An orange pumpkin and a green belt.

So on Saturday I passed my kickboxing grading. I went from an orange to a green belt. (The last grading I did was in November) I was so chuffed. It seems hard to believe that I've not been kickboxing for around about a year and I hope to be doing it for a few years more.

Also I had a nice surprise when I received the latest issue of Cross Stitch Card Shop. A letter and photo of something I cross stitched (a design from issue 88) was published on their letters page. I was so pleased. It really is amazing seeing it in print. The card had a pumpkin on it saying "Pumpkin I love you". It fit just perfecly what I wanted to say.

I definitely need to step up my cross stitch efforts if I'm going to make all the things I want in time for Christmas.