stark skies and bare branches, Hello.
Your promise of festive delights,
heartfelt carols and family embrace
beckons me.


Project Christmas Decoration Takeover has commenced!
And in true Beth fashion, inspiration struck in the midst of decorating yesterday, and therefore the decorating came to a screeching halt. That space on my kitchen wall, I decided, NEEDS a Partridge in a Pear Tree penny rug. And my search online for an existing pattern did not turn up anything that was "just" what I wanted. So, I dug into my scraps (first rule... no new stash is to be acquired), and started this: