Friday 30 December 2011

Post Christmas Catchup!

Christmas came ...

teenagers both in the house, peeled unquestionably, slept in ...


allowing himself and I a very rare peaceful breakfast before he went off to visit his daughter ...

 presents, children, lots of love and ...


lots of laughter!

they left, the dinner went on and the bottles opened,
my mother arrived drank, ate, opened and left ...

and we had a little more time to exhale  :) 

I'm still trying to work out what day of the week it is, and am in that post mayhem CBA (can't be arsed) mode

There are one or two makes that I never got to show you (some I still can't for now)

a couple of last minute gifts



I confess I was still finishing this one off for himself on Christmas Day! 
Shocking I know :) 

And then I headed off for a couple of days, no Internet, no sewing machine, I just couldn't go without SOME stitching ... could I?


it's coming along!


meet Brian!  gifted to me by a friend at work, who also made the most amazing Angel that sits in the studio, she's such a clever lady ....

So, that's us pretty much caught up, all's quiet here, a little stitching each day, and I'm itching....
yes.... itching to start something new, but I know I shouldn't

not yet!

I'm slowly getting more blog reading done, but not much commenting, I'll get back in the swing of it soon   :) 

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and Santa brought you all you were hoping for, along with a few special surprises too!  If I don't get a chance to say it before hand Happy New Year!


14 comments:

Manda said...

Sounds like you had a good christmas! Happy new year!

Sarah said...

Thats such a lovely picture of your teenagers! Sounds like you've had a lovely time - I'm totally in CBA mode too, I tried so hard to snap out of it yesterday but apparently it didnt work! Hope you have a great night tomorrow, and, when it comes, I wish you a wonderful new year!

Judith, Belfast said...

Brian's a cutie! Lovely pouches T! Good to hear you had a good Christmas! Enjoy your N.Year celebrations! Jxo

Lizzie Allen said...

Love Brian! He's very funky.
Referencing The Magic Roundabout?? I had a soft toy bunny I had named Dylan who ended up rather tatty.

Mrs Flying Blind... said...

I look forward to the day my 3 hug 'without screaming'!!
Nice to see you, to see you nice xxx

Barb said...

I love your last minute gifts....glad you had a fun Christmas!

Katy Cameron said...

Love the pouches, and Brian is fab!

sweetypie said...

that stitching looks amazing, hoping to see you soon tina

Nicky said...

That is called just in time production I think and is favoured by the Japanese I think! Glad you enjoyed it and the makes may have been last minute but no less beautiful!

Canadian Abroad said...

Looks and sounds like a happy time. And so pleased you are kicking back and relaxing. Exactly what you should be doing. Enjoy!

Leanne said...

Sounds like a wonderful holiday! I wish you and yours the best for the coming year. Thank you for always being such an inspiration.

Marianne said...

This is beautiful, Trudy. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Fiona @ Poppy Makes said...

Aww love that photo of your teenagers Trudi :) Happy New Year! x

Archie The Wonder Dog said...

CBA mode - sounds like my CBB mode (can't be bothered!). Love Brian!