28-11-2021, 06:18 PM
It all comes down to me being an idiot, & doing something I haven't done for years, (because I'd forgotten how much bloody work it is!) when a friend of mine finally recently became a grandmother she was constantly sending me photos of the world's most charming, intelligent & gorgeous child.
She sent me 18 (!) one day & a couple of the images sparked a very vague idea I'd been fobbing off since my great grandkids arrived.
Years ago I used to do a story with illustrations which i made into a book for each grandchild on their birthday - 6 grandkids, from first birthday up to 12th birthday wasn't that hard back when I was younger but it was lots of work. Granddaughter had asked me to do them for her wee ones but I had to say its too much work these days.
So anyway this bloody idea just wouldn't bugger off & leave me alone & the upshot is that now I'm making FOUR (count the damn things, FOUR!) copies of the one story, three for my great grandkids & one for friend's wee granddaughter.
I cannot believe how much work it is, & have fingers crossed that I can still remember how to sew Japanese journal style, & that DIL can get the illustrations printed out.
I'm never, ever doing another one.
She sent me 18 (!) one day & a couple of the images sparked a very vague idea I'd been fobbing off since my great grandkids arrived.
Years ago I used to do a story with illustrations which i made into a book for each grandchild on their birthday - 6 grandkids, from first birthday up to 12th birthday wasn't that hard back when I was younger but it was lots of work. Granddaughter had asked me to do them for her wee ones but I had to say its too much work these days.
So anyway this bloody idea just wouldn't bugger off & leave me alone & the upshot is that now I'm making FOUR (count the damn things, FOUR!) copies of the one story, three for my great grandkids & one for friend's wee granddaughter.
I cannot believe how much work it is, & have fingers crossed that I can still remember how to sew Japanese journal style, & that DIL can get the illustrations printed out.
I'm never, ever doing another one.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)