HAPPY NEW YEAR

Have a great new year! Leave the stories of the past in the past. Take the lessons and move on!

MY CHRISTMAS WISH FOR YOU

My Christmas wish for you, my friend

Is just a simple one

For I wish you hope and joy and peace

Days filled with warmth and sun

I wish you love and friendship too

Throughout the coming year

Lots of laughter and happiness

To fill your world with cheer

May you count your blessings, one by one

And when totaled by the lot

May you find all you've been given

To be more than what you sought

May your journeys be short, your burdens light

May your spirit never grow old

May all your clouds have silver linings

And your rainbows pots of gold

I wish this all and so much more

May all your dreams come true and

May you have a Merry Christmas

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CAKE

Countdown to Christmas Day in on....... O days now, only hours away, but there
is still time to make this delicious cake. This is one of our favourites, it smells

scrumptious, and I promise I only tested 1 nut to make sure they are crunchy!

Night before Christmas Cake
175g unsalted butter, softened
225g brown sugar
275g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
175ml buttermilk
2 eggs
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Grated rind of 1 orange
225g fruit mince
2 tbs brandy
Florentine topping
50g hazelnuts
50g blanched almonds
85g brazil nuts
140g red glace cherries
100g golden syrup
Icing
2/3 cup (100g) icing sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
Method
Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line base of a 20cm springform cake pan. Beat butter and sugar in bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy, sift flour and baking powder and stir into butter mixture with buttermilk and eggs. Stir in rinds with fruit mince and brandy. Spoon into pan and bake for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, for florentine topping, place nuts, cherries and golden syrup in a saucepan and warm over a medium heat. When cake has cooked for 1 hour, remove from oven and spread topping over. Return for a further 15-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
For the icing, mix together sugar and lemon juice, place in a piping bag with a small nozzle and drizzle over cake. Decorate with ribbon, if desired.

A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FACE

I put this beautiful little rose in my kitchen
window, and each time I went back into the
kitchen, the sun had moved a little further
around.

Here the sun seems to be shining right through
the petals, and see the reflection in the window?

By now it is almost dusk

It's such a pretty face.

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2009

Sharing fun and happiness... NOTHING could have been
more entertaining! To each and everyone a heartfelt

thankyou for a wonderful year of love and learning.

Now sit back, relax and enjoy the Movie

Go here and click to make your picture full screen,

and join in the fun.

http://www.youtube.com/user/7birdsonawire

MANY SHADES OF SORBET

Jacky - this Throw is beautiful - looks like
Coffee/chocolate Latte - and is oh so soft.

Marcia this Throw is gorgeous - could be Strawberries

and cream.

COLOURS OF A RAINBOW

Found this beautiful colourful yarn, decided to make a Throw, and chose 3 bright yarns to go with it.




Think I'll make 25 squares altogether. This square was made on the
Medium Loom, and crochet around the outside.



This was made like a Granny square.



This square was created on the Medium Loom and crochet around the outside. Next I will make a pattern for my Throw and will proceed to join the squares together. In a few days I will put a picture of the completed Throw up here.