When you get to “S”, I’ve got you covered

A very comprehensive tome on the cuisine of Spain

Give me a hoy when you are up to “Spain” in your “Eat around the World” project. I’m sure I can recommend a few good dishes courtesy of my birthday present.

Happy New Year!

draperies

Plastic strip blinds. They had to go.

I guess they might be considered “practical” in that you could wash down these blinds with a fire hose, but I think they are just about the ugliest things that you could obstruct a view with.

Replaced with sari silk from Singapore

Better for keeping the warmth in at night, and a bit sparkly to boot.

Getting jiggy with it

epic post christmas jigsaw-ery

There is a distinct preference for the modern masters – W. Kandinsky “Im Blau” 2000 pieces. The dining table is out of action for the next few days.

’tis the season, part IV (final)

Santa won't miss this one

Abominable

snowman

Copernicus was wary. Very wary.

’tis the season, part III

On the seventh day of Christmas

Cranberry Kipferln

Cranberry goodness

It was a busy day of baking today. These are a gift for our dinner hosts tonight.

’tis the season, part II

raffle ticket poinsettia

Prize winning ticket turned into token Christmas decoration

Knitting weather

crazy cables

Finished! A slouch-y cable-y beret-y number. Not sure how I feel about it yet, I’ll wait until it is blocked over a plate to see if I like the shape.

lamp light

in a house with no light fittings in the ceiling, you need lamps

Some beautiful Japanese obi fabric I found in my stash helped transform a very average looking lamp into something more pleasing.