If it’s good enough for the cat it’s good enough for me!
The clocks have changed, it’s now dark shortly after five pm and if there is one thing that we have to do during the month of November it’s hibernate. I’m sure it happens this way around in order to prepare us for the madness that ensues next month but more on that later.
As you can see I’m napping in front of a newly tiled Union Jack that sits proudly behind the Aga. I chose three really pale and rather muted colours for it and Robert the Husband tiled the whole thing over a couple of weekends and in the evenings. We still have the sides to grout but that will only take a moment and I really wanted to show it off. I’m proud of him and the awesome flag he made. Thanks, love!
So, we’re already in November, what’s that all about?!
We’ve also decided to give you, the reader, all that we can to help ease you into a time of the year that can get a little hectic. We have been working like elves in order to post our own Christmas projects super early for you to have a go at. We’ve got brand new recipes, some beautiful craft ideas, house keeping tips including how to make kindling for any roaring fires you may decide to have.
We’ve also got gift ideas, decorative how-to’s and I’ll be starting a new series called Anatomy of a Room. This is when I showcase a room I’ve been working on and go through each and every corner writing about how I got there.
My diary is pretty full this month as among other things I’ll be filming my 24 Days of Advent as part of my ‘Have Yourself a Cherry Little Christmas” series. Something I’ve tried to run since I started blogging about four years ago. Each day I’ll be popping up on screen and suggesting one simple thing to prepare, check on or sort out before the big day and I’m looking forward to shooting them. Knowing how these things go there will probably be a far longer blooper reel than any actual usable content as I find it very hard not to ad lib or act like a fool. But it’ll be worth it for the giggles.
I’d like to take this moment to say a massive HELLO to all the folk out there who have found this website over the last couple of months. It really is awesome to see you visiting and I hope that we continue to create content that is relevant, doable and beautiful for you to look at, take part in and simply enjoy. If you’re anything like me sometimes just looking at pretty pictures is enough to make one feel totally revived and ready to move on.
However, before we get deep into Christmas prep we still have Bonfire Night to celebrate in the UK. And that means only two things…
Beans and S’mores.
The bean recipe is on it’s way and here’s all you need for the S’mores….UK style of course!
This past weekend was Halloween and we had a little visit from the twins.
They had both just gotten over an horrific cold. During which time they learnt to say “Calpol” very, very clearly indeed. Poor little mites.
This meant that there was no dressing up as ghosts or making camps for them to play in in the living room. We all just spent an evening by the fire having cuddles,eating Mexican food and it was an early night for all. But that’s OK. Truly was up bright and early at 5am, arms outstretched and wanting a cuddle. Auntie Cha-Cha was on hand to whisk her out of bed, still wrapped in her quilt and settle down in front of the tele for a very early showing of Polar Express. Which currently goes by the name of ‘Train!!!”.
Precious, precious times.
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