(Today I’m linking in with Blog in France’s Christmas Blog Hop…you might want to hop over there and have a look at some of the other links) When I came to Switzerland over 20 years ago (gulp! Can it really be that long?), I casually assumed that having lived in the UK and the US, […]

I should NEVER, NEVER, NEVER have opened my big mouth and said that Christmas preparations were ticking along nicely here on the hill. Please tell me not to do that again… Of course, you’ve guessed it, the lurgy has struck. I think I have the flu. It certainly feels like the flu. My head hurts, […]

This morning I rattled off my Christmas star table runner….a super-quick project. I actually managed to spray baste for the first time ever – and it worked well. I finished off with some perle cotton big stitch quilting outlining the shape. This is a super simple project – using charm squares of Joy by Kate […]

A little late…due to our Barcelona trip and the fact that everything on the foliage front is covered in a thick layer of snow…but here are our advent candles. Made by my eldest daughter – who loves anything to do with decorating for Christmas. I was out watching Daniel looking a bit rough in Skyfall […]

Over the years I’ve spent a lot of Christmases run ragged and not able to enjoy anything because I’ve been so tired that I could barely stand up. When the children were smaller I tried to make Christmas into a completely magical experience from start to finish. I put the tree up and decorated when […]