Two weeks from tomorrow....

....I will be on a plane on my way to London and then flying on to Italy the next morning! Many of you know that our family lived overseas for eight years - first in Germany and then in England. The thousands of photos from those years are one of the reasons I became interested in scrapbooking. We made many friends during those years - as an ex-pat you bond quickly with people since everyone knows that it is likely they will be moving on in a year or two.



While living in England, we took a vacation to Tuscany and stayed near Lucca - a beautiful and very old walled town.



We stayed at this old farmhouse and had a wonderful time.



Four years ago, we returned to visit Italy after our older son finished his summer studies at Humboldt University in Berlin. We returned to Lucca and visited American friends who have "retired" to this area.



They love the life there and have olive trees in the garden along with this great "forno" for making fabulous homemade pizzas and bread!

I am telling you about our trip not to make you envious but because I have a bit of a dilemma. In January, I made a personal resolution to post on my blog every day this year and so far I have been able to stick to this commitment without missing a single day. It was my "take" on the Project 365 idea.

I have posted from various trips within the USA, but I am not sure if I will be able to keep up from overseas - and I think I need a bit of a vacation! I am even considering leaving my laptop home (gasp!) but, after eight full months, I am reluctant to give up on my posting resolution.



So, here is what I think I will do...

Many of you write to me and tell me how much you enjoy getting the feed emails each and every morning - you never know what I will post and enjoy the surprise factor! I started the blog for sharing Cricut Design Studio files but it has evolved over the last year and a half and posts can be about almost anything (but usually have something to do with crafts).

I think that I can set up a series of posts to publish automatically while I am away so you won't miss your morning email. I will probably be able to access the internet from time to time, but I am not taking a Cricut with me to make new projects while I am away. (I wonder if they have Cricuts in Italy - I will definitely be on the lookout for interesting papers).



I probably won't be able to edit and upload photos from the trip so be prepared for a "travelogue" post when I get back. On our last trip I had camera problems so I don't have many photos from that trip. I plan to make up for this by taking lots of photos with my digital SLR (Nikon D40) that is very reliable and takes much better photos.

I think this compromise will work and I can still keep my record of daily posts going even though they have been "pre-posted." If you have any thoughts or ideas about this, please leave a comment to let me know.



One other note - a few people have written to me to say that they are no longer getting the emails. When I check the subscriber list I still see them listed as active so I have no idea what is causing the problem and I can't seem to do anything to fix it - it may have something to do with the internet or email service that you are using. As an alternative, you can sign up to be a "follower" and then the posts will appear on your Google dashboard reading list.