Two eight.

Hello again little blog.
Just got back from Norway yesturday, ok, essentially the day before yesturday coz in England it's now 30th (early hours of) but no doubt this blog will only update in odd American time.
Miss Norway already, actually I was missing it about a day ago (it was very sad to go, but I was sort of invited back in the summer). Norway was most excellent, so chock-a-block with doing stuff! Soooooooooo much good food, too. Restaurant food no longer compares to the excellency which is Birger's food, *drool*. Sheeps head (I had sheeps tongue in my mouth, eyyy!) stick meat, dried etc leg of lamb in thin slices (got to bring some back, though Reigate house lacks sharp knives, urgh), did we eat pigs head bits in the end? Pork with crackle skin, turkey with figs, sprouts cooked with bacon... a veggie would not have survived.
Got up to lots like crosscountry skiing (included going down a big hill a few times, one time I made a BIG fall), and whooshing down hills on round plastic disks, and picking out Christmas tree, wading through knee deep snow, watching the new Sherlock Holmes movie (it's reeeeally good, I advise that you all go see it). I only wish that I could have seen more of Rarr and wanted to see Sexface too, since I've never seen him in actual Norway before.
First ever white Chrismas, since I was there 18th - 28th December. I think NYE will be a quiet one in with God & POSSIBLY Pamela...? We shall see.

Just before I went to Norway I met up with Moose, and we went to Leith hill. Got some lovely (even if not amazing quality) tree etc photos.
On the mention of which, here, have some images:I think this bark looks amazing. Of course, better in real life...Fungi! Looks so fun.Don't think I showed these last time, they're the 3 final pieces for my final 1st term project... full bleed illustrations for a childrens story called "Fish of the World". In the first the herring is going off on his adventures and seeing many wonderful fish, the second he is in the coral sea with piles of dead little creatures as high as mountains, and in the third he is just about to get caught. Lovely.Squelchy's x-mas prezzie, a cat hot water bottle cover! All handmade & all.Coffee holder-holder for Squelchy's mum. The biggest perfect bit of knitting I've ever done. She seemed to love it. Backed with felt, middle is fleece, gold sequin eye details.
I also made this little purse before the end of term, and then food related for / in Norway, I made an Eeeengleesh Christmas cake (though ready rolled icing instead of Royal icing, as otherwise it may not have survived the plane), and joint effort of a wonderful star shaped gingerbread invention with Squelchy.Mmm gingerbread. On the mention of Norway... heres some photos.Everything went white.Tall trees outside Folken, very pretty.Near Squelchy's house, but a little walk away down by the sea. The Squelch and I, skiing antics. Now for some non-Bex work...
Not sure who it's by, but I love the natural element to it.Vanada Jain. Embroidery.... yes... I feel the need to attempt it now.Bill Ferenc. Another of those bitty things. Good enough to join my ranks of "noice" though.Sanna Annukka. I have a M&S biscuit tin with her work on it, too! Yummy yummy.And finally, a cute looking house. I'd like to live there.

Good night. It's ridiculous o' clock. 4:48am!!!

P.S. I was 3 or so...

Twentyohcrapit'sVERYLATEseven.

Bonjour. I am currently hibernating. I haven't been hibernating the ENTIRE time that I haven't updated this, just doing work and having a little bit of a social life.
More parties at our house, please.
Am back in the Rei-gate at the mo, hence why I am hibernating (nearer to London, so shittier air, so zits appear and Bex gets SUPER DUPER TIRED... plus the bed is a double and has a down duvet and theres a radiator and ohhhh).
Off to Norway to see Squelchy for 10 nights tomorrow eve, I hope they don't take the x-mas cake away from me in customs. Shall make sure not to wrap it in tin foil (tin foil = bombs, yes?).
Dear England, if you think that the world has got suddenly very much darker on 28th December, NEVER FEAR! It's just me blocking out the sun as I come back from Norge. I am going to be very, very, very, very, very, very, very.... fat. Blob blob blob. Doesn't mean that I'm not looking forwards to the food though. Ohhhh sheeps heads and stick meat and squashed up pigs head and... (Squelchy, what else?).

I should be doing a million things right now. But I'm procrastinating.
Location drawing (though I'm not sure if Elk would enjoy me sitting in her room drawing her whilst she gets ready to go out... going out most Thursdays?! Insane!) and mum doesn't stay still enough as she's cooking a DUCK. Nom. And dad, well, he's not in.
And then theres the new uni project, something about information... I'm thinking of forests / trees / mountains... etc. No birds in there, please. They're too overused (earlier in the garden I saw a woodpecker, a robin, a blackbird, a jay, a bluetit, a wood pigeon, and a SQUIRREL).
And I have cards and presents to finish before I go to Norway. Eeeeek.

General life for the Bex is good, rather confusing, but good. Been missing Fal for days now, and the people (I never knew I could miss singing shanties so much, it's just NOT the same on your own).
But yes. Have some links and images and whatnot thrown at you (there may be quite a load, since I have a big backed up pile of them).
CAPLOOF.

This blog makes me gasm.
http://sunday-suppers.blogspot.com/

Squelchy & I are contemplating hiking round the Lake District in the Easter holidays. I loved the Swallows & Amazons books when I was young (and now, too, actually).
http://www.arthur-ransome.org/

I want to glitterify everything! But will I need it...
http://gogoabigail.com/blog/2009/12/08/diy-cheap-glittered-reindeer/

Someone buy me this, please... *drool*
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0740773348/ref=sib_rdr_dp

Aaaannnd this, because you've got to love a bit of Robert Crumb vs religion
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robert-Crumbs-Book-Genesis-Chapters/dp/0224078097/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261076370&sr=1-1

Yummy yummy yummy (expensive) fabrics.
http://www.liberty.co.uk/fcp/departmenthome/dept/fabrics?resetFilters=true

Interesting...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/20/cannabis-college-detroit

A bit of a RUUUUDE comic.
http://jessfink.com/Chester5000XYV/?p=34

And now a big fat bundle of images, many of which I could not find out who made them... anyone know?
Simple yet not, nice that it's not yet another merMAID poacher.

AAA for aardvark. Not so sure about the round bits on it's shoulders, but the tail is nice, colours too.
What a happy looking man. How grimey.
Simple yet so obvious what it is. Plus I do love a good bit of mountains and whatnot. LAKE DISTRICT!!Shapes! Fun, fun shapes!Michael Steele. I'm not a fan of all his work, but this piece is yummalicious.Rich Gemmel. Love it all! Could barely decide which one to show! Eeee.

Thats all for now. I think supper is nearly ready (have so far got away with not having to wash up or cook AT ALL).