I'd better get a move on, or it will be over before I get started. I don't have much room in my little cottage, so I'm decorating my hall stand for Christmas...
my little Christmas tree ($2 from the op shop/thrift store) is 10 inches/27cm tall
I'm revisiting Mitford this Christmas/holiday season...
And in 2025 I'm going to use this Bible study/reading plan...
I love seeing all the wintery, snowy scenes at Christmas time from the northern hemisphere. Unfortunately we are in summer here, so there is ALWAYS garden work to do...
Freya inspecting my mowing efforts
Trying to lop the top out of the pittosporum that is almost up to the power line...
I need a taller ladder or longer arms
Around the garden...
should be a good crop of blackberries this season
the green beans are up
the silverbeet is growing
see the tiny flowers on my tomato plant?
apples are getting bigger
Trying to get these little Christmas trees finished as gifts for the family...
And this lap blanket finished as a wedding gift for Denver and Sophie...
5 x 5 squares, which are all done, I just have to sew them together and crochet some border rows and an edging. I have 4 weeks!!
Dreaming of a winter wonderland...
And on the theme of 'keeping it simple'...
"When I was visiting Elizabeth recently, she was lamenting over what to get her thirty-plus grandchildren for Christmas. Her dilemma pales in comparison to what her own grandparents faced with more than 100 grandchildren. In those days, the grandparents gave each child a bag filled with candy and perhaps a small dish or handkerchief - simple tokens that have become priceless treasures with time."
From The Amish Cook - Elizabeth Coblentz
May your days be merry and bright!
xx
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