2009

Major events of 2009:

• Holiday to Rome (April)
  
• Got a car (August)
  
• Holiday to Cornwall (August)
  
• Junior and infant school amalgamated (September)
  
• Moved to a new flat with Andy (October)

Theatre / music / art:

• Fame (March)
  
• Doves (May)
  
• Banksy vs Bristol Museum (August)
  
• Muse (September)
  

Coraline

I've just watched Coraline on DVD.  I read the book a few months ago too.  It's an intriguing story about the dangers of getting what you wish for, and very dark.  The set and animation were fantastic.  I remember reading about the handmade costumes on a few blogs when the film first came out.  I liked the way it integrated 3D and 2D animation. 

Christmas 2009

I came back to my parents' for Christmas. It was the first time I've driven that far on my own (ended up being a 5 1/2 hour drive), but the drive wasn't as stressful as I imagined. Christmas day was the usual lovely late lunch (but lamb this year instead of turkey), flurry of presents and a scattering of games (this year, Bingo and a pub quiz). Boxing day involved lots of leftovers, and then yesterday we took Grandad out for lunch.

I've spent most of the afternoons crocheting, following patterns in a gorgeous book: Super-Cute Crochet (by Nikki Trench), which Andy bought me for Christmas. So far I've made a Buff-Orpington Baby Chick, a hatching egg (with a tutu) and the legs and body of Andy the Alien.

There's loads more cute animals in this book that I want to make, including Sparkles the Snowman, Rebecca Bear, Ned the Naughty Old Goat, Pickle the Puppy, Melody the Kitten, a family of sugar mice, Shakira the Baby Elephant, Kimmie the Koala Bear and Dave the Dolphin.  There are pictures of quite a few of the animals on Ravelry.  Some of the projects are really quick and simple, whereas others are a little more complicated or time consuming.  The book also includes very clear crochet instructions.

I received a new digital camera from my parents, so hopefully there will be more pictures and posts on here soon.  One of my resolutions this year is to finish more craft projects!

Snow

We had a little bit of snow this week - not very much really, but enough for me to get excited about!  It was snowing when we went to bed, and we woke up to find everything covered in white.  So I leapt out of bed to take a few photos.