Snippets

There's nothing like a good home hints book.

Chinese for dinner, it has been such a long time since we have been out for dinner - just the 

four of us. Great chinese food and a very fun night.

New op shop finds - metres of each - some doona covers I think?

Choko's from the garden.

Mulberry jam, from the Nana's at a local church fair.

Festival love.

I have been cooking recipes from my Granny's old recipe books.

You can never have too much pink.

Also from the library - I LOVE my library.

Always drawing - Always counting money

New/old doily

This is the way things are looking around here right now. Behind the scenes is a mad rush to get things ready for Christmas before the kids finish up school next week. I have also chosen a very inappropriate time to start (yest start!) a spring clean of sorts. I'm talking crazy spring cleaning, like moving furniture and washing woolen blankets! 

Today it is time to put things back in order. Today, there is the big pre-christmas grocery shop to do, some more present shopping and tonight the silly season begins in earnest with the first of many Christmas celebrations.

Are you ready for Christmas yet? 

Has your celebrating already begun?

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

The tree is trimmed, the twinkle lights are hung; on the tree, on the house, in the garden. The stockings are hung. The Christmas bunting is hung. The countdown calender is hung and our countdown candles are being lit.



The rums balls, the cherry ripe slice, the Christmas cake and Christmas cookies have been baked. The panettone and stollen have been bought. The jelly and custard for the trifle have been made. The mangoes and cherries and watermelon have been bought.



The presents have all been wrapped. The Christmas carols have been playing. We have watched Christmas dvd's at rest time and read Christmas stories before bed. I have been flicking through Christmas issue magazine's over breakfast. We have been Christmas drawing, Christmas colouring in and Christmas crafting.



We have attended Christmas break-up parties, Christmas carol concerts and Grandma's church Christmas pageant



Tomorrow, I will make my trifle, tiramisu and a white chocolate cheesecake in the morning. In the afternoon we will decorate our gingerbread house.

We are ready.

Two more sleeps.