Birthday Celebrations

It isn't an "0" birthday, and I am not a big birthday-celebrating person....but I like to record a few things, especially so I can look back and see when I got things.

Sunday Stitchers

Sunday 17th November.
In 2023 our birthday gifts to each other was to give a stitchery kit. It had to include a pattern or traced piece and some embellishments.  It was to be completed by the meeting in our birthday month the following year.
I received my gift from Sue and showed it at the Sunday Stitchers Meeting in November (on schedule!!!)  I did the stitchery (already printed.....yay!!!) and made a small zippy pouch.  I used the supplied silk ribbon for a tassel.  The two fabrics, thread, ric-rac and tiny heart buttons were all part of my kit.

 

For 2024, we each gave a gift, themed "Bed, Bath &/or Table." Alison organised a random draw.
I received these lovely gifts from Maria. They were all great gifts for me—I love Lemon Myrtle (the soap). The tray is so pretty, and the towel... well, it can hang in the bathroom, but it's too pretty to use! That sounds like an old person, doesn't it?

SHLIMS

Our SHLIMS group met on Thursday 21st November for our usual chat and sewing session.  We went to the local club for lunch and when we returned home - I could open my presents:

Maureen gave me the flowers and a set of cleaning cloths - one for glasses, one for the phone and one for TV screens...very handy!

Louise gave me the box of chocolates . . .very yummy!

Sue gave me a key container with a lovely stitchery of a church on it.

Hilda gave me a bottle of Prosecco - the bottle is like cut glass - very swish - and the plant in the pot....it is now on my kitchen window sill.

Bestie special gift

Maureen & I also swap separate presents.  She gave me this lovely bag with beach houses.  She included one stitched beach house, the original pre-printed stitchery and a pattern...looks like another 2025 project...LOL

Needle Girls

Friday 22nd November

In 2024, our birthday gifts to each other were gifts that started with our initials....mine are SEW (very convenient initials).

Instead of going out - each person brought some food to share.  What a feast!  A particularly good potato salad (compliments of Lynda's husband), ham and zucchini slice.  I provided a salad.
And there has to be cake for a Birthday! - Black Forest Cake....my favourite (from De).

As we are close to Christmas, the shops have a lot of new & different - & tempting - foods to try.  De had alerted us to some Limoncello custard, and there was also Rum & Raisin, Hazelnut and Creme Caramel.  They just jumped into my trolley the other day, so we had a custard-tasting test.

They were all nice...hard to pick a favourite.

I also spotted a Limoncello drink (low alcohol) drink and somehow it also jumped into my trolley - so we all enjoyed a small glass of that!

The gifts:

From Lynda

Serviettes, Christmas decoration with S, Erasable pens, Embroidery kit…a gingerbread house…Walkers shortbread,  chocolate W

From De

Sewing machine hanger, Sticky Notes, Emoji stickers, Earrings, Exfoliating glove, Wrapping paper, Word Search book, 

From Sandi
Silicone cooking tools, Snakes, Scissor holder, Singer Sewing Machine pin, Slap band from Echidna, Extra creamy chocolate, Eat & Co shop ornament, Ecru thread, Excel spreadsheet pin and sticker, Werther's Cream Candies

From Helen

Sewing utensils holder, Egg head salt and pepper shakers (such cute expressions on their faces), Woman pot holder….or pen holder…or whatever!

What lovely and fun gifts! There was a lot of laughter as I opened each present. The Excel things were particularly funny…. I use a spreadsheet to keep track of my projects…. which often causes a lot of stirring from the girls…. Of course, I use spreadsheets for other things….so both these things are so good and so funny!

This is the pin - "Ohh...this calls for a spreadsheet"

and the sticker

The whole day was fun, lots of silliness...a bit of stitching...not a lot!

Family Fun

Out for a buffet breakfast with John, Bec Luke, Peyton & Montana.  There was to be cake afterwards, but everyone had had enough food!

The family gave me a gift voucher to buy a new suitcase—well overdue—I will get one with four wheels and easy rolling.

Phew - the Birthday is over...now we start Christmas get-togethers!!!