Harry Potter Party

Direct from the icepack on my head, I finally have a party to report!
Last Saturday we had our (now) annual mid-winter celebration. This year, it was obvious I had to choose Harry Potter as the theme. Hence I have been preparing over the last month, with lots of set and prop-making, food ideas and considering of costume. In other words, I have been having a lot of fun playing!
I hired a magician for entertainment. This wasn't so easy as most of these people work through agencies and it all costs big bucks. Also, though the theme may be based on YA books, this was a party for grown-ups. Luckily the wonderful Harry Mak volunteered and his show certainly helped make the evening magical.
Some people dressed up, (costumes were excellent), others wore black, but I think everybody had a lot of fun getting into the spirit (and butterbeer) of the evening.
A very lovely friend also made me my own set of Olivander wands. I was just as excited as if I had been at the store itself!

Harry Potter Fun

It was obvious, as I jumped up and down with excitement over the Harry Potter poster at work today, that the expression on my co-worker's face was not that of enthused delight. Alarm? Pity? It was hard to tell as I was too busy looking at Harry, Ron and Hermione and getting very excited about the final movie installment this week. I'm devastated too, like any fan, than this is the last morsel we shall be fed...but let's go with the happy thoughts shall we?
I'm torn of course; I really want to see the movie, but will be too busy preparing for my Harry Potter party this coming weekend, to go.
I just spent a week away with my family. Well, we were in the same location but they were doing sporting stuff involving snow (looks lovely but is really cold and wet) and I was indoors: warm, drawing,writing and sitting at a table drinking hazelnut hot chocolate whilst looking out at the mountains. Not too shabby. Among my activities were some decorations for the party which were a lot of fun to make. Just a lot of colouring- in hours. And I found a gorgeous mate at the shops...