I was ashamed to realise that I've not posted a blog for a month but then swiftly decided to cut myself some slack when I looked back over that time. I've worked two weekends, had a cold, almost lost my voice and generally felt pretty exhausted. I have also completed a few creative projects but, in the interests of present secrecy, can't possibly share them with you just yet.
As for the rest of the Christmas preparations, I am feeling a strong kinship for Santa's elves right now, who must also be frantically busy planning and making. My elvish story so far goes a bit like this...
I have completed the construction of the majority of this year's Christmas card substitutes - at least the non-edible ones - but do need to either think about labels or some other sort of device that informs the recipient that the non-Christmas card is from me. Without this essential bit it's hardly a Christmas card substitute is it?!
As for the edible ones, they are planned and I'm awaiting delivery of a critical piece of kit but have have yet to turn the list of ingredients into a shopping list. [Note to self - write shopping list!]
I've ordered some yarn to make something for a friend. Hopefully that will arrive very soon since I think I may be being a little ambitious and under-estimating how long it's going to take me to complete. It's a crochet project and the first line says "chain 670 stitches". I rather feel I'm going to be locked in a room with no distractions for quite some time if I'm to keep count, let alone produce an even pattern on all subsequent rows, of which there are many. Perhaps this may make a better present for 2017?
I've been getting creative with jam jars, sticky back plastic and glass frosting spray. Whatever the directions for use say on the side of the spray can about using at room temperature and covering all surrounding areas, the simplest thing is to take it all outside. No matter how much newspaper you spread everywhere you can't get away from the hideous fumes. I'm also not keen on having a frosted cat and, if I'm outside, she prefers to watch from behind the safety glass of the back door! However, this does rely on the weather being dry and not too cold so, thanks to storm Angus currently battering the UK, that job has also been put on hold.
Mind you, this means I can put my feet up with a cuppa and start perusing the recipe books to work out what to cook for Christmas Eve - my responsibility this year.
I guess I'd better go and put the kettle on!
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