Kitchen Photos

Well the parcels are all wrapped and I have just finished baking tomorrow's desserts - maple and pecan pie and sticky toffee pudding.

Thought I would post some pictures of the kitchen. Its nearly finished. The worktops need to be replaced in the New Year as they have cut the sink shape wrong but at least I can get on with some cooking now. We just need to tile and paint in the New Year to finally finish it all off.

2nd SP Parcel

I received my 2nd parcel from my SP a couple of days ago - just in time for Christmas. It was full of winter goodies to keep me warm and some knitting stuff of course.

I got some mulled wine spice, slippers, a christmas pencil and snowman bar of soap and on the knitting side, I got some knit klips and some curly holders to keep my needles together. Once again, another fabulous and well thought out gift as I love everything.

The slippers are just what I needed, the correct size and soooooo comfortable.

The mulled wine spice is going to be put to good use tonight as we always have a Christmas Eve soiree with mulled wine and mince pies for friends and family.

Can't wait to use the knit klips on my next sewing up project. I had been using some small hair clips from Accesorize but they were just too small and kept breaking. I have been thinking of buying knit klips for quite some time so thank you SP.

The soap has given the new downstairs loo a nice festive touch - it desperately needed something to brighten it up as we haven't got round to tiling it yet. Another job for the new year.

Thanks again SP and hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

Photo of finished Kim Hargreaves Glee

As promised earlier, here is a photo of the Glee cardigan by Kim Hargreaves.

Kitchen Update

My kitchen and extension is nearly finished. Worktops are coming tomorrow as is the electrician to fix all the sockets that aren't working. Fridge Freezer is delivered on Saturday. Tiler is in at the moment (only tiling the floor just now, the walls can wait until after Christmas). I'm in the throes of trying to get the house back into some kind of order - not easy.

As a result, knitting has gone down the pan although I have finally finished my Glee cardigan. Photos will be posted soon.

Weird Gifts

1) the oddest gift you have ever received (not asked for)
a pringle golf jumper - from my flatmate at the time. I didn't play golf, the jumper was awful with a lady golfer on the front. He was gay, he should have had style, what was he thinking?

2) the oddest gift you ever asked for
my parents bought me a fishing game when I was 20. I was a student at the time and it was a game my flatmates and I used to play before heading to the pub. It was hilarious but guess you needed to be there.

3) the oddest gift you ever gave
the whole back catalogue of James Patterson books - I didn't know what to get my boyfriend for his birthday and since he had read a couple of these books, I bought every one that James Patterson wrote. My boyfriend thought I was mad!

4) the worse gift you ever got
a pasta pot from an ex- boyfriend. It was a very nice pasta pot but not exactly what you would expect your boyfriend to buy you for christmas.