general stuff

Snow!

Unlike some parts of the world we don’t get snow that often. A lucky thing, as we’re not well equipped to deal with it and everything tends to grind to a halt. However, you can’t deny the feeling of excitement that you get when you open the curtains in the morning to find a white, winter wonderland.

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Amy was certainly in high spirits this morning and it took twice as long as usual to walk to school.

Snowyblossom

Poor old trees had just got their spring attire of beautiful pink blossoms, now frozen in sad little clumps. Still, we’re making the most of the snow as it will probably be reduced to brown slush by lunchtime! Keep warm everyone!

PS: Thanks to Terry At Softies Central for the recent mention and the link. If you like softies, check out her site as it features a comprehensive run down of gorgeous handmade items from all around the world. I don’t know how she does it, it must take a great deal of research. Keep an eye out too for the Softies Awards 2007 competition which will be announced soon.

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Happy New Year

We've mostly had a busy and fun Christmas – hope yours was too. Christmas day wasn't the best, as we were all sick with a 24 hour tummy bug – of all the days in the year to go down with it! Still, we've postponed Christmas dinner until New Year's eve when it will hopefully taste just as good. We did manage present opening on the day which buoyed Amy up for a while and the rest of the day was spent sipping water, running to the loo (and finding someone was already in it – houses SHOULD NOT be built with only one loo!) and lying around groaning on the sofas. Once we recovered, we got together with family and caught up with the Christmas spirit. While I was staying with my Mum & Dad for a few days I rediscovered
some books from my childhood that had been squirrelled away in the
attic. Turning the pages was like journeying back in time. I
love the illustrations and the stories are just as good today. I'll be
working my way through them with Amy in our regular bedtime reading
slot.

Childhoodbook

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The only knitting to show so far is Billy who I finished for my friend's new nephew. I have lots of toys in progress and once the kids
are back at school I'll be finishing them off and popping them in the
shop – more news on them to follow.

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Wishing you all a fun time on New Year's Eve and a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year.