Sunday, August 2, 2026

August Second

    Hi everyone. I hope you're having a wonderful weekend  and start to the new month. Blog wise it's another busy Sunday because there are 3 challenges today I'll be linking  up to. I'll be linking  up to Gillena's Sunday Smiles, Nicole's Sunday in the Art Room (SITAR) and also , because it is the second of the month, I'll be linking  up to Second on the Second over at Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog .

    Because Second on the Second is a time to repost something from the past, I'm going back to August of 2016. That month along my husband,  my sister-in-law and her husband,  I went on a weekend get-away to a part of the Hudson River Valley in New York. I love to collect odds and ends when I travel, and then when I get home, I like to make a little memory journal. Today I'll re-share  a couple photos of the junk-style journal I made when I was home. 

   Here's a few pages.  This first page is half covered with the brochure from a sangria festival we visited. The journaling pages come from this post August 28, 2016.




  Since my theme this month at Art Journal Journey is In The Good Old Summertime, I thought I'd also share a few summery photos I took on that trip.  You can  find these in some of my August of 2016 posts. Any of these could be a great idea  to make a journal page from too. 😏




   While on our trip, we had visited the Franklin Delano Roosevelt home and presidential library, as well as the Eleanor Roosevelt home. We also made a quick stop at a Vanderbilt mansion which was next door to the other homes and took a lovely walk through the gardens there.















    I took tons more photos, but these were the main ones I posted. One other thing we did while on our travels was visit a vineyard that was having a sangria festival. This potted hibiscus is a beauty.


    It was a fun weekend away. It was fun to relive it again.  And, it was fun to share it for a second time with you. 😏
    Have a great rest of your weekend and start to the new week. 










  

21 comments:

  1. Making memory journals for your trips is such a fun idea. I enjoyed seeing your photos too--looks like you had a great time!

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  2. That garden is so GORGEOUS! Love the hibiscus.

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  3. ...your trip goods great. We need FDR now to clean up the Trump mess.

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  4. What a wonderful way to journal about travel! I love all your junk journal pages about your trip. Those photos are pretty fab too -- you have such an eye!

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  5. Lovely memories and art-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  6. Such a fun way of keeping the memories from a trip. The sun is peeking through. I hope you're getting some sun, too.

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  7. I remember these posts. I really loved the travel journal because I also save freebies, ticket stubs, and souvenirs when I travel. All of these are great for a Second Look on the 2nd. Wonderful reposts. Happy SITAR and Sunday Smiles, too.

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  8. I so love your memory journals. They are treasures. Such beautiful photos. That garden is to live for. Wish there was a FDR clone to show up for today. Thank you for sharing with SITAR and have a very nice day.

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  9. The red flowers are very pretty. I like the pictures.

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  10. Beautiful photos, and lovely journal art!

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  11. Lovely post I enjoyed everything-happy new week hugs

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  12. Thank you for another wonderful pictorial journey Erika.

    B x

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  13. Fond memories rekindled - and that’s a good thing! All the best - David

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  14. Such a wonderful garden. I’ve seen a few that have a similar vibe… old time flower beds, color, obviously lots of labor!
    best…. mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  15. Yippeee to such a great, colorful weekend!!! And memories - have a great week ahead, hugs

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  16. Isn't it fun to revisit some fun times past, especially when travel is involved? I'd love to see Hyde Park.

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  17. Watch your mail around Thursday or Friday

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  18. Beautiful journal art and I enjoyed your photographs - a nice trip.

    All the best Jan

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  19. A fun post and great journal art. Sounded like a fu trip. I also enjoy collecting things from our travels but I never did anything to put them together. loved this!

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