Lanzarote - Los Jameos del Agua

A Jameos refers to a cavity produced with the roof of a volcanic cave collapses. Los Jameos del Agua therefore translates as the caves of water. Here you can find tiny, blind white crabs in the subterranean lake which is salty but perfectly clear.

You descend some stairs to the tranquility of the lake within the cave.


From here you then climb the steps at the other end of the lake and find the most amazing, man made oasis which was once used as a swimming pool.



The gardens are planted with some beautiful plants, some exotic, others simple, bright and colourful geraniums like these...

Acrylic frame

I love acrylic!!! It is so versatile. I wanted to use these photographs of the four of us that I took last year and have been waiting for inspiration to hit. It only hit when I finally printed them out on my new photo printer on Thursday night and I coupled them up with a gorgeous Acrylic frame that I'd bought from the new Clever Cut shop near me.




I backed it with a Papermania transparency and then some black Bazzill. The photos are mounted onto Bazzil Bling and then sewn into place with black thread. I used Debbi Moore stamps for the sentiments and the definition. You have to have a bit of bling, don't you? Well mine came from Prima and the little pink metal flowers came from Papermania. Blooms from Dunelm and prima.

This will be gracing the wall of my new studio when Will finally gets round to converting the spare bedroom for me....... (I'm waiting VERY patiently - for now!)

Scrapbook Page

I've used this photo of Freya before, but I really love it!!!! It was taken when she was a bridesmaid at my sister's wedding last October. I've converted it to black and white and printed it out on my new Canon Selphy ES1. I then decided to make the background nice, bold and bright!



The card is from Bazzil; patterned paper is from Jenni Bowlin studio; black swirls from Cosmo Cricket, with a bit of embellishment from a trusty gold gel pen; lettering is from Scenic Route and Doodlebug; stamps from Autumn Leaves and Papermania (arrow); Felt ribbon is from a candle shop in Lanzarote bought when we were on holiday at the beginning of this month. Flowers from Prima; brads and ribbons from stash.

Lanzarote - Pool dudes!

A few pics of the peeps in the pool...

Spooky!

How's this for spooky / coincidence then...?

We fly 1800 miles from home to holiday in Lanzarote and 3 days before we fly home, Will comes in from sitting outside by the pool having a beer after dinner and says...

"Do you know, I'm sure that's a Corby accent from the people that moved into the villa next door today!"

We never really thought too much more about it until Saturday afternoon, the day before we flew home. We got speaking to them and passed on some bottles of water, beers and food etc. that we had left, when we asked (as you do) where they came from. The answer.....

Corby, Northants!!!!! Only the same bloody town that we live in LOL.

I have to add, that this isn't the first time that this has happened to us. We were in Tenerife and bumped into an old school friend of Wills.

We were in Barbados (4000 miles from home) and were talking to a couple on their honeymoon. Turned out that he gave our neighbour across the road a lift to work every day!

It really is a small world, isn't it?

Holiday snaps - the villa inside!

This is like home from home (except I don't have marble floors and walls, a swimming pool, a pool guy and a set of 3 cleaners a day, or even a jacuzzi bath) but you get my drift, I'm sure....????!!!!

Our room...

and our bathroom...

Jacob & Freya's bathroom...

Freya's bedroom (both beds!)...

Jacob's room...

The dining/living area...

The kitchen...

Utility room (complete with washing machine and tumble dryer which got very well used - no dirty washing brought home for a change!)

Will just chillin'!


Looking through these photos makes me realise that I look like some manic housewife!!! LOL! I took the piccies after the maids had made the beds though! I can't take the credit for the tidy beds I'm afraid.