A little Gift
I received another little gift from my friend Eve who I have been mentoring in the cooking and sometimes the craft department. She knows I love fir cones, and that I collect them to put in the brass log bucket by the side of the fire place. [ We have a gas fire unfortunately that does not work but I have the companion set and I normally have brass and copper ornaments scattered around the fire hearth, but it all helps create an illusion a set if you like. One day I will have my real fire but in the meantime I have been building up the basics so that I have them to hand when I do eventually get the said fire.] Everytime Eve goes for a walk if she sees some decent cones then she brings them back to me. I am very grateful for these cones and they are going to be turned into Christmas garlands for both Eve and myself. A way of acquiring nice things to decorate your home with for very little money just a bit of time and effort. The bonus is ...