Oh, What a Wonderful Christmas!

At last ... I was a Good Girl for so long! Yesterday morning I had wonderful surprises when I opened my SSCS from Stephanie of Loft Creations. In the little note Stephanie enclosed, she told me she has been following my blog all along since she knew I was her partner - well, she got it right, didn't she?

I was so sad I had missed Nanette's (Freda's Hive fame!) Christmas Cottage Block Swap - well now I have my very own wallhanging thanks to Stephanie! Also, check out this bag, see my favourite pinwheel blocks in one of my favourite ranges of fabrics, Charisma by Moda. Beautiful bag and beautifully made, too, thanks Stephanie - I shall use it with pride! Also, choccies, a handy notepad and a lovely thimble, a treasure from Dresden, Ohio!

Many thanks and big hugs Stephanie♥ also to you chookyblue♥ for organizing a great swap - I certainly look forward to partiticipating in 2009 and would encourage all you girls in Blogland to join in on some of the great swaps that are about!


Now for my Funny Foto of 2008 - well, perhaps not so funny Tyler captured in this pose, but the whole display was so funny, I just laughed until tears ran down my face! Here is this beautiful 17 nearly 18 year old grandson of mine doing antics on the little one's trampoline - he was gorillas, swans, birds, ballerinas the whole bit. This was our Christmas Day breakfast entertainment! Look at that beautiful blue sky - what glorious weather we had here in Perth, blue skies, sunshine and cool breezes - summer doesn't get any better than this! What a lovely breakfast we had at Danielle's and Adrian's home!

The afternoon was spent at my other daughter, Angela's place - Ben cooked a fabulous lunch and Charlie a single friend of his brought a feast of prawns and I made dessert, an Aussie Pavlova and a new recipe cheesecake - really nice as it has fresh ricotta and Greek yoghurt as well as the usual cream cheese, not as rich and overdone as the usual cheescake! Lots of lovely fresh fruit about at the moment.

Well, it's all over for another year - I'm off to Bunnings now to buy a new garden fork for myself with Christmas gift money - I can feel a succulent garden coming on! Hopefully sewing will start again tomorrow!

♥ ... Hugs ... ♥