Month: March 2013

Pipe & Leak Problems

Published by Sula H.

It finally happened. Not that I ever wanted it to happen. I mean, I always felt so lucky whenever one of my neighbors had to deal with it, but I was spared. And I’ve been spared for years when all of my neighbors around me had to deal with it. The problem? Call it a pipe problem. Or a leak problem. Or a pipe-with-a-leak-problem … whatever you call it: the results are always the same: Water. In place wheres you don’t actually want to have it. Like on the bathroom floor. When you’ve just mopped your whole house and expect everything to be nice and in order. But this time all was not good. Because it finally happened to me: a pipe broke and now I’m having to deal with water, right before I actually wanted to go to bed.   But on a more positive note: it’s just a small leak, which will (hopefully) not affect my entire home. And after it’s been my turn at last, I should be save from leaks for another …

P2D: QQ Candy

Published by Sula H.

I found myself another source of inspiration for my scrapbook pages. I found this page at http://www.jbsmercantile.com, a website full of inspiration and fun layouts, so you might want to check it out if you’ve never heard of it. Anyhow, what intrigued me about this page was the composition and the use of patterned papers and stitches, and you’ll find that these are the aspects I’ve tried to maintain when I worked on my own version. Take a look at the end result:  

The Promise

Published by Sula H.

I remember well last year. And the year before. When they faithfully promised us we would be able to move come the next term. Of course, me never wanting to move I was always glad that whatever promises they made weren’t actually about to be fulfilled.   And now, guess what: The other day, we just got another promise. That the patio/playground would be completed within this month. Well, this is how it looks right now:   And now I’m curious about the promise, and about how long it will actually take for them to actually fulfill that promise. And so, the waiting begins …  

Freebie Friday: A Tender Love – Part 1

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We’re there! It’s Friday, and for you that means more stuff to collect from MistyHilltops.com. And this week’s especially exciting, because we’re ready to launch a new kit: A Tender Love. You’ll love the soft spring colors and the rainbow of varying papers and elements. “A Tender Love” comes with 26 papers again, and over 70 elements … a full digital scrapbook kit for which you’d be paying precious bucks elsewhere, but here you’ll get it for free: Today, we’ll start with the alpha pack, which includes three complete upper and lower case letters and special characters, and of course, next week you’ll get the next part, so don’t forget to come back to pick up the whole kit. Also, former freebie kits are still available for download, so if you’re new to MistyHilltops.com you may want to pick up those as well. And of course, I’d love it, if you could spread the word, so more people can enjoy these free products. As always, my Terms of Use apply (see right). Now, don’t forget …