Dotty in ATCquarterly magazine and pictures Abby!

My I'm Dotty about You ATC has been published in the latest issue (no. 11) of the ATCquarterly magazine, both in the printed version and also online where you can see more ATCs submitted for the Polka Dot Challenge. Here is the link! Image used is from Alphastamps and the whole process of making this ATC was described earlier in my blog!

It has been a very warm day here (why, oh why did that not happen when Abby and Michael were here??) so we have been at work in the garden, John cutting the grass and me beading! Oh, hang on, I don't think that counts as gardening! These days are so rare here in Scotland that you need to make the most of them!

You can tell by these lovely pictures taken by Abby's husband that it was a lot colder when they were here! Above are Abby and I in our garden with the chicken house in the background and

for just this once John does figure on this blog!! Here are Abby, John and I in the entrance to Rosslyn Chapel!

Abby's visit

Finally the moment has arrived and yesterdayI met up for the very first time with one of my on-line friends. I was so excited that I totally forgot to take pictures myself but not to worry, Abby made up for it and her pictures will be coming my way eventually.

In the meantime I'm decorating this post with some pictures taking in Rosslyn Chapel last year when photography was still allowed and from this you can guess that we managed a visit yesterday. My lips are sealed about any photography going on!

John and I collected Abby and her husband Michael from their hotel and brought them back here where Abby and I spend some quality time in my studio while the husbands concentrated on making lunch.

We then set off for Rosslyn Chapel and although it was quite windy, the rain stayed away and the views from the scaffolding which surrounds the chapel were beautiful. The chapel is as always deeply impressive and I think I will always continue to discover something new every time I visit and this visit was no exception.

All the time Abby and I just kept on chatting about just about everything you can think of and I really felt like I had known her for absolutely ever. She also surprised me with a wonderful bracelet full of Indian symbols!

At the end of the day we dropped them off again at their hotel but the good news is that they come to visit Scotland regularly so a future visit is definitely on the cards!!

If only I could meet up with all my internet friends in this way!!