What new year resolutions?

Quietly, with no fanfare or announcement, I decided to make the following new year’s resolutions:-


·         To do something creative every day (even if it was just a doodle in my sketch book


·         To up date my blog more frequently


·         To try something new every week (my blogging friends from across the pond seem to manage that)

Well, what a good job I did not announce those resolutions as we are only on 5th January and I am already failing dismally!  I have not achieved point 1, point 2 is looking positively ropy and point 3 is most unlikely to happen.

But I won’t beat myself up as a dismal failure – instead I will focus on the positives.  So over the Christmas break I have achieved the following, in no particular order:-


·         Joined Pinterest


·         Had a fantastic Christmas 


·         Helped daughter with more doll making

Doll wigs.

We are not tidy workers!

• Made blackberry jam!  (yes - in December!  Frozen fruit, lots of added pectin but it didn't set so well!)

·         Had a wonderful new years day walk

Whippet X and his girlfriend, plus Rob and Andy of Rob Turner China and OH

•   My friend Ellen gave me a subscription to MaggieGrey’s Workshop on the Web
• Booked to go and see the Grayson Perry exhibition at the British Museum

In addition I had a lovely new camera for Christmas from OH, so I hope the quality of my photos will improve and my friend Fee had probably one of the most unusual presents ever!

Oh, and we had delicious home made pickle, pickled onions and pickled plums with home cooked ham and the best ever bubble and squeak.