preparations

Preparations are beginning, I missed stir up sunday last week but managed to get my christmas cake in the oven (for 7 hours, phew!) today. The smells are so good and make the house feel all seasonal.

I had some left over mixture so I decided to make little christmas cupcakes. I've never tried this before so I'll have to let you know. I may even ice them like little christmas cakes!

The cake baking got me into the mood a bit so this evening I've been creating an advent calendar scene where our seasons table is. We have a teeny tiny mouse following a teeny tiny star path (the stars are about a cm wide).

The little mouse has to cross a sparkly ice river on the bark bridge and follow 24 tiny stars before reaching the bigger 25th. I hope to have some small trees in there soon to finish the decoration.

Jo x 

spring table

When the weather started to warm up a little we put a little potted iris on top of our seasons table with the idea that when it flowered it would be time to change to a spring seasons table. Well, it flowered yesterday, so despite it being a little early we have changed to spring and it looks so lovely and cheery at the top of the stairs.

Happy spring time to all!

Jo x 

winter table

Deep Mid-Winter drawing near,
 Darkness in our Garden here
  One small flame yet bravely burns
 To show a path which ever turns.
 Earth, please bear us as we go,
 Seeking Light to send a-glow:
 Branches green and moss and fern,
 Mark our path to trace each turn.
 Brother animals, teach us too
 To serve with patience as you do.
 We walk with candle toward the Light
 While Earth awaits with hope so bright:
 In the Light which finds new birth  Love may spread o'er all the Earth.
 Deep Mid-Winter drawing near - -
 May Light arise in our Garden here.

- Nancy Foster

Jo x

Autumn table

Set up our autumn seasons table today, we used nature items we found as well as some homemade autumn fairies and some items we recently recieved in an autumn craft exchange.

Come little leaves said the wind one day

Come over the meadow with me and play

Put on your dresses of red and gold

For summer is gone and the wind blows cold

Happy autumn everyone x

Jo