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Happy New Year

Hello,
I seem to have missed Christmas with you all - sorry about that. I hope you all had a nice time - I had a lovely time. I managed to cook the turkey and not kill any of the family. They all managed to eat most of their dinner too. Unfortunately my mum was ill so couldn't come along for dinner - but I did send her a doggy bag round.
I've had a great time off work - making stars from a great book I had for Christmas - Scrap Quilt Sensations by Katherine Guerrier. It's an easy to follow book and I'm pleased with the accuracy of the stars I've made.
I've also enjoyed having the time to cook - the Spicy pork and chilli pepper goulash from the Jamie at Home book is delicious - give it a try.
Have any of you dared to make New Year's Resolutions? I'm going to have a think about them and see if I can think of some fun ones.
Have a great New year and I'll see you in 2009...
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Anonymous said…
Happy New Year to you too! No set resolutions for 2009 - just want to be more on top of things and more organized.
31 December 2008 at 16:31
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