Remember the big white building from last week's pages? This is the inside. There are several floors to visit. You cannot go into the rooms, you can see things from the doorway (and hopefully the glass doesn't create glare as you try to photograph through it). The main areas feature the officer quarters. Junior officers may share a room or set of rooms with space for desks and dining as well as sleeping. The belongings reflect a wide variety from "western" with hides and animal heads to more decorative touches including curtains. On the right page is the kitchen. Likely there would have been a cook to make most of the meals.
This layout is based on one of Meggan and Tessa's Power Hours. The right-hand pages had some long photos after I cobbled the sets together. This layout lets me take advantage of the space across the middle for those photos. I also added a 6x12 Peekaboo pocket to the top on the right for one more long photo. Underneath is also a large journaling box to tell the story. I used the technique of cutting ovals on the top of the peekaboo pocket to maintain consistency with the page when it is opened. These papers are part of the old Earthy power pack that I'm still trying to use up. They do lend themselves to the old-time living quite well though.
More senior officers would travel with their families and so you see high chairs, cradles, and toys among the furnishings. Likely there would have been a small schoolhouse in the area for the older children.
This layout is based on one of my Scrap Your Stash monthly classes. I cut the paper backwards but it works in either direction. I used some of the Paper Loft heritage papers for this layout including that journal card with the "Family" in matching fabric prints. The doll and pram stickers are old CM products. The school books and blocks are from a sheet of stickers I bought a long time ago at a Current outlet in the Poconos. I'm rather surprised they still stick.
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