DPP Day 11 ~ A Gem of a Generator
On Friday night we waved goodbye to this:
This hulking brute had provided power from early Tuesday morning until 8pm Friday evening when we were finally re-connected to the main grid :-)
DPP Day 12 ~ Make and Cake
We had our last make and cake session for the year and as is the custom I made chocolate peppermint shortbread:
I had real problems with the shortbread mix and so the biscuit base although yummy was very crumbly, hence the irregularities in shape and size! Still it was good to gather and craft with friends.
DPP Day 13 ~ St Lucia Day
Cinnamon swirls made to the accompaniment of a St Lucia recording via you tube was the order of the day. They weren't served at the crack of dawn but shared for afternoon tea with a very dear friend:
We survived another steady down pour of rain on Saturday and woke to blue skies and frost this morning. I think the past few weeks are catching up with me health wise and so I made the decision to be home based for the remainder of the weekend.
I still seem to be in denial about Christmas preparations and every year I say the same thing, "The only year I was organised when I was pregnant with Pip, which is seven years ago!!" Sadly I do not have the nesting instinct to keep me on track and now I have a birthday to organise two days before the big day :-)
We have bought all the presents and so they only need wrapping and since our present list is quite small it shouldn't take that long. Pip spent the afternoon writing out her home made Christmas cards and as a treat for "Gaudete" Sunday both her and Benedict watched a Christmas Film. All in all, a good day.
We have bought all the presents and so they only need wrapping and since our present list is quite small it shouldn't take that long. Pip spent the afternoon writing out her home made Christmas cards and as a treat for "Gaudete" Sunday both her and Benedict watched a Christmas Film. All in all, a good day.
Advent Blessings x