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…
Day 30
Hooray, I nearly made it, blogging every day throughout November. There were a couple of times when I just couldn’t get to the laptop or I just couldn’t think of anything to write. Tonight we are on the Isle of Wight having survived a pretty turbulent trip over the Solent. I managed to complete my…
Day 28
I came across this great image meme on sophie junction which I had to have a go at. 1. How old will you be on your next birthday? 31 2.A place you’d like to visit Marrakesh would be great 3. One of your favourite places to visit I love to go and visit my family…
Day 27
I am so glad it’s almost the end of November. Blogging every day is hard! I spent this evening making Christmas cards and wrapping presents. We’re off to the Isle of Wight this weekend and swapping Christmas presents so I’ve been super organised this year. There’s a big pile of presents ready to go. I…
Day 26
Hooray, thanks to my iphone I can now blog from anywhere! Today I took a day off and went to visit an old friend from Uni who now lives in Barons Court. Since we last met up she has got married and had a son so we had plenty to catch up on. That part…
Handmade ornament swap
I finished my handmade ornaments for the Handmade Ornament swap this evening. I’ve made little stockings with a jingle bell! I hope my partners like them. They’ll be put in the post sometime this week.
Day 24
No posting yesterday as we didn’t get back from the Amy Winehouse gig at Brixton until after midnight.She was absolutely brilliant, and only 45 minutes late. Today we have been searching all over London for a replacement fret for our fireplace. No-one was willing to see us the bit we wanted so it looks like…