I
refer to Christmas as the dreaded “C” word – but I love it really, it’s just a
shame we have to think about it so early on. I refuse to consider it whilst the
sun shines, but as it gets cooler and the nights a little longer I can get in
the mood. My parents are renting a
cottage up here over the festive season which will be lovely and that also
means Titus will have a friend to play with (in the form of Dylan the loopy
standard poodle). Our four legged beast has doubled in weight and is rapidly growing
into his huge feet at a mere 14 kilos at 12 weeks old. By way of domestic
preparations, October is normally pickling and sloe gin season – but in the
absence of any sloe bushes and vegetable gluts, I only have the cake to think
about this year. Professionally, it is also a busy time for Christmas card
designs and commissions and I have a stall at a couple of local Christmas
Markets this year, so I’m in full Christmas mode! A little self promotion has
been employed to help encourage everyone else to think about Christmas too – I’ve got an article and advert in the Am
Bratach this week, “Artist in the Spotlight” in the John O Groats Journal next week and I
shall be Etsy’s Craft Britannia “Shop of the Week” at the end of the month.
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| some festive entries from my last visual dairy - looking through these has given me the urge to start another one.... |
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The Am Bratach article - page 13!
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1 comment:
Yes, difficult to think of the festive season before the October and November birthdays are out of the way but... ... needs must. Good luck with it all and enjoy x
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