The Sixth Day

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Well it is quite appropriate that I should post this snowflake on the 6th October!  But really not tatting them very quickly as other things have taken over my life at the moment.   Hopefully though, I will at one point, be able to show two at a time, otherwise I will never finish this challenge before Christmas.







I spent an hour today picking sloes in order to make sloe gin, this evening they were put in the gin, another job done.










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  1. Jane McLellanOctober 7, 2016 at 12:05 AM

    Do you have to leave the sloes for a while before you drink the gin? How long? I like the red one, eyecatching.

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    1. Sally KersonOctober 7, 2016 at 10:25 AM

      Yes Jane we leave the sloes soaking in the gin and sugar until Christmas Day and then strain the sloes so there is just liquid left, bottle it and drink it! But it keeps and matures. It has become a family tradition, but usually my son and I pick them but when he visited us to do the picking it rained!

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  2. AnneOctober 7, 2016 at 2:55 AM

    Lovely Christmasy colour! Don't think you were 'tipsy' when you tatted it!

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    1. Sally KersonOctober 7, 2016 at 10:26 AM

      No Anne was not allowed to touch the gin as it was reserved for the sloes!

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  3. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeOctober 7, 2016 at 5:18 AM

    Pretty! I think red snowflakes would make a beautiful tree!

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    1. Sally KersonOctober 7, 2016 at 10:26 AM

      Thanks Diane, just trying to make the snowflakes a little bit different by not making them all white.

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  4. God's KidOctober 7, 2016 at 12:15 PM

    Wonderful snowflake!!! :)

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  5. ConnyOctober 10, 2016 at 12:15 AM

    Die Schneeflocke sieht in dieser Farbe sehr schön aus!

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  6. BerniceOctober 10, 2016 at 1:39 PM

    I love that red flake but thinking I bet I like the sloe gin too.

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