made Christmas cards for the girlies this morning. first Ellie

then Francesca

Then saw the trees we bought at a Christmas market last week and decided they looked festive on the piano so I wanted to share.

200gram ball of wool for a cowl!

patchwork Christmas card

small mince pie, very yummy with a cuppa!

same quilting theme for a friends birthday

these guys are also going onto cards, they look festive in their scarves, yet they can hang on the tree as ornaments too.

finished the tie backs for my curtains

it's time to make cakes for Christmas

Back from a long long break ....

Made some curtains, but not the patchwork

grew some bulbs in spring

garden survived a hailstorm!

managed to keep an orchid alive for a year and grow new flowers!

Sad ;( finished brownies, and the unit closed none else wanted to run it.

Francesca's installation at college

made a gift for a friend

a paper gardenia I made

Ellies birthday cake

Two special birthdays for the girls this year

Ellie on her birthday with grandpa

a party to mark the occasions

Baddesley Clinton very near to us, Ian and I spent our wedding anniversary visiting.

Francesca's off to university

a room with a view in wales

first homemade soup of the year

a felt rose made into a brooch

sunset over our garden

first patchwork this year!

looking after Pedro for the day, went a walk in the rain!