Last Christmas I totally overdid it. After decorating the Church on Christmas Eve, Midnight Mass, a full day of cooking the Christmas lunch followed by two more days of cooking for our annual mulled wine and mince pie carol singing party, I ended up (on my birthday no less) in bed for two days with […]

I’m way behind on all sorts of things – house cleaning, laundry, writing Christmas cards, answering emails. You name it and it’s waiting to be done. Today I just had a what the heck moment and decided that what I REALLY wanted to do was have a little go at making one of the Zippy […]

Frosty cold, with tingling toes and rosy cheeks we visited the Christmas market in Nuremberg this weekend. We needed fortification with traditional Feuerzangenbowle, which left us with a warm glow in our stomachs and smiles on our faces. We ate Nürnberger Bratwurst, Lebkuchen and Marroni (roast chestnuts) and soaked up the atmosphere. Here are a […]

I’m done! I’ve met my deadline and I’m done! One pair of socks is already winging its way to Canada and the super-luminous socks will be delivered to their recipient this evening. I kind of hope he will be deliriously happy. My husband just laughed when I told him that. He still can’t get his […]

Don’t worry – I haven’t given up on the socks! My needles are still clicking away like mad. Not far to go now….. But I have started planning a little pre-Christmas project. I was inspired by Nicole over at Sister’s Choice and I’m planning to make a few of these Ziggy Strippy bags by Atkinson […]