More Who

My mum doesn't know this yet, but this set of Doctor Who cookie cutters is a sort of belated Christmas present.

Now to make some cookies!

Handiwork

I have set myself quite a task, handstitching a quilt top together. So I actually had already machine stitched sets of four triangles to make up the squares, but there is still a lot of stitching to be done!

My hand stitching will either improve with all this practice, or get steadily worse. I hope it's the former!

By the bonnie, bonnie banks...

Today was a trip out to Loch Lomond. The train to Balloch and then a walk along a small part of this huge loch. The water was very high, covering the path in areas which made walking interesting at times.

Doctor Who reference alert...

A whole packet of TARDIS self destruct buttons for 50p, how could I resist!

Reading

I'm currently reading a book by one of my favourite authors, Kate Forsyth. The book is an historical novel about a girl called Dortchen Wild who grew up living next door to the Grimm family.

Twelfth Night

Time to take down the Christmas Decorations, Christmas 2013 is officially finished.

Day Trip to Falkirk

Decided I needed to get out of Glasgow during the Christmas Break, so took myself off to Falkirk for the day. Only about 20 minutes on the train meant it was nice and easy to do.

The Falkirk Wheel is a boat lift that links two of Scotland's canals. I got to see it in action lifting a canal boat from the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Union Canal.

A short walk away is part of the Antonine Wall, a remnant of the Roman occupation. Amazing to see two engineering feats close together in distance, but far apart in time!