2026 wk 05 Thursday Three

1. Brrrr- it's still COLD here [also, still no snow accumulation for us.,] so I pulled out a scarf I picked up @donnadowneyart 's studio low so many years ago...
2. Enjoyed 2 different lunches with girlfriends, dinner with good friends, and Mexican with the kiddos. It's nice to be home a bit. I've also read the first five books of the Edisto Island mystery series... sounds like a neat place.
3. Annndd... I'm almost completely up-to-date with the January page-a-day scrapbook challenge I committed to. I love this practice each January that helps me clear up the last pages of the year [2024, because I work a year out.]

#HardwickAdventures 

Here's a quick share of

 some of the scrapbook pages I completed this month!

 

Nicole Soh, my local dealer, does  a 'Jump Start January' each year.

  

She gives us a daily prompt with the challenge to 

complete [and post] yours within 24 hours. 

 

I'll be honest - I gave myself grace this year and did NOT push myself

 for the 24 hour completion for each and every day.

 

Although,  I have met that challenge a few years straight.

 

But it's hard when we're on the road a couple of weeks in January.

Still, I took a few scrappy things and completed them as I had time.

  

[I need to take some photos of the things I take with me when we travel...]

 

I LOVE the layouts Nicole challenges us with - and enjoy doing this so much! 

  

It helps me finish up the previous year's events [in this case 2024, because I almost always scrapbook a year behind*] 

 

and get a good start on the next year.

[LOOK!! - I found some ole photos!]

And yes. 

We have conversations often about what on earth our family 

might do with these scrapbooks one day... 

 

And Honestly? What does it matter?  

 [Maybe someone in the family might want them....]

Trash them / Keep them. Who cares? 

  

But right here /right now? It makes me happy. It brings me joy to look at my photos, remember people, places and things... and play a little creatively.

And - OOPS - I DID COMPLETE the titles when I returned home, lol...

and added a little llama in that blank space on that layout, HA. 

And just for fun - here's a photo of our fun 

in-person group during the cold weather - lol -  

So there's that. 

#HardwickAdventures  

2026 wk 04 Thursday Three:

 

1. We're back home - and our cats are happy to be able to go outside. 

But it's COLD y'all!

2. Have had a couple of trips to The Shoals this week to see Craig's mother, help get groceries, and get her to routine doctor appointments... all is well.

3. And we've spent A LOT of time working our volunteer airstream club jobs this week. Whew. Looking forward to rallying together with some great folks this year!

 

PS- too many of my *bereal* photos look like this... and I'm not sad about it.

 

PSS- Hwy 45 in Mississippi is A GIFT. 

[... the road we're driving on in this photo -] 

2026 wk 03 Thursday Three

1. Finished a [very] good and BUSY week at CanOpener - an event with 150+ airstreams! Always fun!

2.Had a few relaxing days at Gulf State Park -- LOVE those trails, and who am i kidding? Our favorite seafood places too.

3. And on a whim, we decided to detour to Biloxi 'on our way home' where we met up with the Gulf Coast Crawl caravan with over 18 airstreams at our campground. COOL.

This is us.

#HardwickAdventures

2026 wk 02 Thursday Three

 

1. After having a sweet time at Christmas Celebration No. 3 we headed south to The Gulf.

2. I love our Alabama Gulf Coast, but somehow Florida's water is just prettier... it always lives up to its Emerald Coast name.

3. And surprisingly, we've had perfect weather... mostly sunny skies with temps in the mid seventies. 

In January.  

You can't beat that. 

[Rain is coming...]

Common Place Book December 2025

 Quick round up of December pages...

I think I wrote this on a weekly spread,  but I'm surprised I continued this throughout the entire year. And also surprised by how much I've enjoyed it!!

Not as much art this month bc we were busy... as was everyone, right?

Looking forward to continuing this practice in 2026.

2026 wk-01 Thursday Three

1. Enjoyed good extended family time!
2. RESTED and ate leftovers.
3. Played with ai too much and prepped for new year travels.

 

Thursday Three

 

1. We've had family here since Tuesday and we're loving time together...

2. We've watched old Christmas movies pretty much non stop, with breaks for food [so much food!] and presents... and the occasional daily puzzle completion.

3. And apparently, I'm jumping on the AI photo edit full force - lol -

[More on our Christmas week soon!]

December

 Merry Christmas!

Take a moment to enjoy this Christmas  Season!

We are so thankful for this baby we celebrate as our Lord and King!

Thursday Three:

 

1. We've enjoyed some Christmas cheer with friends this week with the 25th anniversary of The Grinch on the big screen and the beautiful Winterlude service at our church.

2. I started the great gift wrap caper and even though EVERY YEAR we say we're doing less, it never seems to happen... and

3. It is an absolute privilege to gather together with others and lift up a friend in need, even if [especially when] it's on a group text.*

* " I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”

Matthew 18:19-20 [NLT]