A Very MSE Advent 2025

KajiKita

Cheery_Daff said:

Ha, we cross posted Kk - I see we have both been weilding the draught proofing tape this afternoon! 😂😂

Wow! The difference in that curtain!! 😳🤩👏 Well done!! Very, very worth doing. 

I think it was @greenbee on @Greying_Pilgrim’s thread when we were talking about the draught into / out of (I forget) LG’s room 😊

KK

greenbee

Well done on the draught-proofing! Can you put some thermal/fleece lining on the curtain as well @Cheery_Daff? A bit of weight might help. I hang fleeces on tension rods/curtain wire/shower poles behind door curtains. I'm very keen on layers at windows and doors (all my windows have roller blinds behind the curtains/roman blinds - and most of the curtains and roman blinds have thermal linings too!). 

I've cleared the tomato/pepper/aubergine plants out of the greenhouse and cut lots of greenery for the porch. And ignored the fact that I need to drive a decent distance to calibrate the tyre deflation warning system. 

PennysIntoPounds

Wonderful OATing everyone!

I was meant to be going out and being festive tonight but not feeling up to it so Mr PIP will represent, and I have lit a pretty star candle and got the Baileys and the Christmas tales book lined up

Todays advent jewellery is a plastic pearl ring out of a cracker many years ago 😁✨️

Cheery_Daff

greenbee said:

Well done on the draught-proofing! Can you put some thermal/fleece lining on the curtain as well @Cheery_Daff? A bit of weight might help. I hang fleeces on tension rods/curtain wire/shower poles behind door curtains. I'm very keen on layers at windows and doors (all my windows have roller blinds behind the curtains/roman blinds - and most of the curtains and roman blinds have thermal linings too!). 

I've cleared the tomato/pepper/aubergine plants out of the greenhouse and cut lots of greenery for the porch. And ignored the fact that I need to drive a decent distance to calibrate the tyre deflation warning system. 

It's just held up by drawing pins after the curtain rail came out of the wall 🙄 Putting it back up is on the list but hasn't made it anywhere near the top yet😬

Just putting on red and gold sparkly nail varnish for tonight's festive concert 😊

greenbee

Cheery_Daff said:

greenbee said:

Well done on the draught-proofing! Can you put some thermal/fleece lining on the curtain as well @Cheery_Daff? A bit of weight might help. I hang fleeces on tension rods/curtain wire/shower poles behind door curtains. I'm very keen on layers at windows and doors (all my windows have roller blinds behind the curtains/roman blinds - and most of the curtains and roman blinds have thermal linings too!). 

I've cleared the tomato/pepper/aubergine plants out of the greenhouse and cut lots of greenery for the porch. And ignored the fact that I need to drive a decent distance to calibrate the tyre deflation warning system. 

It's just held up by drawing pins after the curtain rail came out of the wall 🙄 Putting it back up is on the list but hasn't made it anywhere near the top yet😬

Just putting on red and gold sparkly nail varnish for tonight's festive concert 😊

I struggle to keep curtain poles up as the walls here are rubbish. Putting up batten (which can be fixed where there is actually something to fix it to) and then attaching the pole to that has been the solution!

redofromstart

I am watching 'My Fair Lady' for my attempt at being remotely festive tonight.  

The wood burner is on and I found a few of the colour changing pine cones (expensive but fun nonsense from the land of lake years ago) which I will dim the lights and watch later.

Cherryfudge

That's a very pretty curtain, @Cheery_Daff. Glad you have decreased the draught so dramatically!

Some of my Advent things today are the same as yesterday: same Christmas jumper (grey, cream and gold) and same nice but strongly scented cream for my feet.

We had what feels like an early Christmas present, as DH managed to get the washing machine working again. One of my makeup remover pads had jammed the filter. I really didn't want to spend Christmas borrowing space in other people's machines or New Year looking for a replacement. This one sounds like a plane taking off but has been literally part of the furniture for a good 14 years and, while I know it won't last forever, I'll be sorry to see it go.

I got a few more small gifts bought, and have wrapped those for the children's partners' parents (that should be a punctuation test) as we will see all the offspring tomorrow. We've also wrapped the birthday present for the oldest grand child whose birthday we celebrate tomorrow, and I've been in touch with my sister, whose birthday is today.

The cheap Christmas veg, as well as some remaining pumpkins, are being stored in the shed to save fridge space. The tree is decorated at last and the lights are lit, though the rest of the house is still hung round with laundry.

Suffolk_lass

Decorated the Christmas Tree after I got back from the SM at 08.15 a pic of what I call our grotto below.

- I thought it might be worse than it was at the SM, hence yesterday's early rise. Some things OOS though. I need to visit Waitflower (it's today or tomorrow when they open. I fancy spending today pottering, writing the neighbour's cards, perhaps even posting through some doors.

OATs today - We need to get some boxes up in the loft, along with the mattress topper in a vacuum bag (rolled up). I also want to do some washing, just to clear the decks really, and Mr Sl will continue with the cobweb removal and dusting.

Cheery_Daff

That's beautiful @Suffolk_lass!

It was my christmasnconcert last night, very festive in a church with a Christmas tree and lots of mince pies 🥰 Mr C came, and two friends, which was lovely 🥰 always feel very festive after that! 

Not so festive today - we are off to see Mr C's dad (we'll see him again on Wednesday, which will be the festive visit). So 5 or 6 hours in the car 😬 

But it's the solstice, so the days will be getting longer after this 😊😊

I've got a little picture frame which holds pages from a very old diary - one for each wheel of the year celebration. So today I'll swap to the new solstice one 😊

Debsnewbudget

That grotto looks wonderful