Our tree went up this week. There was a bit of squabbling involved. I wasn’t well, so lay on the sofa directing affairs, and trying not to get annoyed when things didn’t look like I wanted them too. Half way through, I decided to just let the kids loose and stopped telling them what to […]
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A thing of beauty that has been baking slowly all day and made my house smell amazing today. Christmas cake ready to be doused with brandy and left to do it’s Christmassy magic, ready to be taken to France to be eaten with cheese (I’m doing my research and finding something akin to Wensleydale) no […]
READ MOREYup, I wore a Christmas jumper today. Yup, I know it’s not December yet but Christmas makes me happy so I don’t care… ‘Tis ALMOST the season!
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Christmas is coming. Ok, too soon? However, the small boy has spent a lot of time creating some very sparkly Christmas cards to be taken to South Africa this week, hand delivered, because the postal service to there is DIRE and I think Father Christmas and his reindeer could deliver things faster. Our cards are […]
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*we were kindly asked to review and share about this family movie, all opinions are our own* Christmas is on its way, and there is a lot of fun and build up to the festivities and it’s something we look forward. Time with friends, family, good food, sharing love, fun and gifts with people around […]
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*in the interests of disclosure some of these items were sent to us to review but we genuinely like them and use them so we are sharing them here* I can’t believe it’s November and we have less than 8 weeks and Christmas will be here. Who’s excited? We are! But enough about that. Onto […]
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It’s only mid Ocotober, so it does feel a little strange talking about Christmas and planning for that but I find getting organised in advance and making sure all the big and little details are covered helps things to run more smoothly the closer we get to the actual festivities. This year, we are investing […]
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