Showing posts with label Tomten. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tomten. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Tomten Houses

Have been making some essential Christmas decorations - little houses for the Tomten (elves) to hand on a tree. It's nice to use these lovely quality cottons and linens.
I hung them on a smoke bush (cotinus) and when I finished and turned around there was this fabulous rainbow - what a reward.
I can never really understand anyone who isn't hugely preoccupied with food. I dream about it quite a lot.
At the weekend I was in London and went to get some picnic items in Harrods as a treat. 
Here are some pictures of the wonderful food halls.

...and more chocolate
 oh and a bit more...
 the lovely lady who made my crayfish and rocket flatbread sandwich and served up my venison and squash pie waving cheerily to me.
 some greengrocers!
 feast your eyes...
 fractal patterning...
 a Christmasy basket
 exotica...
 fruits of the sea...

 and if one can peel one's eyes away from the food and look at the ceiling in the fish hall...
... a very friendly squirrel after some picnic in Hyde Park - sorry I ate it all!
In the end, although an exciting time was had it was nice to be back with sleepy Smartie hugging a beloved block of parmesan which is his current gourmet obsession.