a photo of their favourite body part – again Bernie outdid herself

her fingers just happened to be pointing to a photo of yours truly – she won a spot prize for the sheer audacity

Then Gill pulled out all the stops with this crazy image ! She’s mad as a badger & a cracking photographer to boot.

There was also www scavenger hunt that the lovely Louise produced. It was a great way to end the workshop, hard to believe that its over already, 10 weeks just whizzed by. Now I need to concentrate on writing the next workshop.

Images on left taken after first day of school and images on the right were taken today

The boys were both happy and sad. Happy that there’s no school for six and a bit weeks but sad that a certain very special teacher will not be back at Warren next year

good luck in your new school