"I am silently correcting your grammar" is this week's quote from Sir Tim (Holtz) that we have to work with alongside Aimeslee's theme for the month at Art Journal Journey - Flowers. That and figures from Dylusions range by Dyan Reaveley completes the parameters we have to work with.
I was very lucky in that I had not got anything prepared but whilst leafing through a National Trust magazine I saw an article on Sissingham Gardens, Kent. A full page and a half page of a floral garden. Perfect for the background to my page. So with a bit of trimming and putting together the two pages made a full one which was perfect for Aimeslee's theme. That solved the problem of a background.
I chose to use two tiny figures from the Dylusion range and I decided to leave them without colour. The background was so colourful that I felt it would have made them fade into it had I added colour.
"The story is simple. It's a week since Billy and Sam were at the Gardens and Sam had been asked on his return to school to write all about what he had done over the weekend. Sam was, of course, excited about his morning out with his older brother and so he had written about that in great detail.
Although quite a bright young man for his age Sam had a failing, his grammar was not good. He often got his tenses muddled and as for 'split infinity', well!
It was later in the week that two of his teachers were walking in the same Gardens and Sam came up in conversation. Both agreed what a lovely young man he was and how well he was doing in school. In fact they were discussing whether or not he should win the math prize that year for brightest young student.
Miss Bennett was unaware of his prowess in English but was soon put right by Miss Heslop who told her she had had to tell him "I am silently correcting your grammar" only a few days ago. Yes, he definitely deserved the math prize, but he was not really a contender for the English one."
12 comments:
Oh dear - that pesky grammar!!! Love your garden background, you have made a wonderful background, and leaving the figures white was the perfect solution Neet.
Trust you are well on the road to recovery now
Blessings
Maxine
This is a fantastic page. The black and white figures stand out really well against the green of the beautiful gardens. Sissingham is such a wonderful place to visit. How are you feeling just now? Thanks for another lovely page for Aimeslee's challenge at AJJ! Hugs, Valerie
Spellchecker tried to change Sissingham to she's missing him!
What a fabulous page Neet! Your story really made me smile too! Thanks for sharing this inspiring page at AJJ, hugs, Chrisx
Fabulous background and a garden we hope to visit this year. The figures are just right and leaving them without colour was a great idea. Love the story.
Wonderful page and very summery green 🏡
Have a blooming time 💐🌱
Sorry I didn't get by yesterday. One of my friends shattered her elbow and we've all been taking days helping her out. Yesterday was my day, and when I came home I was pretty beat. And speaking of health, I hope your fingers and your chest infection are improving. This is a super page. I love how you added the Dylusions figures to the garden image. It looks great. It's a very clever take on both your weekly challenge with Wendy and with AImeslee's theme. I love it. Thanks for joining us. and have a great rest of your week. hugs-Erika
a wonderful story and the page is so beautifully chosen with the real garden photo and the two figures to match!
Have a happy weekend, hug Elke
A fabulous page and a great quote Neet! The garden is beautiful, I visited it once years ago, even though it's not that far from me.
Hope you're having a lovely weekend.
Alison xx
Neet, I love this page and story! I am definitely more frugal than you, I would have saved the top half to use on another page and just put some sky, as that stone walk path is always perfect for a page, lol. I did love your story because it reminded me of my daughter. We call her the grammar nazi because she does correct other people's grammar and not so silently! My dad was a college English professor and I was his rebellious daughter, using ain't every chance I could, so God knew what he was doing giving me her, heehee. Thanks so much for linking this to AJJ, XOX.
Love the flowery background! Super fun. Your story is wonderful too. FAB page, Neet. Hugz
Oh wow, I loved how you used the colourful page for the background and your black and white figures look right at home there too 😊. Take care and wishing you a wonderful week! Hugs, Jo x
Sorry to be so late visiting. Last Friday was not a good day in my world. I'm not whining, just explaining that my GOOD hand hurt, as did the rest of my body, in part to my inability to breathe due to the winds from the wild fires in Canada and in part from overworking at my friend Sally's house last Thursday when I brought in 200 lbs of cat litter she had ordered from Amazon. Then today I can barely sit because of a muscle I pulled in my back that I think was from carrying in the litter.
I love how you used that colorful page and half page. You are right. The images show up so much better in black and white. I laughed at your tale. I wonder if any child even knows what a split infinity is. This was a fun take on your ournal and a great entry for Aimeslee's theme at AJJ.
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