December has arrived...

...and I am getting complaints that we are the only house I_N_T_H_E_W_O_R_L_D without their Christmas decorations up. Well, I'm not sure if that is entirely correct but I can also appreciate that everyone else does seem to have had decorations up for ages now. What's that about?? These same people will have them back in their boxes by the eve of January 2nd. When we will proudly display them until the correct 12th night.. whatever night that is.  Still to be worked out in this house.
Anyway...

it's coming. I spent yesterday afternoon cleaning "properly" under/over/roundabout in preparation for the big event. But I have been busy with other things.

My husband's sister had her 40th birthday last week. It wasn't fully decided that I would make her a quilt, just a seed of an idea that hovered in the air. Then as per usual for me, as time ticked on and later in the day than I would wish for comforts sake.. I decided to go for it. What a busy week!! Then the schools were closed due to extreme weather forecast so the planned big quilting day I had the children at home. They left me alone to pull and tug the quilt through the machine. It's really hard physical work when the quilt is so big. Well, cut a long story.. blah blah.. finished and wrapped it went to it's new owner who was delighted. One happy quilter.

Tomorrow the boxes come down from the attic, so let's expect some festive pics shortly.

P.S How cool was this... a hard boiled double yoke-r!!