Sunday Baking........

I had a request from the boys to make some Sweet Mince Pies. I had fully intended to make some on Christmas Eve but I ran out of time due to all the other things that needed attending to. I had no plans today, and when DH and the boys went out for a bike ride I decided to have some treats for their return........ Cherry Trifle, Florentines and Sweet Mince Pies


They went down a treat........

Perfect Weather..........

Christmas day has been and most of the UK is bathed in snow, here in the North we have had snow for over a week now, and sub zero temperatures. It was lovely waking up on Christmas morning to see it still around.. The sun shone all day with bright blue skies. We went out in the morning, deciding not to take the car out, instead opting for a short walk down by the old church and across the snowy covered fields. It was mighty cold but we soon warmed up, it took about an hour just long enough to work up an appetite for lunch.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas .......

It is late and Christmas Day is nearly upon us ........




Here's wishing you all a Happy and Peacefull time.

Christmas Decorations......

Decorating the tree yesterday took most of the evening. I took time off to watch the Strictly Ballroom final, I have been following the show all season and was so pleased Chris and Ola won. A triumph for the underdog. Anyway back to our tree....... now finished

Below are some of the some decorations I have made this year

for my new paper Christmas tree.......

The paper snowflakes hanging at my studio windows are great to make and very addictive.

The idea came from a fellow blogger http://bugsandfishes.blogspot.com/2008/12/snowflake-curtain.html check it out, they are so, so simple to make and look fab. We had our Christmas Breakfast/Lunch at work last Friday and I got a few of the girls making them. All you need is paper, pencil and scissors, and something round for a template. I now have another stash to stitch and hang, so I must get on.

December Song.......

The Christmas tree has been bought, we went to a local Country Hall where you take your own saw and are directed into a field full of Norway Pine Trees. We were lucky as we found one we both liked straight away, not too much squabbling this year, within minutes it was down and voila, in the car . It only cost us £16 and we got a free cup of coffee in the tea rooms.


Must get it inside as it is snowing heavily,hopefully back tomorrow with it decorated in all its glory. I will leave you with a song I am liking at the moment.

The First Snow of Winter.......

From late summer to the first snows of winter, where oh where has the past 3 months gone. I seem to have got out of the habit of blogging due to one reason or another. I have almost forgotten I have a blog and have been quite happy to be a voyeur of other blogs.

Last week a friend at work reminded me that I have been an absentee on the blogging front and was I going to start again, she is keen to see some of the christmas decorations I have been making of late. I hope to decorate our tree this weekend and will take some photos, until then here is a sneak preview.........

The first snow of winter arrived this morning, I was rushing first thing but just had time to snap a few pics.

See you at the weekend........

At Long Last.......

after 3 months of no blogging, (where has the time gone,) I need to get back into a routine, I know I work better when I have an orderly life. I blame my star sign... Virgo. Holidays, a full house and illness in the family has upset my routine, hence my blogging block. Where to begin ...... well I might as well start with welcoming you to visit my new space.

About a month ago I reached my big half century birthday, and my present was this gorgeous, fantastic shed. A space for me to be creative, to have all my things around me and if I make a mess no problem, I can walk away and clear away at my leisure. Not that I have made a big mess yet. It feels too new at the moment and I just want to enjoy the newness of it all. It was all built and lovingly put together by DH, his present to me. If I say so myself he has done a fantastic job, don't you think so............


I have shelves with storage for fabrics and a desk to work on. I have decorated it and everyone says it reminds them of a beach hut. It is my girly space all pink and florals.


I have lots more photos but will keep them for another post, I promise.