JYC Day 4

I've completed my layout for today early as I'm going out in an hour and then have some things planned for this afternoon so wasn't sure when I would get it finished. Hope to be back later to add to the blog ;o)

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First cards handed out :) & JYC Day 3

Today I gave out the first of my Christmas cards. I met up with some friends for coffee at Neros and because I wasn't sure if we'd be meeting up again before Christmas, I took the cards with me. That brought home that Christmas isn't far away!

I've also managed to complete Day 3 of JYC. The envelope that the journaling is on has the card I made this year inside it, saved for the record. I'm not showing it on here as I haven't posted the bulk of them yet, can't let the cat out the bag! Close up (You can click on the photo to get a slightly larger view)

I also went back and changed Day 1 so there is now a border around the journaling and a tree to show the date.

It felt a bit like Christmas had come early today when Dad arrived with a few little recipe books for me :o). Thanks Dad, they are lovely! I've been having a look through them and I can see some testing may be in order soon - I'm sure you won't complain if I bring some round for your opinion ;o)

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Once again, it's cold outside today! Hugh got back from work and was going straight out again with friends. They're off to Crawley and I'm proud to say he dressed up warm! 5 layers later and he was ready to go - hehe!! Don't know that he'd survive anywhere colder than this! Temp today is 6C - brrrr!!

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JYC Day 2

Journaling reads :

Which do I prefer? Growing up in South Africa meant Christmas Day was generally hot and sunny. I remember one Christmas being spent on Durban beach when we were children. Jon and I spent our first Christmas together at his sister, Penny’s house where we had a traditional roast turkey and all the trimmings followed by a swim in the pool! Our first Christmas back in the UK felt so different. It was dark by 4pm and much colder but it felt almost magical! The children loved going in to town in the afternoons to see the Christmas lights. And, when it rained, we could stay cozy inside. Both places have wonderful memories for me but I think a cold Christmas is the one I prefer. Today’s max. temp. was 10 C and Durban’s max. temp was 22 C

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I've probably spent more time than I should on this today but I'm glad to have completed my second page. Looking forward to seeing everyone elses pages too.

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We've had our first morning of frost here and it came on 01 December, which seemed quite appropriate ;o). I was relieved when we went out to the car this morning and it had been raining so I didn't have to scrape the windscreen. I had a couple of errands to do in town this morning after dropping Claire off and got caught in the rain at one stage. I was glad it was a light shower rather than a downpour - didn't do much for the hair though - haha!!

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Today, I have been making lists and trying to be a bit more organised. I still need to review my Christmas card list and think about food for the Christmas period as I would prefer not to have to fight my way through the crowds in the supermarkets in the days before Christmas.

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For now though, I'm off to do a bit more sewing before it's time to start dinner.

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JYC Day 1

First page for my journal is complete, now I just have to keep it up for the rest of the month :) xx