New scarf

Here's one of the lovely presents I got for my recent birthday. A Donna Wilson scarf.

Me and foxy are a team now, rarely parted.

It came beautifully wrapped with a free cotton bag. And look who was on the accompanying card. THE KING!!!!!

Top birthday package I reckon :)

One particularly naughty friend who happens to be a couple of years younger than me and likes to make sure I remember that fact, sent me this card. Inside she put, "I saw this and thought of you".

Ho Ho Ho!

If I ever get to be that age, I sure hope I will be like her.

Feeling a bit crafty

I have started a tapestry. It is destined to live on the seat part of a dining room chair.

Can you tell what it is yet?

I'll give you some clues...

All images copyright freckleface

Ooh, suddenly I feel all foxy! ;)

A stay in London

On my recent trip to London, I stayed with my younger sister in her lovely apartment. It has a very serene feel with lots of lovely space. 

November

Ah, so that was November. I think I'll have December next please.

 

 

London workshop with Julie Arkell

Had a lovely time at the workshop, although proved to be a bit of a dunce with the knitting side of things...

Julie was lovely; all sparkly, sweet and gentle and there to help when things went wrong.

Here is my creature so far, she needs a bit more work on that outfit. The hat took me most of the day, but I enjoyed it, learning something new.

The expression on her face reminds me of Dame Edna Everage when faced with something or someone lacking in gentility.

She was supposed to be a bit folk, but I think she is more like one of the spinsters on the TV series Cranford, which is a period drama here in the UK. There is a group of unmarried ladies of a certain age, who get a bit excitable over a new bonnet which might be totally impractical and unsuitable. I love that.

It's my birthday!

This time last year we were on holiday.

Winter sunshine. Bliss.

We went on a last-minute all-inclusive package holiday for the first time ever. Fuerteventura. We thought our house purchase had fallen through, so we just went off for a week of doing not very much other than eat, drink and read books. We were a bit nervous, but it was seriously lovely.

 

 

Yule log

A recent purchase from the charity shop.

I'm going to make this Yule log! :)

It reminds me of the episode in The Good Life where Barbara and Tom do their own homemade Xmas, and Barbara makes the cutest Yule log.

These two photos above are stills from the episode, and here below is the link to the episode on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v7Vy9lHv6I