Journaling Challenge-July-A Very Special Place:1955

Hey There Everyone...Rise & Shine...Bright & Early...Early Bird Gets The Worm...Really?...I'm Never This Chipper In The Morning...Must Be The Scrapper In Me...I'm Actually Pretty Pleased With Myself This Morning...I Just Purchased Rachel Jefferies New Bundle "Quiet Time"...OMG!...It's A Beaut!...It Has Wonderful Soft Colors & Great Collaged Papers & A Wonderful Array Of Elements...With This Kit & For This Challenge All I Could Think About Was My Mom...I Have This Pic From 1955 Of Her At Her Favorite Swimming Hole & I Have Always Wanted To Scrap It But The Photo Is Badly Damaged...So I Went To Work Restoring It...It Took Quite Awhile But I Did The Best I Could With It...It Isn't Perfect By Any Means But I Am Happy With It...So I Worked On My Page For Quite Awhile & I Am Finally Done & Ready To Post It Here For This Challenge...

*It's Kind Of Funny That Mom Loved Swimming & I Love The Beach(Not The Swimming Part)...The Walking On The Beach In Quiet Solitude & The Marvelous Sunsets That Are Always Abound...But Either Way...Mom Had A Tough Childhood & She Wasn't Able To Get To The Beach Very Often Either...Her Mom Would Drive Her & The Other Kids To The Beach Once In Awhile...So They Could Swim For Awhile...But It Was A Definite Luxury...They Had To Drive Pretty Far To Get There But Mom Loved It There...You Can See Her Smiling In The Rare Photo Taken Back Then...Perhaps You Can See The Old Car In The Background...Presumably The Car They Arrived In...I Just Love The Look On Her Face...In Such A Casual Pose...Wearing Her Cute White Bathing Suit...

*For My A Very Special Place:1955 Layout-I Used:Quiet Time-Bundle-Rachel Jefferies