A little bit of creativity

I have written and mailed off my overseas Christmas cards.  I realised that I didn't have enough for the USA ones.  Hmm!  I haven't been buying them after Christmas when they go down in price for a couple of years, so, my own fault!  Now the big question was, do I drive the 70 mile round trip to buy some or should I make some?  We only shop every 10 - 14 days now and we had not long gotten our last pick up order.  We try to isolate as much as we can as we are both at risk for catching Covid or flu or anything else that is going around, (and yes we have been vaccinated), so it was not a difficult decision.

I dragged all the card making paraphernalia out of the closet and set to work.  It was fun, it was good to get into the swing of making things again.  Here are some I made.  Everyone says Merry Christmas either on the outside or inside.  No Happy Holidays here!

I buy blank cards, then emboss them and glue on pictures I have cut out of cards received in previous years.  Some have fabric Christmas trees cut out of Christmas fabric.  I also make the 'Merry Christmases' using a die and again I use old Christmas cards to cut them out of. I like the idea of the cards getting another go around.

Elfie came back out, he was so happy to be able to get up to mischief again and keep a watchful eye on us.

I only put up the itsy bitsy tree this year so had to hang the family photo decorations elsewhere.

Here is the tiny tree.

The very small Santa's who sit under the tree. 

Of course, the Nativity scene came out.  Thanks to a fellow blogger who had knitted it first, I was able to find the pattern and I knitted it for us.

There is quite a bit more but I have bored you enough. I was off the decorating for a bit but last year I decided that at our age any Christmas hereon in could be our last, so I want to make them memorable.

Now off to write the rest of the cards.......

Almost 12 weeks post surgery

Wow, it's been a while since I posted but please know, if you are a blog I follow, I love to read your blogs every day, it is one of life's pleasures for me.

My knee and leg are now doing very well.  I am so much better than I was before I had the surgery and so much more mobile.  Life has gotten back to what a normal woman of my age should be like and for that I am so grateful.

The first six weeks were hard and very painful but the past six weeks have seen so much improvement.

Christmas prep is well underway here.  Outside decorations are up and the lights are on the timer for night time.  We just decorate the front porch.

This weekend I will do Christmas cards and early next week the little tree and inside decorations will go up.  We added a couple of new things this year.  Two of the huge baubles to hang outside (the blue and the red one above) and a light up Santa, intended for outside, but he found a spot indoors he likes so there he stays.  The inside lights are already up and are turned on every evening now along with Santa. He is such a cheery chappy, he makes me smile every time I look at him.

We are heading into some colder weather so we have firewood stacked up on the porch ready for the really cold days.  The wood stove heats the house up so nicely.  On milder days we just put the central air on when we need it.

Hope you are all enjoying your Christmas prep too.  

Off to write cards..........