I am hearing:<\/strong> the traffic whizzing by it is \u2018home\u2019 time and the road is busy<\/p>\n I am watching:<\/strong> on the TV, the last part of Last Tango in Halifax which has been wonderful. Everyone in the hairderssers was talking about it today In the Kitchen:<\/strong>\u2028 Cottage pie for Lotta \u2013 a special request. Cranberry, orange and port Sauce for Christmas, Lotta\u2019s Christmas stars, Ben is making Strawberry Margaritas tonight to welcome my bother and his partner.<\/p>\n And a picture:<\/strong> Ben\u2019s Snowman lamp, almost as old as he is.<\/p>\n I hope you are cosy tonight?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 19th December 2012 Today my life feels like this: Outside My Window: Rain, cold dark, a miserable winter evening I am hearing: the traffic whizzing by it is \u2018home\u2019 time and the road is busy I am watching: on the … Continue reading
\nI am thinking:<\/strong> about the Christmas holiday, in a week\u2019s time it will be Boxing Day! what\u2019s left to do? must check the lists.
\nI am thankful:<\/strong> that I have finished work for the holiday and I have a little more energy today.
\nI am busy:<\/strong>\u2028 with my December project The days of December by Shimelle Laine. I am making a Father Christmas: I wine bottle tube or box. Some black felt, some red felt, some white marabou or something to make the white button cover that runs down Santa\u2019s middle. I wrapped the black felt around the tube and secured it with a few big stitches.
\nI then cut up a red felt Santa hat and wrapped it around the black. Because of the shape of the hat (triangle) some of the black felt shows which is lovely. Sew the seam of the red felt.
\nThe box has a lid so make a hat using the left over bits from the red hat and re-use the white pom-pom. Sew the white Marabou down the front of Santa. Make a black Belt from left over black felt, design Santa a face, put a bottle of wine inside, pop the hat on and Ta Da!
\nOne Santa bottle holder to go with the Snowman bottle holder that I bought Oh! so many years ago.
\nA few plans:<\/strong> Just Christmas prep. Why do I say just? There are many lists to consult, but as I love it all I suppose it feels like \u2018just\u2019
\nIn the garden:<\/strong> Wet, wet and more wet. Just the same as November. I have some plants to pot up tomorrow, two lovely red Skimmia, a pretty dark pink Lenten rose and two cyclamen red or white, I can\u2019t decide yet.<\/p>\n![\"snowman\"](\"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowman1.jpg\")
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