positive I hope!

I have decided not bore everyone with doom and gloom suffice to say no work yet this term. But I have sent for two application forms, apart time teaching post and a support assistant post. yes a backward step maybe but needs must and all that.

Having thought that last year I had not made an awful lot I put together a photo album and was surprised to see how much there was. There is one item missing.


This was a panel that had been in the stash for ages and I quilted it and bound it with this strip that came down the side of the panel. It was part of John's Christmas presents. Christmas seems a distant memory now.

At the week end we were visited by our usual group of sparrows and the collar doves. But there was great excitement when a robin, blackbird and thrush all appeared too.

The photos are all taken from the kitchen window so are not the best quality. its surprising how much time I can spend at the window watching the birds and it must be great to have a real back garden and a conservatory to sit and watch in.









I am supposed to thinking of a doll character to make for a challenge i should be taking part in. I have tried to draw what i want but it has not worked out so I shall have to find a pattern I.
can use as a template.

I have been X stitching and have finished and posted one of my swap squares and have almost finished another. A bear has requested a jumper, so I started that yesterday and on the table i have some paper craft stuff that I am playing around with.

The weather has warmed up but its dull and rainy. I have put the central heating back on timer and I am wearing my fingerless mittens! Oh and two jumpers! And a scarf!!

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New Year

I have never really enjoyed New year's eve. Over the past few years we have watched Jools Holland and I have managed to stay cheerful. But this time we didn't bother staying up, John was coughing as bad as ever and I was in usual new year mode. I hate all the hype of how its all a fresh start and things will improve etc. Any way enough said. Today is the first day of a new term and I am at home!

It has been really chilly here and new year's eve we woke up to a sharp frost and I took these photos.






At dogdaisychains

I saw a similar photo the following day.


The weather has not improved and this morning woke to a smattering of snow and icy roads but the sun has come out and its reached a chill 1C.

The decorations are all packed away but I have left the snow folk out for a while longer until I feel spring should be on its way. It all looks a bit dreary at the moment but some ornaments need to be brought back down stairs.

I have a new dragon John bought him for our special day celebrated 20th December we have been together 19 years now.



Dragon has a lovely chime and is hanging above my sewing area. The machine is back from her Christmas break but her table looked like this for a very short period




I have almost finished a small x stitch for a swap. I was amazed reading other blogs just how much stitching people manage to complete in a year. My offering was really small it doesn't warrant a mention here! But if I thought long and hard I could come up with quite a good list of sewn and knitted items. I don't seem to get to stitch much any more. But have loads I could stitch WIPS UFOs and charts aplenty.

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