Journal 52: Week 2, a simple place

This week's Journal 52 prompt is "Somewhere, a simple place."

I'm having trouble finding time to post these challenge pieces, since the first of the week is taken up by other memes I'm involved in.  Additionally, the prompt doesn't appear until sometime Monday.  So, for the time being, I'll post my Journal 52 entries on Thursday.

I call this entry "My Neighborhood," following the premise of a simple place.  My neighborhood is made up of gingerbread houses on a background that I painted last week when I created my first week's prompt. Since we were told the place could be imaginary, I thought of houses.  And there are no better houses that spark your imagination than gingerbread houses.

I'm not sure that painting the background before I have the prompt is a good idea, but I need to paint both sides of my file folder page at the same time.  In case you can't read the sentiment I printed on printer paper (since I'm not good at hand writing my journaling), here is:

My gingerbread neighborhood has houses
with walls, roofs, doors and windows. 
They hold lots of stories, at least as long as
my neighbor abstains from
taking the first gingerbread bite. 

I recycled a piece of gifted washi tape, thinking it might add a bit of interest to the "neighborhood."  I don't want these file folders to get too dimensional, since I'm not sure how many I'll be able to get in my binder.

The front set of fussy cut houses was applied using thick foam tape, which lifts them away from the back ones.  I hope you like my idea of a simple (and completely imaginary) place.