My plan back in October was to knit tiny mittens as an advent calendar for FB. However what with house selling stuff, and then most of November being taken up with illnesses of one sort or another, I got to ten (and a bit) mitts and realised that it wasn’t sensible to run myself into the ground for something that FB wasn’t old enough to understand.

At that point I was doing it for me, and I was fine with letting it go for this year.

That said I really should take some time over this winter to get them finished and packed away ready for next December. So I’m going to leave them in an obvious place to nudge me to get it done.

The photos aren’t great, since it was getting dark when I took down the decorations, but I wanted to share a new tradition that my sister and I have got going – family decorations.

Each year we’re going to make one for each other and another one for ourselves. I love that it’s going to add even more memories to our trees.

This gingerbread man is mine.

This poinsettia was made by my sister.

Given that I didn’t have a tree this year, they were hung off the beaded wire decorating one the the prints in our living room, and actually it really showed them off. :)

W bought me a Persnickity Knits Gigi Clutch for Christmas this year. Actually he bought it in the summer but I had to wait, and I’m ok with that. :)

It’s very pretty, and it has lots of pockets, which always makes me happy.

It’s going to be wonderful for knitting on the go – both out and about and around the house.

Happy New Year!

This is the best photo I got of FB’s Christmas pjs. You’ll just have to take my work for it that there is a little square of the trouser fabric appliqued to the top. :)

I didn’t realise it when I bought the fabric in the summer, but the fact it has squirrels on it is so perfect for him right now, since there have been lots of squirrels raiding the bird feeders in our garden, which have given us no end of entertainment in the last couple of weeks.

My uncle and aunt surprised us on Boxing Day with an amazing nativity from Slovakia.

Up to now we haven’t had a nativity, and I really really love the style of it.

Currently the three wise men are slowly making their way across the side board.

On the 6th we’re planning to Wasail our allotment (with it’s tiny orchard) and the add the three wise men to the nativity for the night.

A fitting end to Christmas for this year.

(This is my favourite figure. I love her spotted headscarf and bread. <3)