Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
We had snow this morning. I can’t tell you how heartened I was to see it. I love snow and I love West Sussex in the snow. I love England in the snow. I love snow. The End. But did I also tell you how much I love snow BEFORE Christmas? It’s only the [...]
Friday, November 18th, 2011
It’s Friday!!!!! I’m so pleased about this I can’t begin to tell you. Not because I particularly want the week to end but because we’ve got a pretty good weekend coming up. The sort of weekend that I really look forward to because I know it will have an overriding sense of cosiness. I’ve been [...]
Monday, November 7th, 2011
I’m going Christmas Shopping today. Yep, Robert and I are driving about an hour or so away and we’re spending the whole day in one place and we are going to get the lot done. And then, AND THEN, we are going to come home and within a week all of those gifts will be [...]
Friday, December 17th, 2010
Apart from Christmastime being a great time for getting together with loved ones and exchanging gifts, it’s also a great time for relaxing if you can possibly manage it. When the wrapping paper has been cleared up from the floor and the dishes from lunch have all been cleaned people like to settle back on [...]
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Ahhhhh, the table at Christmas. What is it about the table at this time of year that conjures up a wee bit of magic? When we were small children the table would be set & re-set many times over the Christmas period. It would be set for Christmas Eve supper, Christmas Day breakfast (complete with [...]
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
It’s a truism that many people who do not cook at any point during the year decide to give something a whirl over Christmas. I think it’s the combination of Christmas cooking, shows that flood our televisions and a sense of cosiness that hangs in the air causing us to migrate towards all things homely [...]
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
So, it is looking like things are finally getting sorted for Christmas; you’ve ordered your turkey, you have sent your cards and presents in the post and you have the drinks cabinet well and truly stocked for those unexpected guests and the drunken lock-in’s that follow. But say you’re going away over Christmas, what about [...]
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
At this time of year there is always loads going on, from the children’s school play to the office party. A great way to organise your family or flatmates is to make an event planner and stick it in the kitchen where everyone can see it. You can write it on a black board, a [...]
Monday, December 13th, 2010
We’ve all done it. You’re out and about doing a bit of last minute shopping when you suddenly remember that you’ve not picked up Auntie Mable’s elasticated knickers. You rush to the store only to find that they’ve none in her size and then you have to race around before everything closes trying to find [...]
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Good morning! Happy Monday! How the devil are you all? We’re good here in West Sussex. We’ve had a weekend of so many adventures and conversations and progress and unimaginably fantastic things and thoughts and dreams that I feel like I’m coming back to the start of the week for a rest. Of course when [...]
