I make almost all #Christmas presents myself, and this year I did some #upcycling, I made cake stands! Very fun, as long as you have good tools, and by tools I mean the drill bit has to be good. Not expensive, but good. That was the hard part. Buying used plates was the most fun! #Crafting #Craftsky

We have made some effort to decorate for #Christmas / #Yule outside. Got a big ornament in the greenhouse, which I think would look much cooler if there was some snow around. But at least it lights up well and it looks like people are actually living here!

Felix would like to remind you that he is very pretty. #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon

I've bought zippers as a building set. Don't do that. Just don't. I need more tools... and more patience! #craftsky #crafting #crafts #handmade #sewing

It's late December, and what happens then? Norwegians watch chess live on TV. For 5 whole days. Which just shows that we will watch ANYTHING as long as a Norwegian wins. Last year people even waited send up fireworks until after the last game was finished, after midnight 😂 #Chess #NRKSjakk #FIDE

The cats love to play in and around the Christmas tree. We decorate with care, only cheap plastic stuff on the bottom branches. Here Tibbs has a cat toy =) Our tree looks like someone threw up a rainbow on it... #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky

With my shoulders so messed up I can't really do much that includes using my hands for fine motor skills these days, but I'm making some progress on this project, the one I was working on before I got my hands on the cone-Mrs Santa. #embroidery #crossstitch #crafting #handmade #stitchsky #craftsky

When The Stripes Attack, new #Christmas horror movie, out now! #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon #Yule

As I don't think my mother will start using BlueSky in the next hours, I can post a photo of a secret project she'll unwrap later tonight. A stitched pillow with snowmen on both sides. I'll make myself one just like it! #embroidery #crossstitch #crafting #handmade #stitchsky #craftsky #tapestry

Never trust anyone with that kind of grin! Thankfully there isn't a missing canary, or green smoke in the air... ;P #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky

Nothing like a rush-appointment at the doctors office in late December! Going there in a couple of hours with my aching shoulder and arm that doesn't let me sleep. Nothing is comfortable. I already dread the cortisone shot I'm guessing I'll get. It's my left arm, and I'm right-handed 🙄 #fibrofighter

Felix isn't quite finished with baking the #Christmas cookies! #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon #yule

Christmas hasn't even started properly yet, but we are so tired... Had my worst "sleep score" from my smart watch ever. No idea what was wrong, but I don't feel rested at all. Åsta looks ready for a nap too! #alaskahusky #dog #petsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky #dogs #sleddogs #husky

Spent most of the day traveling to and from dinner and a concert with friends in Kongsvinger, almost two hours away from us. Worth it! Both for the dinner, company and concert =)

Done in time for #Christmas / #Yule :) Got 6 of them now, in a matching set. Mr and Mrs Clause, elf, gnome, snowman and reindeer. (There is one angel too, that I won't make, not part of my traditions/life) #embroidery #crosstich #crossstitch #crosstitching #crafting #handmade

I thought he had lost it last #caturday, but THIS is how you know he really hasn't got any marbles left. If he ever had any. Being an orange #onebraincell and all ;P #caturdayeveryday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon

Two new #Lego ornaments for the Christmas tree. At some point they will need a tree of their own!

Too many influencers/community builders/"celebrities" post, repost and make long threads, to the point where you get tired of seeing the same things over and over in your stream, and unfollow or hide and never engage with them again. There really is something to the saying "too much of a good thing"

Argue with the sass at your own peril. I'm not taking on that fluffball, I know better! #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky

Could. He. Just. NOT!? There is not a single creature in our household that isn't annoyed by Felix. You know what he deserves? A kitten. What does the rest of us NOT need? A kitten. #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon #dogsofbluesky #dogs #dog

I played two campaigns of @pioneersofpagonia.bsky.social Pioneers of Pagonia today. I should not have done that. Not a surprise I did it, but also quite painful. Stupidity at a normal rate then. Also: ow. Where is that fluffing brace... Idiot. #chronicpain #spoonie #fibromyalgia #fibrofighter #fibro

Since we last lived here, our chimney has disappeared. Between the white sheet on the floor and the brown bit in the ceiling there should have been some kind of pipe. Good thing it isn't cold enough for us to need the fireplace! #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #catsky #petsofbluesky

Don't eat the yellow snow! It's the closest we have to snow at this point. Very unusual. These matts aren't even useful right now, since they are meant to protect the ground from snow and frost, so it's easier to dig here later. So far a huge waste of money!

A VERY RARE repost from me, but I've been beta-testing this game earlier, and now it is out with a full story. It looks very good and runs smoothly =) Played the first campaign tonight, now that I am living in the house where my gaming laptop lives.

We moved back home today, staying here all through to next year. Not everything is as it should be, because Rufus is in Tibbs' spot, and Tibbs took Mochi's, but thankfully he is too stupid to get upset 🤣 #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #catsky #cat #cats #petsofbluesky

The tree is decorated! All done ;P #Christmas #Yule #Gardening

They are finished digging in my garden, and it looks better, but I'm unsure how nice it will be in spring... I'm thinking I'll be walking on the other side of the planter boxes and hoping grass will grow in that particular, unknown mud, if I throw a big bag of seeds on it.

I've been visiting with two very spoiled cats today, and their humans of course. Findus has a curly tail, very cute, although it looks painful (it is not). Kitty is a cuddlebug, and she sheds a LOT these days. #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky

Had my nails done for the last time this year =) Glitter and baubles and trees, what more can you want? Also quite short, I feel more like having long nails in the summertime, when I dig around in my garden. #manicure #festive #christmas #yule

Rufus is 10 years old, and probably thinks he is Old, Wise, Calm & Collected, but I found one of his favorite things in the world, a broken feather toy(!), and he completely lost it 😂 So fun to see, so hard to photograph. #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky

Regular stitches done, now backstitching and assembly! #embroidery #crossstitch #crafting #handmade #stitchsky #craftsky

The cat wheel was mostly for Felix, he is the one that needs to run off some steam the most, and he is the only one that has used it as intended. He can reach GREAT speeds, if he is motivated enough! #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon

Finding good book series (and blogs, and podcasts, and vloggers and cartoons...) that aren't destroyed by pregnancy and suddenly turns into a kid-themed thing is hard. I've got some recommendations though! #Booksky #Books #Book #Reading #Library #Audible #Bookreview #Recommend #readers #booklovers

This year I'm not doing a cat-themed #Christmas card, I've got a feeling I'll never top last year's success, no matter how hard I try. And it was hard to get it perfect, because cats are cats... Outtake 1 is of Tibbs. #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #catsky #cat #cats #petsofbluesky

Finished building this guy today. His arms are a bit floppy, but the rest of the design is good =) And NO STICKERS! Pre-stamped pieces for the win! #LEGO #Santa

None of the cats are scared of the cat wheel, although no one is using it for much yet. I can get Felix going, but none of the others seem even remotely interested. They will gather around for treats though! #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon

I have a bought advent calendar + advent Sunday gifts this year, and it's all seeds and other small tools for gardening! So cute, and most of it is stuff I'd buy seeds/plants for anyway =) This is about half the loot for the calendars. #greenhouse #gardening #garden #vegetable #vegetablegarden

Working hard to get this thing ready to hang with the rest of the series! #embroidery #crossstitch #crafting #handmade #stitchsky #craftsky

Mochi completely losing it (if he ever had any...) for #Caturday #caturdayeveryday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon

My lovely garden... it is no more. Mud, stone and machinery.

Rufus loves a good scratch-cuddle, but DON'T TOUCH THE PAW! He is getting less and less impressed with me touching them, and since I know they aren't painful, it's just him being a catting cat, I can't help myself ;P #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky

Christmas means spending a lot of time in the kitchen, especially if you are female. Males usually think these things happen by themselves... At least there is a lot of sport to keep me entertained for the most boring bits.

Since the manufacturer is bullshiting both of the resellers of this product, I've made a big effort to show them just how terrible their product is. There isn't room for all the rows of stitches. Sternly worded email sent. #embroidery #crossstitch #crafting #handmade #stitchsky #craftsky #tapestry

"Were you thinking about reading? Nah, both hands on the kitty! This belly isn't going to rub itself!" #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky

I head another case of down-the-hill-backwards, and checked what it was this time (mail truck yesterday), and I had a feeling it was for our building site. There was no one there to take delivery, nor space for it... So I went outside and redirected it to next doors freshly bought space. Phew!

Felix follows me around everywhere, and it makes it easy for me to introduce him to new things. Like my tooth paste... Let's just say he didn't like it. He is still skeptical to everything in the bathroom 😂 #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #mainecoon

I not only got handed the keys to the house today, one of the sellers had brought chili plants for me! One of my bell pepper plants has died, despite it getting the same amount of everything as its friend, which is now in bloom again! #greenhouse #gardening #garden #vegetable #vegetablegarden

IT'S OURS! The reason we have had such a hard time living here is now in our possession and we can finally be sure we want to use our garden again. And what a garden it will be, because that house is (hopefully) going down, all of it. Poof, gone! The building site behind it is our main home =)

Lovely Tibbs for #WhiskersWednesday I'm about as tired as he looks, I think we all should go to bed. #caturdayeveryday #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats #petsofbluesky

On the road again. The weather is varied, to put it mildly! #Norway #Innlandet #Hadeland #Driving