Home Cooked Sunday Lunch & Christmas in July?

I woke up with a thumping headache on Saturday morning which didn't shift all day despite taking painkillers.  I had slept badly on Friday night/ Saturday morning so that was probably why.  I still had it when I went to bed at 10pm so I was massively relieved to have a good night's sleep and wake refreshed and headache free on Sunday morning 😌

I was in the mood for cooking so took Kirsten's tip for a fish traybake;  potatoes, onions, peppers and the pesky Roma tomatoes, topped with cod fillets.  A few homegrown beans were steamed and sprinkled on top for colour.  It was so yummy....

Whilst the oven was on, I baked a couple of the windfall Bramley apples which we ate with ice cream (thanks Sue !)  They were scrumptious too and virtually free food.  All they cost was the cost of a spoonful of dried fruit and a bit of sugar.  The oven was on anyway.....

During the afternoon I felt ready for a little cardmaking but....is it too early to be thinking of Christmas?

Nah....I only just learned that Australians like to celebrate Christmas in July when it's cooler and more like proper Christmas anyway.  My Son has lived in Oz for 24 years and has never mentioned it.  As he was born on December 25th in the UK he's a bit Christmas-jaded anyway and mostly ignores his own birthday 😟 I daresay he doesn't celebrate in July either, but....I fancied a Christmas session so dug out my Christmas box.....

The weather was cool and dull, so I put on my Christmas music and began....

It was so relaxing and absolutely satisfying to immerse myself in the task for a couple of hours.  I now have 8 designs ready which I can replicate much faster now I know what I am actually doing.  I did ask the Hospice shop manager if she would like any Christmas designs later in the year, fully expecting her to say no because they sell their own packs of commercially produced cards.  To my delight she said "Yes please ! " especially if they had the wording ' To Both of You' or ' For The Family' etc 

I was quite surprised how many Christmas themed cutting dies I have left, as I gave away or sold a lot of them when I was thinking of giving up crafting altogether.  It will mean that I can cut my own shapes and cut down the cost of embellishments.  I still have plenty of Mirri card in gold, silver, red, green and purple.  I will just need to buy adhesive and I've discovered that The Range have, at last, begun re-stocking their craft section (after a long time of having very little to choose from) I'm happy to spend some of my £10 per week pocket money on things like double-sided tape, foam pads etc when I can now buy them for £1 per pack.  Hobbycraft is just far too expensive 😕

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Right....thanks so much for popping in. Oh, and thank you to everyone who commented on my last post with some great foodie suggestions.

 Stay safe wherever you happen to be,

Angie 💗