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 [...]
Friday, December 17th, 2010
Music plays such an important part in creating the magical atmosphere that flows through the air like entrancing treacle at this time of year. I have found that there are various types of music which I listen to at this time and they all serve different purposes. 1, Radio 2 I have Radio 2 on [...]
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Do you remember the little village that the Munchkins lived in in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz? I always used to love it when they’d show the baby Munchkins asleep in a giant nest complete with egg shells as beds. They looked so cosy and I remember thinking as a child that [...]
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 [...]
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
This morning I am meant to be greeting you with pictures of my newly decorated Gingerbread Village. But as you well know the plans you make in your head are not always possible. Especially when the roof collapses. And the mortar falls in huge big blobs on to your sister’s foot. I’m not kidding, she [...]
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, December 13th, 2010
When we were little our parents would take us out for drives to see the lights at Christmastime. We would go up to London and drive down Regent Street and Oxford Street and stare out of the windows at the huge lights above us. We would park up in front of Hamleys and Harrods and [...]
Monday, December 13th, 2010
Aha! Welcome to the week. Preparations for Christmas have been somewhat stalled here at my house in West Sussex due to a rather busy few days spent dealing with various bits and pieces. But it’s Monday, the start of a brand new seven days on planet earth and I’m ready to rock and roll. Today [...]
Friday, November 12th, 2010
Robert and I are having people over to dinner this weekend. This is the first dinner party that we’ve had in a very long time and it feels like I’ve been getting ready for it for a week. Hang on, I HAVE been getting ready for it for a week. I’ve decided to fill, FILL, [...]
