Happy New Year!

… Chinese New Year of course, and even with that we’re a bit late. It’s really just an excuse to show you my calendar from Chinatown.

chinese calendar

Someone of infinite thoughtfulness bought if for me, after I’d literally been made sick with jealousy at the one My Friend had last year. As you can see, she hung her’s with a bulldog clip, while I’ve gone for a bent nail and some hairy old twine.

I only put it up a couple of weeks ago and it’s already hopelessly behind. Despite the super-thin paper I know it’s beyond me to actually tear a page off every day. But that’s not the point – it just looks so good. Here’s another one, with a picture on it, to prove my point.

2 Responses to “Happy New Year!”

  1. Helene
    February 8, 2011 at 1:45 pm #

    Like the string. Do you have a whole ball of it or is it nicked from your secretary?

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