I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions. It’s a bad habit.
2022 Is almost here and once again I am not making any New Year’s Resolutions. I gave that up a long time ago and I stick to it. I make a resolution not to make resolutions. I used to make resolutions and try to keep them. I don’t bother any more. Yes, I want […]
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Gluten & dairy free white sauce
This recipe for a gluten & dairy free white sauce that I use for pasta sauces, in lasagna, and where a white sauce is needed. This is a basic Béchamel sauce and is very easy to make. I substitute plain flour with gluten free flour, and we use a plant based milk (usually unsweetened soya […]
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Planning to promote your business? You need the right help…
This is a collaborative post with Poster My Wall, sharing some tools and tips for planning, if like me, you work in social media and find Christmas content and planning needs a bit more organising and time management. Christmas is my favourite time of the year, and it’s busy, and full of fun and also […]
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Take care with your pets and Christmas decorations
We all love our pets and at Christmas time it’s no exception that we want them to be part of the fun and festivities but your pets and Christmas decorations may not be a good partnership. Read our “tail” of woe and tinsel to learn about how we realised that Christmas decorations may not be […]
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Don’t make me do Secret Santa…
I love Christmas, I love all things Christmas. But there is one thing I will ask, nay, I will plead, in fact I will stamp my feet and refuse to take part in… Please don’t make me do Secret Santa. Bah humbug. Don’t add me to a Secret Santa as part of any group. No […]
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How to keep hardwood floors looking great in winter
*We hope this collaborative post on how to keep hardwood floors looking great throughout winter is helpful to our readers* Hardwood floor maintenance is very crucial and tough in the winter, especially for those who are dealing with a harsh winter where heavy rains, ice, snow, and salt can add to the difficulty. Even the […]
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Meal Plan Monday – rolling into Christmas
Welcome to the last Meal Plan Monday of the year and we are rolling into Christmas. I will probably do a sort of “what we might be eating for Christmas” next week but there is a lot of eating out and not so much meal planning happening as we approach Christmas so we will be […]
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Decorating Your New Property In That ‘Low-Maintenance’ Way
Purchasing and moving into a new home can be a truly wonderful time. It can also be exhausting. Moving away from your old life, driving potentially hundreds of miles, moving all of your valuables and adjusting to a new area is pretty much the most world-shifting thing you can do, at least from a personal […]
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Christmas Bites and Beverages from Around the Globe
Sharing a festive guest post by By Erik Wolf, Executive Director, World Food Travel Association about Christmas Bites and Beverages from Around the Globe When we consider Christmas foods, we tend to look to countries with a Christian tradition, so while Christmas might be celebrated by many people in Africa, the Middle East or Asia, […]
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Meal Plan Monday – Silly season starts.
It’s Monday again and Meal Plan Monday is back as we slide into what I think many people call Silly Season as the end of term looms and Christmas is now properly on the horizon. I am loving reading other people’s blogs and what they eat and meal plan. I am super nosy about two […]
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