Memorygirls - The Matrix Reloaded

Tescodealqueen

Sorry to hear that the craft sales did not go so well. I think that is why I only make stuff I can use myself, though I did make a card on request recently. Friends who have tried to sell have said that people want to buy for next to nothing and craft materials are quite expensive so it is not always cost effective. Not sure what the answer is.
Going to spend the day with my dad today - we are going out and he is bonkers so looking forward to a fun day. Hope everyone else has a good day too.

Thanks Fantasia, for the crochet information will give it a go

Memory_Girl

Baking and painting week week in preperation for Christmas I think. I knwo there is masses to do on the business but to be honest I need to take a small break and regroup.

So todays "Secret Santa" is an Italian favourite of mine:D

Today I shall be making Cranberry Biscotti to go in the "boxing day hampers" I'm making for our friends and families. These are fabulous with a milky coffee or hot chocolate (I will be packing mocha chocolate).

I've also packed these half a dozen to a mug with a teeny bag of mocha chocolate - wrapped in cellophane with a bow makes a really cheap and cheerful gift for those you want to say a little thank you to.

PISTACHIO and CRANBERRY BISCOTTI

125g chopped pistachios
100g cranberrys
250g plain flour
150g caster sugar
1tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
3 beaten eggs

In a large bowl mix all the ingredients together to form a VERY stiff dough.

Make into two equal log shapes and pat out into flattened patties 30cm X 15cm.

Bake at 180 c for 20 minutes until golden but still quite soft.

Remove from the oven and then cut into 10mm slices and lay them out on a baking sheet. Bake for another 10 minutes until the biscotti are golden and crisp.

Leave to cool and then store in a large glass jar for dipping into whenever you make a cuppa.


Mmmmmmmmmmmm:D

Memorygirl

Craftyscholar

Tescodealqueen wrote: »

Sorry to hear that the craft sales did not go so well. I think that is why I only make stuff I can use myself, though I did make a card on request recently. Friends who have tried to sell have said that people want to buy for next to nothing and craft materials are quite expensive so it is not always cost effective. Not sure what the answer is.

I think that anyone who makes anything can look at a craft item and know how much work went into it - the others just look at the price of other things (made by people paid peanuts) and think they are being over-charged.

clairewop

Afternoon

Woke up this morning in pure agony so took Painkillers and went back to bed

now I'm behind on everything, the house still looks like a bomb has hit it, and as I'm typing I can hear theb kitten climbing up the xmas tree lol.

I have sorted out washing, 10 o clock last night I was washing school uniform blooming forgot about it didn't I. Tumbles going, so I only now have a few bits in the laundry basket.

Kitchen scrubbed floors washed, dh tidied kitchen Sat when he came home from work, and didn't turn dishwasher on , so last nights dishes were sorted this morning lol.

living room tidied rug hoovered floors washed,

Just dining room now and bedrooms, and me having a shower and getting dressed as I am still in my pj's

Never mind I will get there.

having a mocha coffee then it's shower I think, then lunch, then the dining room, I may have to leave the bedrooms till tomorrow, plus the hallway needs hoovering and washing.

clairewop

Still have to get up mum's too with shopping

Plus sort and put away all the jewellery and put all the beads away from yesterday and make a few commissions and sort orders to post, not enough time in the day now Knew I shouldn't have gone back to bed.

Right coffee finished, Shower time.

Alisonpennypincher

Good afternoon Matrix!

I can't believe it is only 12 days until Christmas!! Eeeeek!

Yesterday was DS's 6th birthday so I have spent the last few hours trying to put the house back together as nothing got done yesterday, and after a housefull of people it looks like a bomb has gone off - oh well all worth it as DS had a great day.

School breaks up at luch on friday so i want to be realtively organised by then so i can enjoy the holidays with him. Birthday party for school friends to sort out for on Sunday too - but thats almost organised.

I feel i may need to produce a few TADA lists this week to help keep me on schedule. So far today's looks like this....

Done my cleaning job this morning got in at 11am
Sorted presents into an organized pile
Done all the washing up and put stuff away
tidied kitchen
swept hall floor
Sorted out dining table - taken the extension out and cleared from yesterday
hoovered all lounge

Now i'm having 10 minutes on here before the next lot.

Sorry for mammoth post

TTFN

aleksrothis

Can I ask for positive thoughts, please?

Interview for dream job in 15 mins...

tellmeitsfriday

Go Alex, go

redsquirrel80

Good luck Alex x

susan946

Hello again, Matrix

Arrived home from France around midnight. Sorry, haven't caught up yet, so can't give feedback to anyone.

Hubby's leg is pinned - looks like a huge stake has been drived down the centre of the tibia and secured with two screws. No plaster. Think there's more metal in that than in my hip! Don't know what the airpost scanners will make of it!!!!!!!!

I turned up at the hospital with the required crutches on Friday morning. They discharged him around 3 in the afternoon in a private ambulance (normal in France - only the emergency ambulances are publically run). He arrived at the steps up to the front door on a stretcher and then had to get himself up to the front door. There was no guidance as to how to use the crutches as would be given over here! He was told not to put any weight on that leg but to hop; not as easy with crutches as it sounds. Anyway we have now been in contact with our GP and is he going to get a referral to an orthopaedic consultant here. He has stitches and no advice as to when they need to be removed either and I guess he will need physio when the time is right.

It's easy to criticise the french system, but it works if you know what you have to do but is quite confusing for us as foreigners. We're hoping for a speedy and uneventful recovery now.

Having been so well organised I am way behind with the Christmas preps now so need to be up to speed before the end of the week!!!

Will catch up over the next few days.

Positive vibes and love to everybody and thank you so much for your kind messages.

Sue