Holidays are coming

Less than a month to Christmas. No panic, no what so ever.

Ys has no idea what he wants for Christmas. Maybe I'll buy him longjohns and socks. Or a gift card for sushi buffet? He loves veggie sushi. I might buy him a sushi box so we can make sushi together? Still working on this.

Sys has asked for a new phone, but as he has his birthday before xmas, he'll have it as a birthday present. He also asked for Harry Potter legos, and that is already sorted. And he has asked also for model to build -and that is also sorted (asked my sister to buy one, Revell has reasonably priced models sys likes to build).

D will get a backbag she wanted, I managed to find and order it from Amazon.uk - don't have to pay expensive postal fees and no import taxes! My sister will get a dressing gown she asked for (already bought when I got discount for it) and hb will get two packs of tennis socks (only ones he wears besides socks made by me) - I found them on sale over a month ago, they were way less than half price!

Os doesn't want anything, I'll get him warm trousers he can wear while working with old man in the forest, maybe longjohns and a hoodie.

Two god sons will have money, they might get some gadget if they have been asking for something, but so far they have no idea what they wish for.

Mostly people will get knitted socks. I made first pairs in June and August (for old man and my mom), and hb's and os's socks are also knitted. I made really long socks for sister (she asked for them) and while I was in the mood I made another pair for d - both knitted while watching Doctor Who (by the way, kids love this new season with new Doctor - finally some action! Only thing missing is daleks). My brother and F might get socks too, and my nephew will have a chainsaw (our kids' old one) and Dublos (our children's old ones). Might buy a pair of warm mittens (was planning to sew them but don't have time).
I'll make some kind of hampers, too. I have made salt with spring growth of spruce trees, I have strawberry liqueur ready but that as far I have made it. A box of chocolate, mulled sparkling wine or ordinary mulled wine and small wrapped gifts, a candle perhaps and kindlings made from melted candles and pine cones. Maybe not so frugal but funny. And if I only make four(?) it's not going to ruin my bank account.

Sys asked for red and brown knitted socks (he had specific pattern how colours were to be), I have already cast on them. They will be finished during the weekend, and then I might cast on socks for ys (in camouflage colours) . For him I bought new winter boots yesterday, the ones he had last winter are far too small now. He went clumping around the house all night weraing them, they were great he says.

When I was searching yarns for sys's socks, I managed to sort out my yarn stash and got one plastic box empty! Os wasn't very impressed about it, but I was happy. Getting container box empty is as enjoyable as finishing the last scrap of certain fabric or using up the very last tube of soup from the freezer or using the last meter of sewing thread and getting out the new one. Or sowing the very last seeds of lettuce from seed pack that has been used for several years. It feels like something is done and finished.

Must remember to pick pine cones this weekend before snow covers them.