It's December. I've been dreading mad December for ages and yet here it is, quiet as a lamb. Organised, social, calm little December. How did that happen?
Well, I'm not hosting any Christmas parties this year. I'm just showing up to a few with a cake under my arm and a wine under my belt. Festivities are infinitely easier to just show up to rather than to host.
I've learned a few other gems this week...
1. Vinyl tablecloths have come a long way since the seventies, baby. I'm loving the fact that 2.5 metres of fabric from Me Too Please, with a splice of rik rak sewn around the bottom has resulted in wipe-clean, chic heaven. Perfect for both messy Tsunamis and messy mums and dads after a couple of wines at the BBQ. While I was there, I also grabbed a few 1/4 metres of various oilclothes to make some matching bunting to increase my Summer delicioiusness. The bag in the picture above could also serve as inspiration for the more gifted sewers amongst us...
2. Tea Tree Oil took the itch straight out of my1000 mosquito bites. I love you Tea Tree Oil!
3. Jasper Jones is easily the best book I've read all year.
4. We can never know why things are the way they are... unless we ask. My 'dud post' turned out to be a technology glitch and I felt like a total moron. But then, as Madame Marielle pointed out so beautifully "Isn't that a relief? It's like when a guy doesn't call, and it turns out he actually left his phone in a cab..."
5. Wishlist makes online 'if only' shopping really easy.
Did you learn anything new to share this week? And what's the best book you've read this year?
[Image of pretty oilcloth tote from Jane's Teawagon]