Let's Remember

Talking to self here.....

Keep in mind the spirit of Christmas and what it's supposed to be about. Keep it real, keep it grounded. Keep yourself grounded. Yes, there's a certain amount of "stuff" that needs to happen, but a few desserts will do, there doesn't have to be a dozen to choose from. One thoughtful gift is enough. Spread good cheer, merriment and hugs. Give up the deep sighs, stress and frenzy.

Here's Smidgie in her role as The Littlest Tree....

Charly says Merry Christmas....

Done

Finally done and ready to share....

And now on to socks.....

Doing

The pre-Christmas season is all about verbs....have you noticed? There's so much to do. Here's a partial list of my 'doing'......

• writing Christmas cards
• knitting hats and socks
• hooking ornaments
• buying gifts
• planning meals
• making lists
• cleaning constantly
• checking availability of perfect gift items
• wrapping, wrapping and more wrapping
• paying bills
• driving here, there and everywhere for gifts
• surfing the 'net when items aren't close enough to drive to

 

....and the list goes on.

What is it About Christmas?

I don't know what it is about Christmas, but when it comes to gift-giving, and giving hand-made gifts, I seem to also resort to knitting. Knitting was my first craft, learning from my grandmother and mother. Since I've been doing it so long, I'm quite bored with it and don't knit regularly at all anymore.

But when I get to thinking about Christmas gifts, I always think of knitting. Never fails. Each year around the 24th, I swear I won't knit anything the next year.....and then it happens.

So what am I doing this year? Well I can say that I've kept it to a minimum at least. First, I'm knitting a Dead Fish Hat for my daughter. Which means I can't work on it until she's in bed at night, thereby stretching this project out way too long. I am almost done though, I'll post a picture when it's complete. I have dorsal fin and pectoral fins plus the finishing to go. Stupidly, I'm already planning to do one of these for a friend's child for a birthday in January.

I'm also planning on knitting a pair of pedicure socks for my niece. Amazingly with all the projects I've done over the decades, I've never knit any socks. So now I'm going to try and tackle a tricky pair. What am I thinking?

What crafts do you revert to when it's time to make a gift?