leave a light on for me ~ dec # 8

as i was stage setting a few cut outs from reference books on castles with one eye on the telly, and as i propped x-mas lights behind paper windows this song fell into my head. i've been humming it now, hope the same for you. {# dec 8 part of december magic}.

the making of ~ dec # 7

i was thinking about gifs. as i am now well and truly approaching the end of my 2014 river project, i thought i could show you a few stages of my daily routine, for the occasion sped up by computer program technology. {# dec 7 is part of december magic}. 

ps - to have the animation play again, reopen the page. thxs. ♥

present perfect ~ dec # 6

a square {origami purpose} piece of paper, folded in three, folded on four corners, folded halfway in the middle, gently pushed inward. et voila! a folded present style envelope. it's not even that difficult, when you follow these instructions. good luck! {# dec 6 is part of december magic}.

highclere castle, newbury ~ dec # 5

remember not so long ago when {for various reasons} many of us {including moi} swooned over those crawleys? let's ask a few of them to tea and play about a little with the dowager countess' countless aristocratic mimes, which never fail to amuse yours truly. in her speak, let us be "women, as contrary as we choose to". there's even more faces to lord grantham's mother than shown here, but i haven't cut them out yet. later. {# dec 5 is part of december magic}.

it's a tinyWOOLF's labour ~ dec # 4

{dec # 4 is part of december magic}.