The past week has been busy, apologies for not being around much!

Christmas Day - started the day with carols at church, home to open our presents to each other; I got a gift set of my favourite perfume, and a small, very portable, blue-tooth speaker to use with the laptop when I listen to books or, even more useful, music ( Read more... )

I finished the jumper that is the NYM's Christmas present about 5pm today. I have a trifle finished apart from the cream layer that will be added in the morning. The red cabbage has been cooked ready to take to D-d's tomorrow, and I have been to the candle-lit carol service at church ( Read more... )

I started this post about 8am this morning! I didn't get it finished in time to post it before I went out to do a day in the wee bookshop - so it is even later than it was going to be ( Read more... )

I said, in yesterday's post, that there would be pictures ( Read more... )

Well that week has just disappeared ( Read more... )

D-d and I got together in my kitchen yesterday to make some festive things that use natural materials ( Read more... )

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I have decided that the advice from last Christmas is just as apt this one - especially with the stormy weather -


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Today is the first Sunday in Advent - and I was ready for it-


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I have had a nicely busy week. I'm afraid I have probably missed posts as I sort of skimmed my FList either over breakfast or before bed, and I am sure I wasn't going far enough back or, to be honest, concentrating properly. My apologies ( Read more... )