Oh all right, I admit it, but only grudgingly. Christmas is almost upon us. ‘Tis the season of curmudgeonly old grumps like me cheering up. I need to stop knitting housey stuff and apply my mind to gifts, and guests, and grub. Actually, the grub’s covered because the stoic spouse is already engaged in his annual mission to source the best turkey in Western Europe. But I do need to think about the rest of it.
We have a tree! I’ve put it up in the slobbing-around-room next to the kitchen, because I’m planning to completely redecorate the living room before our guests arrive on the 24th. Yeah right, I hear the stoic spouse muttering.
And due to my sometimes anarchic creativity, we have some rather unconventional decorations for the tree. Exhibit A is a gold bauble hatching to reveal little Santas, one of whom is abseiling away. I had so much fun painting this:-

And then I painted Santa pausing for refreshments:-

And clearly a cow needs a Santa hat:-

Then I decided to paint a beaver who had just felled a Christmas tree. As you do.

And at last I painted something sensible:-

Finally, here’s a bauble that I didn’t make. Because baubles are pretty. Merry Christmas (bah, humbug).

If I get time, I’ll knit some fairisle baubles, but given my queue of projects, they’ll be ready some time around March. *Sigh*
So not only do you knit the most beautiful of creations, you can paint and have a sense of humour too! don’t think you are a bit bah humbug at all! I will be posting knitted baubles on Monday’s blog, they are already made, but have other items I wan to post first. My favourite painted ecoration was the santa abseing away, classic!
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Your knitted baubles are amazing! (Thanks for preview.) I love that you’re creative in so many ways.
Hahaha – I love the beaver as well as the hatching Santas 🙂
Thank you. 🙂
Slobbing around room….. that is funny! Tree and ornaments are so very pretty! I will catch up and read your postings………. I am going to daughters this year so it’s my first year not cooking turkey!
Happy Holidays!
Thank you. Have a wonderful time at your daughter’s home.