Happy New Year

 

 

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

 

 

Sending my best wishes to all for a happy and healthy new year as we enter this new decade 2020

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie 

 

 

 

 

Just for my own reference, a list of finishes for 2019

 

35. Two nativity felt ornaments

34. Gelato socks

33. Blue socks

32. 12 mini Christmas stockings

31. 4 ply scarf

30. School cardigan

29. School cardigan

28. Spring challenge @ NH

27. Promise Me - Lizzie Kate

26. Socks in WYS Brightside wool

25. 'Boutique' (freebie card kit)

24. Madeleintosh socks

23. Top down childrens knitted cardigan

22. A Little Wedding - L*K

21. Baby blanket

20. Cygnet cable socks

19. Yak/merino socks

18. Rose (freebie card kit)

17. Easter exchange - bunny

16. Shawl - Northern Lights

15. Set of doll clothes for Ken

14. Childs aran cable cardigan

13. Santa Dog (freebie card kit)

12. Christmas Cactus rib socks

11. WYS Forget Me Not rib socks

10. CCN Gingerbread Cottage

09. Red 'flower border 'cardigan

08. Herbert Hedgehog (freebie card kit)

07. Spring Birdie (freebie card kit)

06. Fingerless Mitts (teal)

05.Winter SAL - snowman

04. High Hopes - just Nan

03. Valentine Exch card

02. Fingerless Mitts (blue multi)

01.Dennis Wool socks

 

 

Books read 2019

43. The Library of Lost and Found - Phaedra Patrick

42. Calling Mrs Christmas - Carole Matthews

41. The Pearl Thief - Fiona McIntosh

40. Twenty Wishes - Debbie Macomber

39. The Giver of Stars - Jojo Moyes

38. The Sun Sister - Lucinda Riley

37. A Postcard from Italy - Alex Brown

36. A Gathering Light - Jennifer Donnelly

35. The Lavender House - Hilary Boyd

34. The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes - Ruth Hogan

33. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper - Phaedra Patrick

32. Conclave - Robert Harris

31. Never Greener - Ruth Jones

30. Nightingale - Fiona McIntosh

29. The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood - Susan Wittig Albert

28. Cartes Postales from Greece - Victoria Hislop

27. Swallowtail Summer - Erica James

26. The Temptation of Gracie - Santa Montefiore

25. Last Letter Home - Rachel Hore

24. Fingers in the Sparkle Jar - Chris Packham

23. Fortune's Rocks - Anita Shreve

22. The Lemon Tree Hotel - Rosanna Ley

21. The Sealwomans Gift - Sally Magnusson

20. The Lost Village - Neil Spring

19. The Clockmakers Daughter - Kate Morton

18. Old Baggage - Lissa Evans

17. The Ghost Tree - Barbara Erskine

16. Return to the Italian Quarter - Domenica de Rosa

15. The Burning Chambers - Kate Mosse

14. The Moon Sister - Lucinda Riley

13. A Cotswold Mystery - Rebecca Tope

12. No Escape - Lucy Clarke

11. The Girl on the Cliff - Lucinda Riley

10. The Librarian - Sally Vickers

09. A Seaside Affair - Fern Britton

08. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton

07. Paw Tracks in the Moonlight - Denis O'Connor

06. Whisper in the Dark - Emma Healey

05. Love, Iris - Elizabeth Noble

04. Perfect - Rachel Joyce

03. A Whisper of Peace - Kim Vogel Sawyer

02. Casting Off - P I Paris

01. The Bride of Ivy Green - Julie Klassen

 



Merry Christmas

December is marching on and we've passed the winter solstice and counted down the days for this years Christmas celebrations. 

It's been a while since I blogged here.  Things are still challenging for us.  As well as the ongoing problems that I am still facing, DH has now been diagnosed with a serious heart problem and is awaiting a heart operation which hopefully will not be too far away.  We have a bag packed ready just in case of emergency admission!

Unfortunately, blog reading has not really been happening and I apologise for not visiting you recently.  Lots of things have not been happening. 

I've finished off a couple of ornaments stitched earlier this year

 

 

 

I made a couple of felt ornaments and sent them to each of my nephews and their wife/partner as they are both to become fathers themselves in the spring.

 

 

 

Socks have been knitted in quieter moments and in hospital waiting rooms

 

 

 

 





Earlier in December we attended a Christmas tree festival at church.  There were 1300 trees in all.  Such a spectacular sight to see, here's a few.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The community centre organised a Christmas Fayre and the knitting group I belong to had a stall filled with delights for sale to boost our funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also at the community centre we had 'Cinema in the community' this past week - 50 people were invited to see Miracle on 34th Street on the big screen and enjoy a buffet lunch after.  DH and I were lucky to receive an invite and it was so lovely to enjoy the company of local people we call friends.

 

 

 

It wouldn't be Christmas if I hadn't had my annual chat with the reindeer

 

 

and I did bake and ice my cake ...

 

 



 

Postie has delivered some lovely gifts, thank you ladies.

 

Parcel from June 

 

A table centre handmade by Christine

 

Ornament from Deb

 

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, have fun and enjoy!

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie