finger knitting

Yep, I'm in prep (again) but I am a good girl because i have done all my work so feel I am at perfect liberty to check blogs, right????! Thought so! anyway, have been following the lovely Elsie's blog and she has been showing pictures of this: ( I just love her style!) and has included a link to how she made her finger knitted garlands like this:

go check her out and then follow the link. Seriosuly it is amazing and highly addictive. A lovely activity for doing in front of the telly.

Thanks for reading

Loves xxx

P.S this was all typed with yarn wrapped around my fingers! x

A bit of a catch up..

These last few weeks have come and gone so quickly but filled with so many things that blogging has taken a bit of a back seat! eek... never mind. A guess a bitg of a catch up is in order...

Well, last thursday ( I think) the girls boarding houses organised an evening trip to the christmas market!! In the interests of safety I guess I shouldn't tell you where but.. leave me a comment with a guess!!! It was lovely to just walk around the little huts surrounded by lights, listen to the carols and go on the carousel....

amazing aren't they!?

we went to visit the shops...

and then we visited the christmas market....

we even went for a ride....

The lovely laura (isn't her hair amazing!!!)

and then a nice big cup of coffee...

Another picture story soon... Thanks for reading

Loves xxxx

17 revisited

well.. if you read my blog this time last week, you will know that a me and a lovely group of ladies linked together and formed the 17 again blog training. We answered questions as if we were 17. For me, kinda easy! well... big news, the train is off on another journey. This time to look at how our answers have changed over the years. This is kinda difficult for me cos they wud all be the same, bit of a boring read... sooo i am answering the questions as if I was 10 years old! should be fun hey!

My hair colour is: blonde.

My hair style is: I have just had it cut short too short. I'm still not sure if I like it. I also have a fringe.

My favourite brand of makeup is: woooh make up! i do NOT use that!

My fashionable item is: a homemade braid made out of beads or my Jeans.

My favourite outfit is: Jeans and my blue t shirt.

My favourite colour is: PURPLE

I drive a: hmmmm dolls pram?

On a saturday I go: swimming and then to play outside with my friends.

On a saturday night I go: to sleep

On a sunday I go: to church and then draw in my room

Monday to Friday I: go to school My best friends are: I have just moved schools. My best friends were Emily and Rose. Now it is probably Anna

My favourite subject at school is: history or english.

When I grow up I want to be: I haven't really decided but a monkey would be nice!

My favourite drink is: hot chocolate

my favourite food is: my mum's taragon chicken

My favourite shop is: the art and craft shop

I want to marry: my crush. (he was sweet)

My favourite actor/actress: the blue peter presenters????

My favourite TV program is: BLUE PETER ( I got a badge!)

The one thing I want to do but can't is: I am 10, I can do anything!

My most used mode of transport is: Mummy and Daddy's car.

I wish I could visit: America

My favourite sport is: Netball would you believe!

I am reading: The little house series for at least the 10th time.

Hmm.. not much has changed! scary! anyway sorry for the delay, but hope it was good reading!

Loves xxxxx

17 revisited

ahhhh, gotta do this super quick, the train is coming again and if I don't link up eeek! Could end in awful accidents! Ok, switched the track, signal man is waving me on... chug along to Jay's beautiful blog at....http://jay-dailydeliberations.blogspot.com/ My post will come in about 10 mins! (sorry for the delay, british rail and all that! Lol) xxxxx

Crazy crazy times

I'm sorry I have not been able to post as often. This week has just been awful:( 3 essays 2 presentations a cold and half a dozen things I'm involved with around school. Ahhh. oh well, holidays soon ish.

Anyways cos it's so hectic I thought I would share a few things I am loving at the moment:

1. This scrapbook line:

mmmm.... yum! I also love Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly.

mis matched socks make me happy in winter.

developing my own films. So much fun but quite tricky to get right!

this book is just so lovely. A very easy read.

this is an awesome song and the video is tops just cos of the ballet! lOl! playing this. I have a lovely piece for Grade 7 by Tellaman.

going on this at a christmas market with my best friend!

Thanks for reading! xxxxx

Advent books

There seems to be a plethora of advent books circulating the blogs at the mo so after last post I am going to share one more. This book is a real gem. written by a school inspector, it showcases some of the many christmas stories he has from visiting schools. It is VERY funny and really captures the innocence of children and the fun of christmas!

Here is an extract from the book:

"Every teacher of young children has a story to tell about the Christmas Nativity play. There was the time the Innkeeper, when asked if there was any room in the inn, answered, 'Plenty', and ushered the startled Holy Family inside; the occasion when Mary dropped Baby Jesus, immediately bursting into floods of tears as the large pink doll rolled off the stage; the time that the Archangel Gabriel informed Mary that he had tidings of great joy to bring but had completely forgotten what they were; and the memorable moment when the giant cardboard star, which had been suspended on a wire above the stage, fell on Joseph who, very much out of character, rubbed his head and exclaimed, 'Bloody 'ell!' Then there was the time when the little boy playing Joseph strode confidently onto the stage and asked the small figure in blue who was cradling her baby, 'And how's our Jesus been today, Mary?' 'He's been a right little so-and-so!' came the blunt reply."

If you want to read more check this out http://www.penguin.co.uk/UKExtract/0,,MTU1MDQxMDowOkEgV2F5bmUgaW4gYSBNYW5nZXI=,00.html

Thanks for reading

loves xxxxx

advent

When I was a little girl Advent was a time of such excitement. It was a whole month of daily anticipation as I saw what little picture was behind each door Advent was a time when each week the christmas decorations were put up, as carols were played through the house and we would curl up on the sofa to listen to christmas stories. Most of all though, advent was when my dad wore a purple robe in church ( he's a vicar) and there was a purple altar cloth and when your five that is just the tops as purple is the best colour in the world!

To be honest that hasn't changed, we still play carols, we still read christmas stories and I still open an advent calender and yeah, seeing purple in church does make me just a little bit excited. Advent is full of tradition for me....

Advent is:

lighting this every day at breakfast and watching the numbers burn down.

watching this film. Seriosuly it is one of the most beautiful christmas films ever made. The soundtrack alone is incredible. reading this book. It is about a young boy and his magical advent calender. There is a chapter for every day of advent. It is perfect for any of you with children as the story is awesome.

Reading this book as well. I have clear memories of my brothers and I curled up on my mum's bed whilst she read to us. It is a beautiful book compiling all the letters Tolkeins children recieved from Father Christmas other the years. Not only does it include the letters but also pictures that Father christmas sent them. It is funny and touching and I can't recomend it enough. Below is one of the many pictures and an extract...

"Here is my latest portrait - Father Christmas packing, 1931. If you find that not many of the things you asked for have come, and not perhaps quite so many as sometimes, remember that this Christmas all over the world there are a terrible number of poor and starving people. I (and also my Green Brother) have had to do some collecting of food and clothes, and toys too, for the children whose fathers and mothers cannot give them anything, sometimes not even dinner. It has gone on being warm up here - not what you 'would call warm, but warm for the North Pole, with very little snow. The North Polar Bear has been lazy and sleepy as a result, and very slow over packing, or any job except eating -he has enjoyed sampling and tasting the food parcels this year (to see if they were fresh and good, he said). But that is not the worst. I should hardly feel it was Christmas if he didn't do something ridiculous. You will never guess what he did this time! I sent him down into one of my cellars - the cracker-hole, we call it - where I keep thousands of boxes of crackers (you would like to see them, rows upon rows, all with their lids off to show the kinds of colours) - well, I wanted twenty boxes and was busy sorting soldiers and farm things so I sent him; and he was so lazy he took Snow-boys (who aren't allowed down there) to help him. They started pulling crackers out of boxes, and he tried to box them (the boys' ears. I mean), and they dodged and he fell over, and let his candle fall right POOF! into my firework-crackers and boxes of sparklers. I could hear the noise and smell the smell in the hall; and when I rushed down I saw nothing but smoke and fizzing stars, and old Polar Bear was rolling over on the floor with sparks sizzling in his coat; he has quite a bare patch burnt on his back. The Snow-boys roared with laughter and then ran away. They said it was a splendid sight, but they won't come to my party on St Stephen's Day; they have had more than their share already. "

Sorry it's long but it's a wonderful read. Thanks for reading Loves xxxxx