10th of December…. another nativity, some stars and some treesYes, I have MANY nativities gathered up over almost 30 years of marriage and I promise I haven't bought another one this year!

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Today’s photo is brought to you courtesy of my Mum’s kitchen. One of the best things to eat at Christmas (or any time of the year) are my Mum’s handmade Chocolate Florentines. A delicious bite-sized mixture of cherries and almond flakes in a buttery sweet coating, and then coated underneath with chocolate. I can share…
This piano is the one I learned to play on, and now my children (and husband!) are playing and practicing on it now too.When my parents were moving house about 20 years ago, they decided they did not really have room for it, and proposed getting rid of it. I protested, and asked they keep…
It’s 2021! It’s 2021 and I’m only a day or two late! Not one for New Year’s resolutions (or “revolutions” as my son used to call them). With so many changes and uncertainties, hoping for a better 2021 but my trust is in God who is bigger than any virus. I am holding on to…
Today has been a day for “getting things done” – I love those sorts of days. Definitely feeling a bit festive around here, still some snow lying around the garden, and even the occasional flurry of flakes falling outside. I have made my super simple stuffing this afternoon. Kids are watching a Christmas movie while…
The view over the playing fields after I left the kids to school this morning. For those commentors yesterday speculating my husband was purchasing a gift for me on his laptop yesterday ………it was his tax form for the Inland Revenue!
Not a very imaginative name for this post, but I am lacking inspiration. Today, as planned, we packed up the majority of the kitchen cupboards in preparation for the new kitchen being fitted. We have left only the bare essentials to get us through the week. I have also removed all the kids drawings etc…