Little House by the Railway Line

2009 Goals

Learn to make yoghurt
Pickle walnuts
~~Make marmalade~~
Perfect my granola bar recipe
Grow green beans to eat
~~Grow spinach~~
Grow peppers and winter squash
Save seeds from peppers and winter squash
Knit lots of dishcloths
Finish my hidden stars quilt
Make napkin rings
Finish cardigan back
Learn how to do water-bath-canning
Knit a pair of socks

Preserved this Year

February: Marmalade, 10 1/2 standard jars, 2 tiny jars
February: Blatjang chutney, 6 jars
March: Caramelised onion chutney, 6 jars
June: Elderflower cordial, 5 jars
June: Strawberry Jam, 7 standard jars, 3 tiny jars
June: Elderflower cordial, 4 1/2 jars (2nd batch)

Projects in Progress/ Planned

Navy and pink lap quilt
Hidden stars bed quilt
Sampler cardigan
Amish Alphabet Cross-Stitch
Knitted scrap blanket
Planned: summer blouse and skirt

Scripture Memorised this Year

Psalm 8
Psalm 103
Romans 12
Romans 13

Christmas 2008 Review

15:51, Tuesday 6 January 2009 .. Posted in Bits and Bobs .. 0 comments .. Link

Since it's Epiphany today, and we're supposed to remove the decorations (although it'll probably be tomorrow, since we're both going out this evening), I thought I'd better record the pictures of the decorations so I can remember what we did for next year.

This is our tree:

The lights are coloured, and most of the ornaments came from G's mum. A couple of them were gifts to me in the last few years from a friend at church.

We hung the cards along the bannister. More have arrived since this picture was taken, so there are now two strings on the bannisters, and two long ribbons on the cupboard door.

And this is my old nativity scene, which I'd forgotten I had. I made it out of fimo when I was about 9 or so, and some of the pieces are a little wobbly. Perhaps blu-tack would have helped on that. Everyone seemed quite charmed by it. I'm not sure, however, that in front of the television is the best place for it (well, life would probably be better if we got rid of the telly, but we do use it very occasionally - we watched a DVD of Our Mutual Friend together over the holiday, which confused me terribly), so I'll have to see if I can think of a better place for next year.

Some of those pictures are awful. I think I need to practice with the camera.
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About Me

Hello! I'm Jo, I'm 26 and I live in a small house in England with my husband. I work full time in an office, and in my spare time I help out with Sunday school and the church youth group. When I have time, I enjoy reading, cookery and crafts, and I'm trying to learn about the garden.

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