Christmas is in Autumn

Well it was at Sunnybank Day Centre's Craft Club yesterday.

Members made these felt Christmas trees

93 year old Lily was struggling with the sewing so we cheated and glued her beads and buttons on.

Susan's own felt decorations

 After a cuppa we all sat back and listened to what factoids Susan had come up with this time.

They are never what you expect.  So, no they were'nt about Christmas.  She said that we had jumped a season by doing the felt trees and so after reading out some poetry by Keats we were expected to know that she would be talking about AUTUMN.

Now unfortunately Pauline made off with the sheet of facts so I can't let you in on the pearls of wisdom thrown at us, but suffice it to say they were as usual funny and informative.

One snippet I remember was that on the first day of autumn and the first day of spring if you stand an egg on its bottom it will not fall over.  It only works on those particular days appparently. So get that in your diary to try out.

Susan did tell us about going to see New England in the Fall and only seeing one tree and that was on a car park. Apparently they had got there to early.

Christmas is in Autumn

Well it was at Sunnybank Day Centre's Craft Club yesterday.

Members made these felt Christmas trees

93 year old Lily was struggling with the sewing so we cheated and glued her beads and buttons on.

Susan's own felt decorations

 After a cuppa we all sat back and listened to what factoids Susan had come up with this time.

They are never what you expect.  So, no they were'nt about Christmas.  She said that we had jumped a season by doing the felt trees and so after reading out some poetry by Keats we were expected to know that she would be talking about AUTUMN.

Now unfortunately Pauline made off with the sheet of facts so I can't let you in on the pearls of wisdom thrown at us, but suffice it to say they were as usual funny and informative.

One snippet I remember was that on the first day of autumn and the first day of spring if you stand an egg on its bottom it will not fall over.  It only works on those particular days appparently. So get that in your diary to try out.

Susan did tell us about going to see New England in the Fall and only seeing one tree and that was on a car park. Apparently they had got there to early.

What a load of baubles......

After being inspired by a Christmas Bauble my friend Mo Allan had made

we thought it would be a good craft for the Sunnybank members to try.

So using ribbon, a polystyrene ball, lots of coloured pins and twinkly stars and flowers they set to.

With fantastic results.

Now we can not sign off without some of Susan's famous factoids.

What are they about today, she asked.  Obviously we all said Christmas.

But no.... they were about HALLOWEEN.

Here are a few you might not know, or want to know

The word Halloween marks the end of summer in north west Europe and bonfires are lit during the festival of Samhain to ensure the sun returns after winter. 

It was celebrated as much by the Celts who believed that on the 31st October the dead returned looking for bodies to inhabit, so they dressed in costumes to confuse them.

Lanterns were first made from turnips and is an Irish tradition.

Harry Houdini died on Halloween night in 1926.

Fear of Halloween is call Samhainophobia.

Scottish girls believed they would see images of their future husband if they hung wet sheets in front of the fire.

Others looked in mirrors while walking downstairs at midnight.

Susan really does find the most obscure facts sometimes.

What a load of baubles......

After being inspired by a Christmas Bauble my friend Mo Allan had made

we thought it would be a good craft for the Sunnybank members to try.

So using ribbon, a polystyrene ball, lots of coloured pins and twinkly stars and flowers they set to.

With fantastic results.

Now we can not sign off without some of Susan's famous factoids.

What are they about today, she asked.  Obviously we all said Christmas.

But no.... they were about HALLOWEEN.

Here are a few you might not know, or want to know

The word Halloween marks the end of summer in north west Europe and bonfires are lit during the festival of Samhain to ensure the sun returns after winter. 

It was celebrated as much by the Celts who believed that on the 31st October the dead returned looking for bodies to inhabit, so they dressed in costumes to confuse them.

Lanterns were first made from turnips and is an Irish tradition.

Harry Houdini died on Halloween night in 1926.

Fear of Halloween is call Samhainophobia.

Scottish girls believed they would see images of their future husband if they hung wet sheets in front of the fire.

Others looked in mirrors while walking downstairs at midnight.

Susan really does find the most obscure facts sometimes.