The carnage was too horible to photograph and I just don’t have the energy now any way.

What I don’t fail at though is folding paper stars:

I’ve made lots of these and will be selling them at the christmas fair. Speaking of which…

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If the baking fails at least I’ll have something to sell lol.

It’s starting to get so that I’m waking up in half light and coming home in the dark. That’s ok though, christmas is coming! Tomorrow marks one month to christmas. Are you ready? I had planned to do a whole lot of christmas crafting for family and friends. What I’ve actually done is sign up to participate in a local christmas fair… It’s on the 12th of December.

So… I’ve been being industrious and I’m making many decorations, planning how my stall will look, planning what cakes and cookies/biscuits I will make. It’s frightening and exciting all at the same time.

I tried photographing my decorations but I just can’t do them justice. I’d have another go but they are all wrapped ready to be sold now. I have to be organised you know.

I must be mad to agree to do it at such short notice but it is Christmads!

I’m still alive, just! Managed to finish the main bit’s and pieces. Camera is still being temperamental so no pics but just as well really in case anyone reads my blog and sees what they are getting. Dark look at snoopers. Feel relieved it’s Friday tomorrow and Saturday I leave for my mom’s and a bit of R and R. Haven’t been blogging much cos right now I’m on dial up. Don’t even ask why or I may start cursing. Totally sucks because no one uses dial up any more and I can barely load any site at that speed without it taking half an hour! So I didn’t really want to try and blog and have it wipe my post with a time out.

So obviously I won’t be around much over christmas. I will try and log on at my moms but prolly will be too busy getting merry LOL. I am really looking forward to the Hello Kitty KAL that starts christmas eve. IF I can find some suitable wool. I don’t fancy a trip up the west end during christmas time :O. Scary. Might have to though if I want to get started on time. I wish I had chosen the Knit version rather than the crochet version because it looks uber cute but I’m sure the adults is just as cute just not so clear an image with the small pics. Oh and I’ve never felted anything before so that’s kinda scary too. Must remember to look up felting.

So no recent pics for you sorry about that. Here’s some flowers to satiate you till next time…

Merry Christmas!

Saturday night and sitting home doing nothing. Fun fun… I was supposed to be going out but the least said about that the better. So instead I started a mystery Amigurumi. I made up the pattern myself so prepare yourself for a bizarre FO ;)).

Then I happened to get talking to my mom on MSN. She’s net savvy don’tcha know ;). As she’s about to go she says to me “Do you want banana’s and nut’s in your Christmas stocking?”. Baffled I replied no banana’s or nut’s thanks. Bear in mind I’m allergic to nuts. “Oh” She says “I forgot about the nuts, what’s wrong with banana’s. I have to fill it up with something”. So I ask what’s wrong with satsuma, that’s what we normally get. “Ok” she goes “Don’t roll over on it in your sleep!”. She is so kooky. Speaking of banana’s, I remember one time, when I was about 12, she came running out the kitchen with a banana, drop rolled like James Bond and popped up behind the sofa shooting at us with it. We all just gaped at her open mouthed. Crazy woman. My sister, then aged 4, exclaimed “Someone’s been at the Vimto!” :)). For you Americans Vimto is a blackcurrant cordial that used to have adverts with rude rhymes and silly bits in.

Any who I’m still on a bit of a downer despite the amusement from my mother so I won’t blog much.

Have you finished all your Christmas crafting??

I seem to have some new and unexplained illness everyday. Today it’s a migraine. Thankfully not the bad stay in bed hoping to die kind but the flashing lights and nausea kind. The vision problems have subsided but I’m more than a bit miffed as to why I seem to have had a glut of illness. There must be a reason. Can’t just be unlucky.

So I decided with my mom earlier some sun would be beneficial. So I’ve been investigating some cheap flights to somewhere warm nov/dec time. I’m thinking sprain but I’m not sure. I had wanted to go to Italy but I want to save that for a longer break next year. So Alicante sounds like a good choice so far but I don’t know much about Spain aside from it being sunny. The sun would also be good for my skin. My psoriasis always flares up in winter but due to the lack of sun this year it’s worse than usual. Doesn’t itch or hurt much it’s just unsightly. I’ve always wanted to go to the dead sea and see if that helped but don’t think my budget would stretch so far this year ;)).

So this week I have barely done anything. I knit about 2 rows of the Pinwheel Sweater, done a bit of web design, a limited about of graphics and worked on my blog. Not really much to show for a whole week. I am disappointed in myself.

I have however got out my possible favourite book (I have so many loved books). It’s called Addict and it’s by Stephen Smith.

In his autobiography, Stephen Smith has given a most revealing insight into the inner tormented mind of an addict. At the age of fourteen, caught stealing, he was locked in an asylum and after being sexually molested by a doctor, he was given his first amphetamine tablet.

I originally obtained this book when a friend left it at my house. I started reading it and refused to give it back lol. After I had finished reading it mysteriously disapeared. I loved it so much though, I tracked down another. Now I’ve had this one a few years but it is well dog eared as it has been passed on to so many people. Apparently they made a film but I’ve never seen it. I think it’s one of those books that wouldn’t work as well as a film, much like War Of The Worlds and Dreamcatcher were. If you read this booke without knowing it was real life you’d think someone made it up. This guy goes through some seriously messed up stuff! If you’re looking for a good read I recommend it.

In music terms you may have noticed I have weird and varied tastes. Right now my most listened to songs are Danity Kane – Ride For You, Soulja Boy – Crank Dat Soulja Boy, Eternal – How Many Tears and funnily enough O’ Holy Night and acapella version by N-SYNC. Might I add i hate them but it’s the best version of that song I’ve ever heard and I think I have about 5 different ones :)).

When I used to live in a different part of London called Canning Town, every year we used go christmas light spotting. Props going to the person who spotted the earlliest house. Now I live in a predominantly Hindu and Muslim area so we don’t get such a turn out but I do expect to see some going up soon. I myself am semi traditional. Decorations do not go up till December 1st and come down promptly on January 6th. Generally earlier as it doesn’t feel like Christmas after New Years. I do however listen to Christmas songs all year round. Can’t help it. I love hymns and Christmas songs. As a child I performed in Liturgies and the church choir. I still sing in bed when I can’t sleep as my sister and I used to do many years ago.

It was amusing in the years gone by to see the totally over the top house covered in hundreds of lights, tacky blow up Santa’s and all the lawn and roof ornaments you could imagine. One even had Santa on their chimney which frightened unsuspecting school children when it fell off. They thought Santa had died!

Well that was a huge blog post! Hopefully I will be feeling better this weekend and will take plenty of pictures and have lots of interesting things to share!