Advent, christmas and beyond.


My goodness its a long time since I started this post and I'm only finishing it today, 27th December. The big day is over, most of the things in these pictures have gone to new homes.
I made a lot of hearts on ribbons which proved popular and I loved making them.






The two below are the most recent and a bit larger than usual. The one on the left has some patchy dyed velvet at its centre which looks a bit like rust dyed fabric although I don't think I'd ever manage to achieve that with my dyeing techniques.
I had a brief go on Instagram..I'm not sure.... it does funny things to colours but when the light is bad it covers a multitude of sins.

At the start of December we had a trip to the village of Dungworth near Sheffield, where we met friends to go to the local carols. Here's where we stayed..it was cold! The place itself was very warm but outside was another story. We queued from 11 am outside the Royal at Dungworth on Sunday Lunchtime , to get a decent position in the pub. The queue was halfway up the road by the time it opened at 12.
The singing was fantastic..you can get an idea of it
here

This is the place we stayed.

There are lots of other videos of the singing to look at .


Above is the main entrance to the very warm B&B.

Meanwhile back home...some Christmas pictures. My crib, well, the backdrop anyway.


And a rather lop-sided wreath which I think I may have put on the wrong way round,

In the garden the signs of Spring ahead are starting to show.

while the cotone aster is festooned with berries.

I need an uplifting sight...I'm feeling quite an anxiety and depression. I am always quite emotionally fragile around Christmas.

We enjoyed the final of strictly but Jools made sure we couldn't quite see the final dance!

Hetty's taken to sitting on the back of the sofa and barking at the passing dogs.
Love in the front room.

More decorations....these baubles fell down more times than I care to tell , usually in the middle of the night, so I added more greenery, which looks better, and removed the balls and so far so good.

Then our next door neighbours came round and saw them and did theirs but they cheated and used a nail.

We have a lovely tree this year at a knock down price, We had a great Christmas day. My lovely Mum was here, and our sons came and declared the day 'awesome' but now I feel we should have much more activity going on. I see people all around me with huge numbers of children, grandchildren, and sisters and brothers all out visiting and merrymaking, but I know there are others who don't have as much as we do.
Its peaceful but too quiet. I miss the days when friends lived up the road, and down the road and we could pop in anytime. But somehow we are still in the same place and many of them have moved on to pastures new.



Its snowed though and we'll go for a walk with Hetty .
That should cure the coughs!

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, either with your nearest and dearest or just yourselves.


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