Christmas morning snaps...

Hello my lovelies! So, Christmas day has come and gone, and we have a brand new year to look forward to! Did you have a good Christmas? For some reason, perhaps the fact that we were ill in the run up to the big day, I felt completely unorganised and out of my depth this year. Hubby had to work on Christmas day, so it was a very quiet one for us. The highlight for me is always our Christmas Carol service at church on Christmas Eve...I always connect with the reason for the season, and it never passes me by without a tear or two of utter gratitude for the Gift we've been given! So, regardless of the fact that the 25th was a low key day, I still managed to enjoy being with the children, and having a quieter day was a blessing! On Boxing day my two sisters and their families came to visit, and we managed to have a 'proper' Christmas dinner! Such fun! We laughed, chatted and laughed some more, and it was a precious time spent together. We had so much fun, I forgot to take pictures! But, here are a few snaps from Christmas morning. Enjoy what's left of 2012!

 

Oh look...Santa's come to visit!

 

 

Big smiles all around!

 

 

Wow...look what Daddy...ahem, I mean our little man, got from Father Christmas!

 

 

Little miss was pleased as punch with her loot...Can you spot the sewing machine? She is so excited to learn to sew on her own spotty wonder!

 

 

 

Well, we were all thoroughly blessed this year! Hope you were too! Merry Christmas...again!

 

Blessings, Tania ♥

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Have yourself a merry little Christmas...

Finally...the germs have left and I'm feeling human again! Perhaps going to bed FOUR hours before midnight last night helped! And now, I'm in the Christmas mood! I just have to reflect on all the blessings in my life, regardless of the stink bombs life has thrown this way, and I know...I am blessed! I thought I'd share some snaps from our home with you. Have yourself a merry little Christmas everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blessings, Tania ♥

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavenly Angels...

Well, it's a beautiful sunny Sunday morning here in Cambridgeshire, and there is a sprinkling of frost on the rooftops. Just beautiful...You can't help but feel blessed and cheerful when the sun greets you with such a big smile! Have you had a good weekend so far? It's just been more of the same in my valley...sewing morning, noon and night! I've managed to finish three angels, and am quite pleased with how they turned out. Meters of cotton thread later, they are standing proud...









I do feel a little distracted from blogging at the moment, as there is so much to do. Do forgive me for my haphazard posting, and although I haven't managed to respond to all your heartwarming comments, I have read and appreciated every single word! Thank you all for saying 'hello' when you do! Soon the busy-ness will ease off, and normal service will commence! I hope that you are all well, and that life is treating you kindly!

Blessings, Tania ♥

Growing strawberries...

Those of you who know me well, will know that I am not green-fingered at all. I have very good intentions when I start looking after new potted friends...but before long they wilt, hang their shoulders and look forlorn, like an abandoned lover on a train station platform! I'm still trying to figure out if I give them too much love (water) or too little... I have tried talking to them, because that's what you're supposed to do right? You're supposed to talk to your plants and they'll flourish...Perhaps my conversation bores them to death? Anyhow, for now I've given up on compost, gardening gloves and dead-heading plants, and I've 'grown' some strawberries of a different kind. These are magic strawberries! I 'planted' the seeds first thing in the morning, and after some hours of 'cultivating', they had grown to epic proportions!

 

First, there was one...

 

 



 

One turned into many...

 

These sweet smelling fruity friends are for hanging...to look pretty...to shimmy up a dull door or corner...Or, they can be put to good use as pin cushions...and look pretty at the same time! They won't wilt...they won't droop...and THAT is even after they've been poked by pins! Hurrah! For now I hang up my gardening gloves...the plants will thank me...

 

Have a superb, terrific day my blogging friends!

Tania ♥



Getting sorted...

Brrrr...today is a chilly day for us, and a wet one! I had to de-ice the car for the first time this morning, and that always signals the arrival of woolly-sock-weather! Regardless of wanting to hibernate under the duvet, the children are back at school, and a lot needs doing around here! I apologise if I haven't replied to all your wonderful, warm comments in previous posts, but it seems 'Mr. Time' has turned into 'Mr. Scrooge' in it's giving! I do so love hearing from you, and I read and appreciate every word! I'm trying to cram in as much as I possibly can in a day, and the midnight oil has been burning for the last few nights too! Today has seen me do a little Christmas shopping, and I've been sorting out and finishing off a few projects. Oh, and a little reading over a cuppa. I found this edition of 'Homemaker', and in it was a supplement with the loveliest vintage sewing images. Pure eye-candy! I don't quite know what I'm going to do with all the pull-outs, but I'm pretty sure I'll find something to do with them. I was thinking of photocopying the images, and using it to gift wrap pressies...amongst other things!

Apart from swooning over these gorgeous pages, I have managed to list some of my items on my Facebook page. Do pop over and say hello! Just click ♥HERE♥ On there you will find...

'Take a leaf from this book' bookmarks...finally a batch is completed!

 

 

'Posh Pooch Daschund' Keyring/Book bag buddies...

 

 

'Sleepy Cloud' Hair clip tidy...

 

 

 

'Itty-bitty birdie' Christmas ornament...

 

 





 

 So, a little of this and a little of that! What have you been up to today?

 

Tania ♥♥♥

 



Higgledy-piggledy Christmas houses

At last! I've actually managed to sit down at my Elna today, and I've made some quirky little Christmas houses for the craft fairs I'll be selling at. Such fun!

A gazillion more to go! But for now...a cup of tea...

Blessings, Tania ♥

Lazy weekends...

This weekend was supposed to be a very productive one, with countless jobs needing to be done. But...instead, I opted for procrastination, shoved the old 'To-do-list' aside, and enjoyed some playtime with the kidlets. They were given a gingerbread house kit for Christmas (thank you Sue!), and as we hadn't got round to assembling it yet, we spent Saturday decorating our Hansel and Gretel cottage with sweet delights. Needless to say, it took quite a while as there was a lot of slacking (or should I say snacking?) going on! Hee-hee.... I supervised and was chief glue-er, whilst the kidlets did the decorating. This is what it looked like finished...it doesn't look like that anymore...little fingers has picked away at it!

              

On Sunday we had a Pyjama day...I know, L-A-Z-Y! In an effort to completely ignore the mountain of laundry that was staring me in the face, I took to blogging a bit, whilst the kidlets created Fuzzy Felt pictures.

And this is my nemesis of sorting, ironing and packing away...The worst thing is that there is an equally big load spilling over in the laundry basket waiting to be washed...Eugh...

New year's resolution no. 1: STAY ON TOP OF THE LAUNDRY! Enough said.

Have a fabulous Monday, and an even better rest of the week!

                                          

A Belated Merry Christmas to you!

Oh my...I have well and truly fallen off the blogging wagon this time, haven't I? Perhaps now that the new year has arrived, I can make a resolution to be more prompt with posting? I will try my darndest! November and December has been a whirlwind of hard work, preparations and festivities, and at times I found myself completely consumed by all the almighty 'To-do-list', so much so that I think I may have forgotten to eat some days, and managed to shed about 6 kg in the process! Fear not though...the Christmas pudding, cheeseboard and gallons of port have surely tossed it all back onto my thighs!

Now, before Christmas is completely forgotten, I thought I'd share a few snaps of our holiday with you. It was a very memorable and special occasion for our family this year, as my parents came to visit us all the way from Namibia on the African continent. We hadn't seen them in over four years, so to introduce two new grandchildren to them (mine and my sister's!) was truly wonderful! Here is our Noel in pictures!

Cooking Christmas Day Lunch

Me, my Mum and Sister

Lunch is served!

Cheers!

I hope you've enjoyed taking a peek at our Christmas snaps, and that you've had a blessed one too. I'd like to wish you all the very best for 2012! May this year be the best yet!