28 December

One did give Mr Dashwood a present he liked: This portrait, which now hangs in the dining room.

27 December

Another present from Mr Dashwood: This lovely landscape by a local artist.

26 December

Another of one's presents from Mr Dashwood: A new man to help clean Robertshaw Manor. His name is Roman.

25 December

One was very pleased with one's Christmas presents. A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS TO SEE CHER IN CONCERT! (One will be listing more of one's presents in the future.)

Mr Dashwood loved the tailored shirt he received from Lady Dashwood, and tried it on for size.


Then dinner. Eleven at our table, including the venerable Miss Knightly, Miss Cartier and her beau, and many other close acquaintances.

24 December

Miss Ayla Dashwood studies a visitor to the manor grounds with great interest.

23 December

This beautiful pillow makes Robertshaw Manor look even more stately.



One quarrelled with Sir Wayne, which was most vexing.

22 December

After a frenzy of gift-giving, one's friends at the club (and Farmer O'Meany) appeared pleased with their presents.

21 December

On their way to the Burgermeister's house, Briar and Gunc encountered a succubus who tried to kill them. She was beheaded for her efforts.
After a fight with a white (but very young) dragon, our heroes prevailed, and saved Christmas for Helmsburg.

20 December

It appears I have been quite busy.
These stockings I made look very festive against our fireplace.

19 December

Miss Knightly and Miss Basingstoke came to visit tonight, and I attempted their portraits.
It is difficult, given one's meager talents, to capture the beauty and vivacity of these two exemplary ladies.

18 December

Today was Sir Wayne's birthday, and he appeared delighted with the gift I made for him.

17 December

Our club luncheon was very much the usual affair, with equal parts awkwardness, ridiculousness, and hilarity, with brief flashes of ennui.

16 December

Feverishly at work on presents.

15 December

There are now even more presents under the Christmist Tree.

December 14

Briar and Gunc were making their way to Helmsburg on December the 24th when they ran into Nicolas, a mysterious and jolly dwarven sorcerer. He explained that his flying sleigh had crashed because of a spell cast by the Burgermeister of Helmsburg.
None of the children in the town would get their presents, so Gunc and Briar offered to go and speak to the Burgermeister. After a number of run-ins with Orcs, and a terrifying frost monster, our two adventurers were making their way to the Burgermeister's house.

December 13

I have begun work on the Christmas present for a dear friend of mine from the club. The name of this dearly treasured Lady - as well as the nature of her gift - shall remain a secret until she has been presented with it.

12 December

I met two lovely artists today at their studio. Secrecy forbids my telling any more.

11 December

Although Farmer O'Meany has recently displayed a shocking lack of decorum and good manners, I have taken it upon myself to complete his Christmas present.

10 December

With Mr Dashwood out of town visiting a childhood friend, I decided upon a self-portrait.

9 December

Mr Dashwood and I were invited to the Seattle Art Museum, and we toured a retrospect of Picasso's work, but not before I made a little art of my own.

8 December

Zak returned to model this week.

7 December

Mr Dashwood's birthday today.
I gave him these flowers, as well as a gift certificate for a facial/body scrub, and yoga.

6 December

Was it Venus that shone so dazzlingly in the morning sky as Mr Dashwood and I made our way across the lake to the club?



I spent the afternoon gathering Mr Dashwood's birthday gifts in preparation for his special day tomorrow.

5 December

The Dovers had us to their home for supper. When Mr Dashwood and I returned home, we marvelled at our lovely Yule tree.

4 December

Mr Dashwood and I witnessed the Harry Potter exhibit in town, then took in a show and supped with Miss Cartier and her beau.

3 December

Mr Dashwood and Miss Ayla Dashwood posed for this picture this morning.



This evening we dined at a lovely Oriental establishment in the nearby village.

2 December

Last night Michael was our model.

1 December

It was the Chairperson of our club's birthday today.

And these lights grace the front of Robertshaw Manor.

30 November

One still has some way to go before one's current project has been satisfactorily completed.