WOYWW 603

Ooh, it's nearly here.  Two more sleeps and it will be Christmas.  Sorry for all my friends down south who have ended up in tier 4 but I don't think it will be long before we are all joining you.  I just feel sorry for all those lorry drivers who may not get back to their loved ones in time for their children to open their presents.  Plus it has been going through my mind, that apart from food and drink (how do they go to the toilet?). I mean, come on, we all need that!

What are all you WOYWW'ers up to?  Is everybody busy and flying around like scalded cats?  Hope you are not too busy to treat us to a short post to tell us what you are up to.

Well I have been busy doing a workshop over five days, yes, five days, with Tracy Evans.  Not full days, a bit over a couple of hours each evening, but then lots of time outside those hours amending things that did not go according to plan.  I can't show it to you yet as the cover is not finished.  It was the first thing we did but I could not find my Mica so, as my back would not allow me to rummage, it is still missing.  I only had it a couple of weeks ago but where it is remains a mystery.  When I have done the cover I will load it up via video but it will most likely be in the new year as I want to do some chill things, like eating, drinking and being a couch potato for the coming days.

My room is in a bit of a mess and my polymer stamps, used in the workshop, are in a dreadful state so want a good scrubbing.  Only trouble is rubbing anything, therefore cleaning stamps, sets my back off so I might just have to delay that or do them in stages.  Here it is:

I need to put things away as I want to get my journal page painted for tomorrow and I do not want paint on my stamps.  I also have to make some mince pies as we have eaten the ones we bought and I have the fruit cake to  ice.  Oh, don't ask about it being a fruit cake and not a Christmas cake.  Please!  Well, I may as well tell you as I have mentioned it myself and got my BP up yet again.  Checked the order the night before and glaće cherries were still on the order.  Brilliant!  Next day the order came and the long awaited cherries turned out to be Maraschino Cocktail Cherries!!!  The air was blue - the phone call was almost blue but I managed to contain myself.  "Do you want a refund?" - "Too beep beep right I want a refund" (sorry if my vocabulary offends anyone) - even though it was only £1.25 - it became a principle.

So we don't have a proper Christmas cake, just a fruit one!  What stupid person told the picker to put cocktail cherries instead of glaće cherries in my order.  Do they not know the difference?  However, Chas also has a cherry-less pudding I made, but I only did a tiny one for him as I can never eat it after a huge main course, prefer my veg.

Thank you for the lovely Christmas cards that have been dropping through my letterbox.  I will try to scan them at some time and show them to you.  Well, must get on, hope you all have a lovely Christmas and above all Stay Safe and Well.

Happy Christmas Everyone!