*this is a collaborative post. I hope it’s helpful as we start the festivities and fun of the Christmas season* We are lucky enough to be off to France for Christmas this year, which means there will be a lot of lovely French food and wine. The French know how to eat, and we know […]
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 […]
It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas… Are you humming the song yet? This is not my garden, I wish it was! (shared with permission though!)
I am not doing the usual Christmas gift guides this year, as a blogger I have decided to break with tradition and do something a little different. I am, instead, featuring some lovely small businesses that I think make items that would be perfect if you are looking to support small businesses this Christmas or […]
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 […]
Yup, 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!
*This is a collaborative giveaway post* This Christmas we are all about doing things differently. Less stuff that clutters up the house, that we either didn’t need or want and more thoughtful, planned for gifts and to be honest, we are trying to go for practical and even things that can be used straight away […]
*the winners for this giveaway have been contacted and the prizes sent. Unfortunately we had some issues with someone spamming and had to work with Gleam to find the correct entries* It’s that time of the year again. Christmas is coming, and we and everyone else is getting organised, planning gift shopping, food shopping, spending […]
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 […]
Yup, you read that right. I am A BAD BLOGGER. And this post will probably annoy some, and make others roll their eyes. That’s ok. I make people do that all the time. Christmas is coming. It’s that time of the year where there is A LOT out there blog wise, social media wise, shopping […]