Wishing everyone love, peace, and hope for a better future.
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Merry Christmas from Fig and Pen!
I’m taking a little time off from writing for the holiday, but wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2020. Thank you so much for taking time to read my little blog. It means the world to me. x
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Low Key – Skipping a Crazy Christmas
Every year I assure my family that I won’t go crazy with gifts at Christmas, and every year they end up staring at me from behind a mountain of things they need to find space for. At the risk of sounding weird, I can see now that I was being a bit unmannerly. Saddling people…
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Gudrun Christmas Picks 2016
I’ve been eagerly awaiting the Gudrun Christmas Collection, and was delighted when my catalogue arrived. In the past, I’ve found one or two outfits to covet, but this year’s collection is full of lovely things I’d wear in or out of the Christmas season. Most of my favourites come from the Frida Kahlo collection. The…
Read MoreHappy New Year
It may be Hogmanay in Scotland, but I still have to eat as many black eyed peas as possible on New Year’s Day. They’re not available fresh in the UK, so I’m soaking just over a pound of the dried ones. They’ll be eaten with raw onion tomorrow. Happy New Year!
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Winter Garden
Our garden in winter. Unless there is an unpredicted rapid rise in temperatures, the snow will remain on the ground for Christmas. The forecast doesn’t call for more snow, so I’m unsure if this counts as a white Christmas. Does the snow actually have to fall on the day? I think not!
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We’ve had snow every day for the past four days, and last night was something akin to a blizzard. Could I have my first white Christmas?
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My mission today was to mail the last of the Christmas cards. I drove into Bonnybridge to use the post box in front of the old parish church. It’s a beautiful building (built in 1878) with a stunning red door.
Read MoreNearly Christmas
I can’t believe Christmas is nearly here. I’ve finished with work for the year and am looking forward to a little quiet time with my family. They are a generous lot, and last year gave me many lovely gifts. The one pictured above is one of my favourites. It’s called an egg skelter, and it…
Read MoreTommy
When I was a little kid, I had two favourite Christmas decorations — a red felt reindeer called Rudolph and an elf called Tommy. Tommy originally belonged to my grandparents, and they gave him to me one Christmas after I’d carried him around their house all day. Seeing Tommy every year was a thrill, but…
Read MoreChristmas Decor
I love Christmas, and I love these little figurines from Japan. They were made in the early 1950s, and they remind me of my childhood Christmases with my grandparents.
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