Boo!

Yes, I'm still here! 

Is it really over a week since I last updated this blog? I've no idea where the time's gone. Well. I do. It's been taken up with so many things! 

I've been busy making up extra things for the Craft Fairs I've got lined up in the run up to Christmas. That, and running, and everyday jobs have just about taken up all my time outside of work. From getting home to going to bed at night I seem to be busy doing something. 

I've finished some extra Christmas countdown plaques.......

.......along with the hanging bauble reindeer to go with the snowmen ......

 

I took these to the Craft fair last weekend and had quite a few comments about them! 

I've also finished off some more cute penguins ......

 

....and decorated some little Christmas trees ......

I'm currently working on some more countdown plaques, both Christmas ones and Wedding countdowns. 

The running is going well. But last weekend we managed to go out for a walk. After over a month of not going walking! We were all set up to go in the van when disaster - it wouldn't start! Our own fault really as we hadn't used it for a few weeks. So, we ended up going in the car. And what a lovely walk. Very cold, but lovely ....

 

 

 

 

 

A lovely couple of hours before heading home to sort the van out. Turns out it needed a new battery. Fingers crossed we're ok now. 

DD has finally been to see a physiotherapist for the pain she's been having in her knee for the last few weeks, and been told she's not to run for about two weeks. This couldn't have come at a worse time for her as it's the half marathon that she's been training for this weekend - the Bath Hilly Half. We'd all booked to stay overnight to watch, but she's had to withdraw from it, and then build up slowly again in a couple of weeks. So it looks like we'll all be going to watch everyone else! And although I've carried on with the running, I really miss my running buddy. I think we've both got used to the company while running, so it seems very strange when I go out on my own. 

So, with all this going on, and working a few extra hours at the office to try and build up some extra time, I've been so tired at night. Hence no blog. Which I kept telling myself to do, but then fell asleep! 

Handfasting

Last weekend saw us all heading south to visit an old University friend of mine. We don't see each other very often at all. In fact it's been five years since we last met! And normally when I see him there's only me and either DD or DH with me, not both. So it was lovely to have all of us visiting for a change. Oscar went to the kennels again as we'd been invited to my friends Handfasting. 

We arrived Saturday afternoon and called in to say hello before doing a bit of shopping and finding somewhere to eat. Then back to my friends pub for a quick catch up. 

The Handfasting ceremony was on Sunday. And what a lovely ceremony! Having never been to a Handfasting before we didn't know what to expect. But basically everyone met at the pub. Then we all walked down to where the ceremony was going to take place - Midsumer Common in Cambridge. We were guided down by the man who was going to take the ceremony ....

 

.....a long line of people! We were taken to a particular spot and asked to form a circle .....

 

......and then we waited for the 'bride' and 'groom' to arrive separately, who then entered the circle. There were vows spoken, and then braids are used to 'tie' their hands together....

 

A horn containing mead was then taken round everyone by the bride to share with everyone, before we all formed an arch for the new couple to walk under....

 

Then we were all taken back to the pub by the new couple where we all celebrated with cheese and biscuits and cake. What a fabulous day! I'm so glad we made it. 

Since then I've been busy making more Christmas countdown plaques for all the craft fairs I've booked in the next few weeks - 6 in total! So I'm going to be mega busy! More wooden shapes and some bauble reindeers. I'll post photos when they're all done....

And I also had another PB time at Parkrun last Saturday, taking another 28 seconds off my last time! My first Parkrun on my own as DH was taking Oscar to the kennels, and DD was packing for our night away. I'm a bit disappointed I can't go this weekend, but it's one of my many craft fairs so I'll have to keep up the running during the week instead.... when I get time......