Monthly Archives: December 2010

A time to be out in the snow

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

I can’t remember the last time I’ve been sledging. At home in England we live on a hill, and when the snow came, many people went about their business with a sledge in tow – pulling either children or shopping … Continue reading →

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Last-Minute Patchwork Tote

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Now that Christmas is over and present have been presented I can share one of my little projects. This one was a gift for a very dear friend and very talented sewist. It was not literally a last minute project… … Continue reading →

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At the end of these busy days…

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

It has been strange and wonderful, being back in Germany for Christmas after so many years. Lovely to have familiar sights and sounds, showing my little family my ‘old’ Christmas, and being responsible for nothing but the potato mash at … Continue reading →

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With love from me to you

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

We were very lucky on our jouneys this Christmas. We set off extremely early on our way to the airport, and were surprised by roads that were actually okay! We ended up with nine hours to spare at the airport … Continue reading →

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Stay in Touch

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

Weather / snow permitting, we should be boarding a plane to Germany a few hours from now (if we get to the airport and it’s open…) to celebrate Christmas with my family, which is all very exciting! We are nowhere … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

In this season of love and gratitude it’s the perfect time to say: ..to all of you who have written such lovely and encouraging comments and emails to me when I embarked on this new venture of blog and shop, … Continue reading →

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Weather & Quilt update

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

Yesterday we woke up to 8inches/ 20 cm of snow, and it didn’t stop snowing all day. It felt as if the whole street had taken a day off – good thing it was Saturday anyway. Only one or two … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread aeroplanes

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

We did some (more) baking today. Since it’s advent, you just have to squeeze in as much biscuit baking as possible before it’s too late, don’t you? We made “Gingerbread men” with a recipe from Feeding the Whole Family by … Continue reading →

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A little breather

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

As I was standing in the post office queue yesterday (outside the post office on the street, mind you), going through all the things still on my to-do-list for the day, and trying to entertain a bored toddler at the … Continue reading →

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Getting ready for Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Here we are, halfway through advent already! We’ve been busy working on the Christmas gifts for friends and family, but I better not share too much, in case the “right” people are popping by! Another of our little advent rituals … Continue reading →

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