It's suppose to go from Summer through Autumn and then when the leaves really start to fall you start getting in the Holiday mood. (This year from the heat of the never ending summer the leaves just turned brown but are still stuck on most trees.) I'm not ready! I have no gift knitting to show you. No cookie baking (how could you even think of turning on the oven when it was so hot?)
I'm forcing myself to listen to Christmas Music hoping that will get me in the mood. We pulled down the decorations Saturday and I worked on it off and on this weekend. I did some shopping on Friday that helped - retail therapy I guess. I mostly bought gift cards as my family is the most uncommunicative gift recipients ever. I was going to go out shopping today but it's pouring outside - I Love It! (Finally some weather other than summer heat.) Since I'm staying home this morning I'm wrapping the few presents I've bought throughout the year. Between the economy, finances and time Christmas will be lighter than usual this year.
Daughter #2 and I discussed what cookies we still had time to bake - there won't be much of a variety this year.
Here's a picture of my ONLY Christmas Knitting
Mini-Mittens from Pink Argyle. I originally had visions of making a couple dozen pairs to hang on a tree but I believe I'll stop at one pair, Thank-you. These are TINY things; they just fit the tip of my little finger.
I haven't made any further progress on my Hey Teach sweater. Out of guilt of leaving this project laying there I've been pulling out UFOs; I've finished two pair of socks and am close to finishing a third pair. Pictures as soon as the sun comes out again. We have rain in the forcast for the next week - that has to improve my Holiday Spirits, right?
The majority of the plants around here also seem confused over what Season are we really in but the Christmas Cactus is right on schedule.
1 comment:
I too am having a hard time getting ready for Christmas. The tree is up and the house is full of the mess of Christmas decorating, but the rain is definately damping my spirits. We have soooooo much mud and wet dogs and cold horse and wet sheep....yuk. But I am glad the heat is gone, that was tiresome. Have a Merry Christmas!
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