Is it nearly Christmas yet?

Today I have mostly been inappropriately dressed.  

My wardrobe is in complete denial about the change of season and there are only 68 shopping days left until Christmas!

My house, on the other hand, can't wait for Christmas.  I'm itching to hang these stockings I bought from Love Lottie Knits at a fair I did in early September!  I BLOODY LOVE them. You can find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Lovelottieknits

Bought a few other non-festive bits too...

Oh and then went back for this....

So I'm ready for Christmas now.

And I don't want to worry you but shouldn't you be thinking about soaking the fruit for the Xmas pudding about now?

Fun of the Fair

Yesterday was Newark Antiques Fair - my favourite place in the world to freeze to death! I was really very excited about some gorgeous dolls from a 1920's French factory and delved around here with my little basket for a good 45 mins.

And then there was the weird and wonderful world of Taxidermy....

What home is complete without a Begging Fox?

Or a Hunting Hare?

Oooh I know what I need! Two stuffed squirrels playing cards and smoking acorn pipes! Brilliant nut currency!

But always a favourite for me are the vintage mohair dogs - gorgeous xx

Fallen Angel

This is the year of the 40th birthday (not mine but some old people that I am friends with).  Had a great girls night out in London this weekend...

and then this morning....

wait for it... 

we got up at 9.30...walked from our hotel in the brilliant sunshine to a cafe and...ate breakfast!  Without tantrums or flying Shreddies. And nobody needed a poo just as the food arrived.  

Summer Bay 2013

Just back from a girls trip to the Isle of Wight to visit my big, fat, pregnant bezzie.  Left the boys at home to run rings around the long-suffering in-laws.  Beautiful weather, BIG ice-creams and sand everywhere.

Old friends and new friends in corresponding Mum/Daughter order (we lack hair on the right...)

Happy Days