Cor-blimey guv! I've not been neglecting you, I've just been busy flapping around finishing my families presents in time to drop them off on my way home from York last weekend. Now I've just got J's family to finish off before Christmas. I've even managed to give the old sewing machine a clean and an oil (twice this year now! It must be Christmas! ;)

The decorations are slowly going up. We're planning a trip to the Christmas tree farm at the end of this week or middle of next - then the decs will be complete. Planning on planting the tree out in Jan down by the shed where the cherry used to be. In the mean time, all our stockings went up today. These were made a few years ago now, all the felt pieces lovingly hand-blanket stitched. J designed his own and wanted a rocket! Still not sure I like mine, and the cats could have been ironed ;)