little red men.

As with most people at this time of year, there are a million and one things to do, and so somethings simple things can take a little longer to get done...!

Our advent calendar went up yesterday, and here it is! We are on day 8, so it is a bit late, but better late than never... anyway, i kept us up to date by ensuring all the days where eaten as they came around....



Sorry about the photos, it is a pretty dull day here!




i don't know if you can see, on the top of the branch, there are a couple of little people.... close up this is who they are.




I found them at the bottom of a bag i got in the charity store the other day, and now i keep finding them all around the place! they where insisting on speeding up and down the advent calendar!

christmas 2009

i was just doing a little nothing, flicking through all the photos on the computor (which i think i have to delete some off, there are so many it's making the whole thing so so slow... this is a task i am putting off to another time....) when i came across this photo.


Last Christmas which we spend in France with my sister and her family. It's feels so long ago, and strange to already be thinking about a new christmas! Time flies, and i think you must notice how fast time goes when you have children, cause Poppy looks so different (Eric hasn't changed i'm sure, still crazy Uncle Eric!). Maybe when you have a kid or more, you are so busy doing the mundane and helping daily life proceed, that suddenly you look up and its another year gone!


This year Christmas will be an Irish one. Looking forward to it, but i will miss the frenchies a lot....

Have you seen this dolly?

For all those people who have waiting for me to make more Emily dolls, i have come up with a better solution.

You make her!

No, that is just rude! what i mean is that i am working on a pattern that you can make your own dolly, and even add your own personal touches to it! i hope to have this done by September, so that anyone who wants to have a project for Christmas will have plenty of time to make her! i promise you, i will make it super easy!!