93 Days To Christmas – Christmas Stencil Set
Hi there
Here’s a super simple Christmas offering: nothing elaborate or expensive. Just a great snowflake and sentiments stencil set. These are absolutely brilliant for inky arty printing and gel plate work.
As I write this, we are in the south of Spain, having spent the day in Sevilla. One word best describes today: SCORCHIO!!!! Yes, the Plaza de Espana was amazing. Yes, the Cathedral is awe inspiring. Yes, the Alcazar was so beautiful, it stopped me in my tracks. But Dios Mio!!! It was SCORCHIO!!! 35 and not a tree to sit under! Makes you wonder whether we will see snow again in England – the south east that is.
What do YOU think? When was the last time you remember deep snow? Tell us below, but add where you are located too. I know Scotland still gets plenty of snow, right?
Down south, I recall December 2010. It was the winter we moved into our old house. We just got the last of the boxes hauled in as the snow started falling. Managed to hoist the piano in just before it properly came down. And it fell for a week. Snowed in we were. It was wonderful.
Maybe, if the snow eludes us again, we’ll just pretend we’re snowed in. Like the time when the kids were small and we had a power cut. We’d lit all the candles, made a log fire, were all set to read a book about pirates – and all the electric lights came back on. The kids were so disappointed – we switched them all back off and extended the power cut. It was grand. Sometimes you just gotta do the right thing…
Love and Clarity,
Barb x x x
8 thoughts on “93 Days To Christmas – Christmas Stencil Set”
Morning Barbara
It sounds like you are having a wonderful time even if it is a litte warm!!
Well if the old folklore tales are too be believed, the holly tree in our garden is SMOTHERED in berries……Im based in Kent.
Think I have those stencils…..
We are currently based in Norfolk and rarely see more than an inch or two of snow.
Forty one years ago we moved into a new home in Rayleigh, Essex in February. It snowed lightly all day and was very cold. We woke up next morning, opened the curtains and couldn’t believe our eyes. The snow was completely covering the garden inches deep. We got ready to go to work and opened the front door to find snow up to the letterbox. IT WAS SOLID. We tried the back door to go to the garage, same thing. There was no chance of getting the car out to go to work. There were three days of luxurious peace and quiet while we unpacked at our leisure.
Never experienced anything like that before ore since.
This winter it will either be mild all through or we will have arctic conditions to counteract the heatwaves.
Here’s hoping it will be somewhere in between.
Stay safe.
Glad you’re having a wonderful time in sunny Spain!
I grew up in Sheffield and we had deep snow every winter. It wasn’t a question of will it snow, but how often and how deep, and everything carried on anyway – school, college, work, buses….. My Dad put snow tyres on the car each winter and we had no problem at all.
Now living in the Midlands we don’t get as much snow. I remember when the children were little, I had to walk to meet Christopher from school with David in a pushchair but it snowed while he was at school so I went to collect him with David on the sledge………all the other children at the school were somewhat envious….!!!!
So pleased you are having a lovely time in sunny Spain. Hope you took a cardi with you for when you get off the plane. !960 was the first time I saw snow having lived in Bombay. I remember, before we left, going to be fitted for warm coats and wondering why. My parents hadn’t told us we were moving to England. They chose Surrey for our new home and going to view a house we saw snow. Had to get out of the car and feel it.
The weather this year has certainly been different with temperatures soaring & no rain here, yet torrential storms washing away villages in Nepal & other parts of the World.
The first time I remember real snow that stopped everything was around 1966 in Birmingham. Deep snow, no traffic on the roads but still sent out to walk to school 2.5miles away & about an hour walking. Half way there we were met by a prefect, who told us to go back home. We did as we were told & having dropped my bag in at home walked another 1.5miles there & back to take a 1st year home. When we got to school the next day, we were hauled in front of the Headmistress to explain why we weren’t in school the day before !! A bit different to these days when schools close as soon as there is a sprinkling of snow not like the foot back then. I am not a fan of snow, reminds me of cold feet even with thick socks & wellies on.
Enjoy the rest of the sunshine.
Sounds like you are having a wonderful vacation outside of the heat.
I live in Canada so heavy snow is common in January, February/March. Snow shovelling skills improve every year.😂
Hope we have snow as Ilove it. Usually go to austria in December. Had loads of lovely white snow ,Now I have retired and don’t have to shovel my way out, Busy making Christmas cards and have adequate my Christmas cake,Hope you had a great holiday
day xxxx,
Hi Barb, I think that was the last I remember a lot of snow too. I am in Milton Keynes, we had a sprinkling last winter, but as we live up a hill, it makes it a bit difficult to get either up or down if the snow is too heavy. So glad you are enjoying Spain, we had 2 stops in Spain on our little cruise at the beginning of the month, Bilbao and La Coruna, and it was quite hot then too. Really need to start my cards. Take care everyone. Bx