They say that as you get older you turn into your parents... it's true. This week I have mostly been making mince pies - to sell! And by making I mean completely making, ie the mincemeat too, it's been fun! Messy, but fun. The oven is finally mincemeat-free, it took a loooooong time and a lot of scrubbing to clean but I got there in the end. So yeah, I'm feeling pretty Christmassy now! Currently listening to Christmas songs and about to head off to finish buying presents.

Had a good morning at school which makes a change for a Friday! The students all worked really well and one of them said 'Thank you very much' at the end and that it had been a really good activity, so that was nice! Looking forward to Christmas lessons next week, trying to work out if it's feasible to make enough Christmas biscuits for all my students...probably a bit ambitious to attempt but I might do it anyway! I have new biscuit cutters that I need to try out anyway.

Last weekend I went to Strasbourg to the Christmas market and it was lovely! It's a very pretty city, lots of old buildings and little streets etc. And the market was very festive as indeed Christmas markets are.

Right, time to make more Christmas cards... it's a creative week this week!