The first word that came into my head when the challenge asked to describe myself was 'ordinary'! I looked it up in the Dictionary and it is an appropriate word for me. I am an ordinary person surrounded by some wonderful people and memories and I am okay with that.
This photo was taken in 1999; it was the only one I could find that did not have another person in it; it also relates to one moment when I did something (apart from having my children) that was a little less ordinary. My paternal great, great grandmother, an Irish Catholic, was a very early settler in Western Australia and had a small holding in Kojonup in the south of our state; she was known and has been written about in the history books of the area for her great walks. Her most documented walk was from Kojonup to Fremantle to take her daughter to Catholic boarding school in Fremantle.
The current members of the family gathered to celebrate our heritage in Kojonup in March 2000;
I chose to honour my great, great Grandmother by emulating her walk. I walked the 262kms on paved roads, with support vehicles and comfortable shoes and it was hard work; she would have done it in a long gown and boots in the height of summer on dirt roads. I had gained a whole new respect for her by the end of my journey; she must have been a very wonderful lady.
Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave, best wishes
Great layout!
ReplyDeleteWow what a fab layout and story. I lived in kojonup for 4yrs and met my husband there. Thanks so much for sharing your story :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments Belinda, my family still has strong ties in the area. Kind regards
ReplyDeleteHI.. I think this layout is anything but ordinary! and you did an extra-ordinary thing by doing the walk... this is lovely, great design and colors... and I hope you are having an amazing day!!
ReplyDeleteIncredible! Clearly you need to be reminded that you are anything but ordinary. What a wonderful achievement for you and a very brave and extraordinary way to honour your great grandmothers' memory. Reading your bio it takes someone very special to be married for 34 years, be a mother and Nan, and share your story with fellow scrappers, who are complete strangers!
ReplyDeleteOrdinary you are not, special and to be treasured, you betcha xx
Thankyou so much for your lovely comments Felicity, I feel quite humbled by the interest shown and what people write. Take care, S
Deletethis is a wonderful page Susan, so much depth to it emotionally and creatively. thanks for taking up the dare at daring you to scrap :)
ReplyDeleteSusan I've become a follower of yours and I wanted to say that this layout is lovely. I really love the paper and I have some so you've given me some inspiration to use it.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Sandra, thank you for visiting; I am honoured that people want to drop by occasionally and really appreciate the comments and support. I have had the paper for ages and am trying to use up some of my stash; happy I could help you use some of yours, kind regards, S
DeleteBeautiful layout...great choice of colours! :)
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