Busy week

Ben helping to sort the fruit out

My wall hanging needs backing and a section for the 25 days of chrsitmas for an advent calendar

Elderberrys, Sloes and Cobnuts

my first lot of jam sloes and damsons using the pound-for-pound recipe

jam making, made a Christmas wall hanging, picked some more fruit elderberries and sloes and some cobnuts, 3/4 made my own dress out of a pair of daves surplus work combats just need to put a zip in.

This week i shall be..

I'm mostly de-cluttering, cleaning out the veg plot potting the pumpkins and

some more spuds. Thrown away a rotted beyond-repair bench and a huge broken JCB toy ..so now I have a clean garden and I have 5 black sacks of weeds/dead veg waiting for the compost van .Made Ben a mini washing line as I was getting pestered for him to help me so just cut up one of the planks that were left off the bench..nothing spectacular but he was very pleased and thanked me for it very much one happy little sandboy!

Starting my christmas list.

Ok so my Christmas list.. mum's 2009 cal crochet blanket..11 squares done 13 to-do freebie samples in a pretty fabric gift box I've collected about 30 odd now tea at the Ritz recipe book photo necklace slippers bird birdseed/feeders Paul..? superman scarf to make spider man throw to make dave..? fruit port ben.. jigsaw Darlek face cloth for stocking checkmate jumper knitted patchwork Christmas blanket..5 squares done fiery dragon scarf pirate patch for stocking knitted dark knitted fireman hat ladybird gloves train from Wilkinsons that lights up and blows smoke socks cars dvd Poundland Christmas plate Poundland Christmas cup for stocking twizzle straw for stocking keon ducky face cloth for stocking 2 board books hooded sweater knitted steg knitted trice knitted jeans snow baby bib macca pakka socks into dvd twizzle straw for stocking Christmas plate from Poundland Christmas cup for stocking jo photo jewellery necklace/bracelet for them both..cars wall hanging..giant sit on turtle

This weeks activities include.

Some pics of the boys and my marrow

17 inches long just over 4.5lb now what fork do I do with it?

Include..finish Brandon's jumper and do at least 3 of the Cal 2009 squares or I shall be miles behind start one of the boy's Christmas pressies do 2 blanket squares post out book leaflets

Extras completed my first Qal square at last!