Jeudi Journal - Patience?

This is a new Journal that I have just started and I covered the whole page with Fossilised Amber Distress Oxide and then used Twisted Citron over the top through my new stencil from AAll & Create.  It was a free gift that came with a stamp I had bought from the new release by Tracy Evans.  Saying that the stencil is by Olga and is called Enchanted Garden.  I don't often use stencils like this, preferring simple geometric shapes like circles, triangles, triangles, squares etc but I am sold on this one so can see more purchases coming on before long.  Thanks Abs and the team for my lovely freebie.

"I had my patience tested - turns out I'm negative" is the quote we are using today.  Something we all go through from time to time.  My story today features Saffron and her little sister Jennifer ...

"Saffron was feeling particularly good about herself and the day.  The sun was shining, the birds were singing, butterflies flitted about in abundance and all was well in her world.  In fact she felt so good that she offered to take her little sister, Jennifer, Jenni for short, out for the morning so that mum could get some jobs done around the home.  There was always so much washing to be done in their household that she thought it would be good for mum to be able to get it done in relative peace and quiet and get it out on the line to dry.  Nothing smelled nicer than sheets that had been hung out to dry.

Mum was thrilled and so the two girls set off to one of the local National Trust properties that had lovely gardens.  It meant Jenni could run about and, hopefully, tire herself out a bit so she would sleep that night.  Before they left mum had given Jenni strict instructions on how she had to behave for her big sister, Saffron, as well as reiterating the rules of the countryside.  

Well, as you can guess, things went wrong and it was not long before Jenni was running about and picking flowers.  She came running back with a small bunch, thrilled to bits and wanting Saffron to carry them home for mummy'.  Oh dear, you are not supposed to touch the flowers!  Saffron had to put her 'big sister' hat on and admonish Jenni for picking flowers.

"Mum told you not to pick flowers, she explained to you how they are there for everyone to enjoy" she said.  "I told you again when we got here. That's it!  We could both get into trouble if the gardeners saw you and what you have done.  We are going home now and I won't be bringing you anywhere like this again for a long time.  Not until you know right from wrong."

And with that the two girls set off back home where Saffron told her mum "I had my patience tested - turns out I'm negative."

Because I have got such a sunny background and there are flowers and butterflies on the page I am entering this into Alison's challenge over on Art Journal Journey where the theme is 'Summer Countryside'.  See you over there!