No, really it is …
A group of us teachers sang Christmas carols at lunchtime round an enormously good tree in our atrium.
I like a bit of joy in my carols, but it was all a tad dirge like… tried to up the tempo, but fell on deaf eyes/ears. Anyway. It was jolly good to sing. Singing is good.
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<--- I can hardly believe that this time last year it was all snowy and cold and slippery. Today it was just gusty and a bit nippy, although we did have an almighty storm last night.
In a clumsy segue, also in the news today ...
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Kirsty kicks off day one of the 12 Days of Ruby Star Challenge over at Fat Quarterly … with a fab bucky ball pincushion.
You may or may not be able to see something there from me tomorrow … just sayin …
Here might be a sneaky peek:
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Don't forget … it's also Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day until the 16th … so you still have time to enter for a chance to win my mince pie pincushion here … Can't tell you how much I'm loving all the totally bonkers breakfasts! …
or you can find a gazillion other things …. all organised neatly here …
.. now … where was I? oh yes … 3 projects down, 11 to go … eek! How are you doing? Are you smug with completedprojectititis … or are you flapping? do tell …