My Mosaic

Morning tea sounds nice @Bow

The festival sounds like fun. I'm sure D would love going.

I remember you telling me about the lego store. I hope you are able to go to the opening of it. Just in time for christmas to buy yourself and D a new set!

The local market sells a lot of different things. The closer they get to christmas, the more stalls they have. They have a lot of fresh produce from the farms near where I live, so always like picking up fresh food. So much better then the supermarket. The market is just out of town too, so don't have to worry much about traffic. My town seems to double in size on the weekend. A lot of 'picking your own fruit' near where I live.

Does your mum have her own stall?

Was thinking about putting my xmas tree up tomorrow to try and start to get into the spirit. It is early but will give me something to do. Does D like all the christmas decorations?

Please don't be sorry hon, there are times where we need to get things out.

I am running on little sleep and prn at the moment. Just have to keep going.

I may just buy a few sets of Lego @Snowie 😂

your local market sounds nice @Snowie sounds similar to the monthly one that we go to. Great country feel, lots of stalls to look at. Hope you find some nice things tomorrow!

yeah my mum has a stall. She has a small business, she makes baby and children’s clothes and other bits and pieces.

my daughter was actually talking about setting the Christmas tree up on the way home from school today. Apparently kids in her class have done theirs so she is wanting to do ours. We don’t usually do it until closer to December. We go all out. Maybe it will be a nice thing to do tomorrow for you @Snowie

A few sets might turn into more @Bow!!

It is a good country market.

Your mum seems very clever hon, in making the baby clothes. I can sew a button on but thats about it!! If I need it sewed then I ask my mum.

We go all out too. Hubby says I have too many decorations already. Might have brought a new one from kmart this morning!!

I’ve had a look at the Lego website and I have my eye on a few sets @Snowie

My mum is very clever. She taught me to sew too. I use to love sewing for my daughter. I loved going to op shops and even out country market and buying old embroidered tablecloths, napkins and other vintage fabric and I would make clothes for my daughter using them. This was one of my favourites that I made, hope it’s ok to post, I cropped my daughters head out

 I made a few rompers to sell at the market too.

you can never have too many decorations! I’m on the hunt for some baubles that aren’t round. I want some oblong ones. We empty a box case and turn it into a Christmas village. Mum has a nut cracker collection. We have also started collecting snow globes- I let my daughter pick a new one each year.

@Bow

Wow, I just wanted to take a moment to let you know how incredibly creative you are!

Keep letting your creative spirit shine—it makes a positive difference within this lil online community 🤗

Wow that is really good @Bow It looks so pretty.

My D loves going to op shops, she is always coming home with something.

I agree, you can never have too many decorations. I have hubby's family coming over for christmas lunch this year so have already started buying things for that. Collecting a snow globe each year sounds fun. I'm sure D loves picking one out each year.

Do you do much for christmas day?

Thanks @Melbcoffeesnob @Snowie i just wish my daughter still liked that type of clothing. Or anything handmade!

we do ham on toast for Christmas breakfast. Then a big Christmas lunch… ham, turkey and chicken, with all the veggies. Then dessert. Then I usually send daughter off to her fathers for the afternoon. Hopefully it’s that way this year too.

Unfortunately they grow up @Bow and have their own ideas of what they want to wear. My daughter used to love dresses and sparkly things, not so these days.

Can I come to your house on Christmas day? That sounds so yummy. We normally have pancakes for breakfast. Has become a bit of a tradition.

Do you normally have people over?

It is good that you can have D for lunch.

We always eat way too much @Snowie its kinda nice that I send daughter off after all that… cause then I can just blob around! I let her eat all the lollies she wants too and send her to him on a sugar high! 😂

my brother, SIL and niece usually come too.

I use to go to church Christmas morning, but cause I have to share Christmas Day with her father we just stay at home.

@tyme i posted a pic of some of my sewing below

I think that is a given on xmas day to eat too much @Bow

We don't normally have tea because we have eaten so much at lunch!

Thats nice that you have family over. Is your niece close to D's age?

I normally have my mum too but none of my other family. They live a long way away and not close to them.