Happy (Belated) New Year 2024

Hello everyone, and a belated Happy New Year to you all.

The festive period seemed to fly by for me; I had lots of medical appointments but other than that I couldn't tell you where the time went. I didn't have my usual pre-pandemic social engagements and yet I seemed to be very busy. Time somehow seems to be going by faster than it should be!

I have been busy pottering with projects, and continuing my routine of doing at least ten minutes of creative time every day. I have had a whole lot of boring mundane stuff (like mending) to do that has eaten up a lot of time but not been very satisfying. I'm daydreaming about exciting new projects but trying to force myself to finish at least some of the current ones and UFOs. I'm just frustratingly slow.

I've also been plodding along with the 'underlayer' portion of the River Haven Clothing Challenge. Hopefully I will have a victory post to share about that very soon.

In other news, we have a new addition to the neighbourhood. At this time of the year (summer in the Southern Hemisphere) we see quite a few moving up and down the street. 

Happy New Year!

Thank you for all your support over the last year. Here's to a more precedented and uneventful, less challenging year in 2022. Stay safe everyone!

Stay safe over the Holidays

Thank you all for following my blog this year. Stay safe over the Christmas period and I hope that you get time to spend on things that you enjoy.

Happy New Year

 Wishing you all a safe and happy year in 2021.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a happy and healthy year in 2020. May all your projects be speedily and satisfactorily completed!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Readers, and thank you for your support over the last year.
I hope that 2019 brings you health and prosperity, and lots of time for sewing and crafting!

Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year my friends! It is a time of year for nostalgia, new plans, and motivation.
As usual, my To Do list is huge, my ideas list is even more huge, and my pile of UnFinished Objects has not diminished at all (although the items themselves may have altered). I have had many more projects for other people than usual this year, and most will continue over into the New Year.

I feel that I have had a successful year with what I have achieved in 2017, especially considering the health challenges that I have faced. The Camino del Nobles pilgrimage challenge was especially helpful to me, and I am continuing many aspects of it and continuing to develop personally as well as to refine aspects of my persona. The A&S Century challenge also helped me to focus my energies and form useful habits that have continued after the challenge is over. I feel very blessed with what I have achieved and what I have learned in my historical re-creation/SCA life this year and am looking forward to 2018 with positive anticipation.

I am usually a list maker extraordinaire, and at this time of year I tend to list what I want to achieve in the New Year. It can be disheartening when you get to the end of the year and have not ticked everything off though - especially if the lack of action is due to health problems. So, for 2018, I am writing an open-ended, mixed list. It has no due dates, and contains short and medium term ideas as well as goals. Time will tell if it is a useful tool!

Happy New Year to you all and I hope that it brings good health, contentment and peace, as well as plentiful fabric sales, bountiful crafting energy and inspiring friends and events! Thank you for all your support over another year.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy New Year

Wishing all my readers a very happy and productive year in 2015!