Merry Christmas...in cross stitch!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello my dearest!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't know if it is because</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've spent the last days</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">decorating</span> my home for Christmas,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">watching</span> romantic Christmas movies,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">having yummy <span style="font-size: large;">hot chocolates</span> (with cream, of course),</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but today I feel in the <span style="font-size: large;">Christmas mood</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">---well...who doesn't? Christmas is coming!!!!---</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Buongiorno carissime!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Non so se è perchè</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ho trascorso le ultime giornate</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">decorando</span> la casa per Natale,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">guardando</span> romantici fil natalizi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e bevendo <span style="font-size: large;">guduriose cioccolate calde</span> (con la panna, naturalmente),</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma oggi mi sento proprio immersa nell'atmosfera natalizia!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>---bhè...e chi non lo è? Natale stà arrivando!---</em></span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBjvhbAZ0e7IR-r3v3hCxATMbQBJCe8vU-eWrjlwBOX0gI89iilDsQoveachcpnBruuxfXMkumbmpL8GYxn9yeekwraDAqUG9Xu65k1ezbLC4iDQHgd_BqrESKhj6BGd7zMyLtGXMgvU/s1600/buon_natale1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBjvhbAZ0e7IR-r3v3hCxATMbQBJCe8vU-eWrjlwBOX0gI89iilDsQoveachcpnBruuxfXMkumbmpL8GYxn9yeekwraDAqUG9Xu65k1ezbLC4iDQHgd_BqrESKhj6BGd7zMyLtGXMgvU/s640/buon_natale1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So I want to show you a little decoration</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I made last year for Christmas using</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">one of the tecnique I love most: <span style="font-size: large;">cross stitch</span>!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quindi vorrei mostrarvi una decorazione</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che ho fatto l'anno scorso</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>usando una delle tecniche che amo di pù: il <span style="font-size: large;">punto croce</span>!</em></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4VkdY-zF4-FLZ72hJm0JpRPYyhU3i9r-_gcLGCwv6zJQenPyO474-PpPWkHLDzhY29KemGFAM7xwY6lyFpc6jGbG3OK3q_dcdsCpAIyIqJCBqzUGGcNIvwguK-5ll1Xf81sGiH4BAN4/s1600/buon_natale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4VkdY-zF4-FLZ72hJm0JpRPYyhU3i9r-_gcLGCwv6zJQenPyO474-PpPWkHLDzhY29KemGFAM7xwY6lyFpc6jGbG3OK3q_dcdsCpAIyIqJCBqzUGGcNIvwguK-5ll1Xf81sGiH4BAN4/s640/buon_natale.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love to do cross stitch, especially during</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the <span style="font-size: large;">cold season</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The best moment of the day do dedicate myself</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to this hobby is </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">during the evening</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">relaxed on the sofa,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with a warm blanket on my legs</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and watching the fire!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Mi piace molto il punto croce, soprattutto</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em> durante la <span style="font-size: large;">stagione fredda</span>.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Il momento migliore per dedicarmi a</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>questo hobby è la sera,</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>rilassata sul divano</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>con una copertina sulle ginocchia</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e guardando il fuoco!</em></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUz5hjilTGfSthE97kWomWR9YsW_6NrnV6qwbIqjrPI1hMkyb7yym2i3h55EQ8V3v4RM61BLIXC0_4WZH0iq_89ACOLNuxdcdXRE59kJRz02DQ6aHl09agM8iyo17yf2iAWVn6wit2xU/s1600/buon_natale2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUz5hjilTGfSthE97kWomWR9YsW_6NrnV6qwbIqjrPI1hMkyb7yym2i3h55EQ8V3v4RM61BLIXC0_4WZH0iq_89ACOLNuxdcdXRE59kJRz02DQ6aHl09agM8iyo17yf2iAWVn6wit2xU/s640/buon_natale2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunatley this year I haven't had time</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to create some cross stitch decorations</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for Christmas,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but I'm<span style="font-size: large;"> working on</span> something...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Purtroppo quest'anno non ho avuto il tempo</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per creare qualche decorazione a punto croce</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per il Natale,</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ma <span style="font-size: large;">stò lavorando a qualcosa</span>...</span></em><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Merry Christmas...in cross stitch!

Hello my dearest! I don't know if it is because I've spent the last days decorating my home for Christmas, watching romantic Chris...

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My Christmas Tree

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Christmas Tree</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is <span style="font-size: large;">red</span> and <span style="font-size: large;">very traditional</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I use the same decorations every year</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and each year I buy something new.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Il mio albero di Natale</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>è <span style="font-size: large;">rosso</span> e <span style="font-size: large;">molto tradizionale</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>uso le stesse decorazioni ogni anno</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e ogni anno compro qualcosa di nuovo.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioan5GN3n8wim08vj_mLHuOMQe3YsGsOyXo1u5WfdGn2iCPIUbfG9SfdzWokZx2rp_ysaUyBP1JkmbCXlzt8boTwARB7vdSUVE2KG5pTlToMelQ28JIWlmUXnb5XQOG9woyztQGKIZqXg/s1600/addobbi_natalizi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioan5GN3n8wim08vj_mLHuOMQe3YsGsOyXo1u5WfdGn2iCPIUbfG9SfdzWokZx2rp_ysaUyBP1JkmbCXlzt8boTwARB7vdSUVE2KG5pTlToMelQ28JIWlmUXnb5XQOG9woyztQGKIZqXg/s640/addobbi_natalizi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GaX8klbdmFtgU01lai2BStcLYFuGnn6Gq110ovobuGtNC_I0Loxinw55PG8908SgAYfNnN3YKtjngqoQ9sArHMwBVdyLm1OL6T7rNexF8psaCo6o9QzuSfxOqabhmMpKmG8PhNMHpxA/s1600/addobbi_natalizi1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GaX8klbdmFtgU01lai2BStcLYFuGnn6Gq110ovobuGtNC_I0Loxinw55PG8908SgAYfNnN3YKtjngqoQ9sArHMwBVdyLm1OL6T7rNexF8psaCo6o9QzuSfxOqabhmMpKmG8PhNMHpxA/s640/addobbi_natalizi1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Me and Max used to buy each year </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2 new decorations,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">because we were 2.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now, since Sofia is born,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">we buy <span style="font-size: large;">3 new decorations</span> each year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Io e Max compravano ogni anno</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>2 decorazioni nuove,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>perchè eravamo in due.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ora, da quando Sofia è nata,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ne compriamo <span style="font-size: large;">tre ogni anno</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ_4BjVtYtMkNAIKun4jBW1DKxc-GxccoJEXqXmwAX47ZMjORP3kJv8h8ffJ6Ut7D3239ZPLaQH_wo_JFAUH6-NuZRvKGe5vNH9khahB8ZkPWXauQEYOAFpwnv6rNavrwKk_Yq-RK1xo/s1600/addobbi_natalizi3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ_4BjVtYtMkNAIKun4jBW1DKxc-GxccoJEXqXmwAX47ZMjORP3kJv8h8ffJ6Ut7D3239ZPLaQH_wo_JFAUH6-NuZRvKGe5vNH9khahB8ZkPWXauQEYOAFpwnv6rNavrwKk_Yq-RK1xo/s640/addobbi_natalizi3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love to open the boxes which contain </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my decorations...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is just like meeting some<span style="font-size: large;"> old friends</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Amo aprire le scatole</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>dove ripongo le decorazioni...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>è come reincontrare ogni anno dei <span style="font-size: large;">vecchi amici</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I look at each and one of them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I can <span style="font-size: large;">tell their story</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and remember where they come from,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">where I have buyed them,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in which occasion...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Li guardo ad uno ad uno</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e posso <span style="font-size: large;">raccontare la loro storia</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e ricordare da dove vengono,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>dove li ho comprati,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>in che occasione...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczDvWMfo5ilCvOJZGD0l2w_C8uLBNC0HU2Zm9CT1FN5q1S5MdSmwOW4sNoBZ1rmbsGrRd4nZPTcUGY9CC1NpvI-N6ICZUrXawkg1mgVz2l2rILSPASOQwPeRt_lbch2RyhfTuwnZHQ-Q/s1600/addobbi_natalizi4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczDvWMfo5ilCvOJZGD0l2w_C8uLBNC0HU2Zm9CT1FN5q1S5MdSmwOW4sNoBZ1rmbsGrRd4nZPTcUGY9CC1NpvI-N6ICZUrXawkg1mgVz2l2rILSPASOQwPeRt_lbch2RyhfTuwnZHQ-Q/s640/addobbi_natalizi4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then there are a lot of<span style="font-size: large;"> decorations</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've made</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E poi ci sono anche un po'</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>di<span style="font-size: large;"> decorazioni che ho fatto io</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My Christmas Tree

My Christmas Tree is red and very traditional . I use the same decorations every year and each year I buy something new. Il mio albero di N...

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It's party time

Just popping in quickly this morning, before I head off to my art class's Christmas party. It's been suggested (very unfairly in my opinion) that there's more eating and chatting than painting taking place at my Monday class, but for today at least that's what it's all about. The presents are wrapped, the food all prepared, and we're all set to go. Oh, and to get into the spirit of the day, here's a quick pic of my tree - I've gone for a turquoise and silver theme this year. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQEHSRSnQ5LxESPAuhQ0V-1ho3ohw1H2pN29E-Nr5GamEEK-QXz7spaM-HBk9sPSV2lQYg21WUklDY7ITWWkeAZ6HSEar7GnfxtANsoDtuWwImodGDsH1G_9JIoVqqgtDBT0-cEMaHKc/s1600/tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQEHSRSnQ5LxESPAuhQ0V-1ho3ohw1H2pN29E-Nr5GamEEK-QXz7spaM-HBk9sPSV2lQYg21WUklDY7ITWWkeAZ6HSEar7GnfxtANsoDtuWwImodGDsH1G_9JIoVqqgtDBT0-cEMaHKc/s640/tree.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (although it looks like gold and turquoise at night!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sorry for being a little awol lately, but this rain has played havoc with my phone lines, and my internet connection has been fickle at best. But on a brighter note, guess what - the pool is being finished as we speak. The last of the interior work will be done this morning, and the water tanker is on standby to start filling her up. Hallelujah! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great day everyone,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

It's party time

Just popping in quickly this morning, before I head off to my art class's Christmas party. It's been suggested (very unfairly in my ...

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