This is such a busy time, so much to do and so many things I want to do. I start off with plans, but never really achieve all of them. Perhaps I set myself too many targets.
There were all the crafty things I was going to make for school and church Christmas fairs, well those didn't happen. Then it was things for the home I wanted to make. I was watching Kirsty Allsopp's 'Handmade Christmas' on TV the other week and decided I would make a vintage heart garland. I have all the fabric ready, but not enough time to make it.
This week I'm watching all the Christmas cookery programmes on TV ( aren't there a lot of them?) and I'm wanting to make so many delicious looking things. A couple of days ago I baked. I started with a plan--a list of things to bake, but only managed half of it. But I did make mince pies, flapjacks, carrot cake and a deliciously, boozy, fruity chocolate made from the left over fruit from the blackberry and raspberry gin which I bottled up last weekend. ( I think that recipe comes from Alys Fowler). I watched Nigel Slater's 'Simple Christmas' and now I want to make those fruit and nut flapjacks. And I've just watched Kirsty Allsopp's 'Home for Christmas' (that woman has a lot to answer for!) Now I want to make a yule log!
But there's still time yet to do more so who knows what I will create.
