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Hi, and welcome to this edition of the Scraps of Mind Word Art Newsletter.
Spring has really sprung in Melbourne and it’s a joy to be writing this newsletter to the tune of the birds chirping happily outside the window. I’m feeling very mellow and all’s right with the world.
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One Day in September
The last Saturday in September is the Australian Football League Grand Final Day!
Arguably one of the most important events on the Australian Sporting Calendar (sorry Sydney, I think there’s more interest in the AFL GF than in your NRL match). And it is the sacred duty of Melburnians to reserve this afternoon to watch the match. Roads are deserted, shopping centres echo.
So Allan and I, accompanied by a bottle of champagne and a punnet of strawberries, headed off to the banks of the Yarra to enjoy a peaceful, tranquil afternoon with the trannie tuned into some classical music and nary a football in sight.
It was an idyllic Spring day. We had the place to ourselves. The sun was filtering through the tree branches. The river was pouring out of the Evelyn Tunnel and over the rapids to slow to a gentle crawl on its meandering way to Port Phillip Bay. The birds were chattering away and making sorties to our blanket to check out what food might be in the offing and the dragonflies were skimming across the top of the water.
Perfect! It was the best Grand Final I never watched.
Oh, and Hawthorn won over the favourites, Geelong.
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Highlights from Scraps of Mind
How are you enjoying the How to Scrapbook Your Life Story Series? We looked at what we don’t think to scrap in episode three. If you haven’t started on your own journey there’s still time for you to join in. Why not check it out?
Do you have any tips on how to make money from scrapbooking? I’m planning a project to write a book on this and would love to include some tips from you. You can read all about it here. I hope you’ll join in.
Egel sent me a pic of a layout she had made using a piece of my Word Art which she customised to match her layout. You can see it here and also watch a video tutorial on how you can make your own word art.
With Spring and Autumn all around us (depending on your location) why not scrapbook your garden? Check out this article to explore more about this great scrapbooking idea.
And in How to Get More Blog Readers Using Entrecard I share some tips for bloggers to harness the increased traffic that comes from Entrecard and turn it into long term readers of your blog.
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I hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s Word Art Newsletter.
Don’t forget the Word Art will only be available for downloading for a month after the newsletter goes out. After that the links will not work.
And please note that the Word Art I offer to you in this Newsletter is for personal use only. It is not to be used in any product that is to be sold to others.
Thank you to those of you who have left comments on Scraps of Mind and have emailed me to say how much you enjoy the Newsletter. I love your messages and comments.
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