Another present for the growing pile

I've got another Christmas present ready to tick off the list, for my 10 year old niece. I found this little house in a Quiltmania magazine and decided to have a go. It was pretty easy to make, though a bit fiddly because of the size; it finishes at about 6 inches long. I've filled it with tiny pens and sparkly coloured pencils and put it away in the drawer.

It's a gloriously sunny autumn day today, though a bit chilly (no more than about 5 C, or 41 F) but lovely in the sunshine, so I've been out harvesting the almost-last of the vegetables and cleaning up the vegetable garden. All that's left out there now are the leeks and the swiss chard which should be able to stay out through the winter. I need to store the swedes and turnips, but the last of the beetroot, carrots and tomatoes will soon be eaten. We finished off the last of the potatoes last night, so (sad face) I'm going to have to start buying our vegetables now. Roll on next summer.