We’ve had a busy weekend and therefore no time for crafting unfortunately 🙁 The weekend started with a big meal out with a bunch of friends at The Larder Restaurant on Friday night. The food wasn’t great but it was fun to be out and try somewhere new. We started, and ended, the evening with…
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Another ornament
I was surprised to find another ornament had landed on my doormat when I got home from work today. It has come all the way from Texas and arrived to brighten up our post-Christmas blues. Our tree has drooped and I don’t think it will survive until the sixth night. I have placed the ornament…
End of the year!
Hooray, 2007 is almost over!
Back home
We’re back from the country where we spent time visiting friends and family over Christmas. First stop was The George at Norton St Philip. A lovely old coaching inn which served a great breakfast! The weather before Christmas was gorgeous, cold and crisp with a deep frost. Then on to Exeter where we stayed at…
Latest ornament
I received this wonderful ornament from Neele in Dusseldorf this week. It was beautifully wrapped and a real pleasure to open! I finished this last minute present for an aunt we are visiting tomorrow. The design is from simple sewing and was so simple to make. I used some of my favourite Cath kidston fabric….
More lovely ornaments
We’ve had another busy weekend preparing for Christmas. We had our own Christmas meal yesterday, I even made some cranberry sauce! We finally got around to having a real fire in the lounge and put our Christmas tree up. The tree is laden with handmade ornaments from the swap – I recently received two more:…
More ornaments
I have been a lazy blogger since the end of November! Over the last few days I have received some wonderful handmade ornaments: An xmas oddity from Camilla This cute octopus from Jennie in Brooklyn, NY and this lovely parcel from Lina
Handmade ornament received
Yesterday I received my first handmade ornament from the swap I am participating in. It came all the way from New Zealand and is a pukeko, or New Zealand swamp hen.
Happy Holidays
Despite the constant rain and gusty breeze we are enjoying some time on the Isle of Wight with our family. Whenever we come down we fall into a bit of a routine which includes visiting Busy Bee Nursery and looking round the charity shops in Ryde. However this morning we set off for another reclamation…